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Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz has signed a monster extension. Details below...
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With the start of the 2010 football season just days away for the Iowa Hawkeyes, head coach Kirk Ferentz has signed a contract extension with the university. Ferentz, who is entering his 12th season with the Hawkeyes, signed an extension Thursday that will run through 2020. The deal means Ferentz, l...
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It's time for the 2010 football season to get underway. Iowa State kicks of the season tonight...
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A win to start one of the toughest schedules in the country is precisely what the Iowa State football team needs tonight. The Cyclones, who finished 7-6 a year ago, will kick off the season at 7 p.m. at home against Northern Illinois. The last meeting between the two teams was in 2004 with the [...]
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A local officials says the economy in the Burlington area is getting better...
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Dennis Hinkle of the Greater Burlington Partnership says the local economy is beginning to pick up. Hinkle, speaking Wednesday night at the West Burlington city council meeting, says there are signs that show the economy is on the rise in the Burlington area. “There are a nice number of jobs being l...
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The Big 10 Conference has announced its two six-team divisions for next season's football campaign. Read the story for more...
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The Iowa Hawkeye football team will be with the Michigan Wolverines when the Big 10 conference expands next season. The two six-team divisions were announced Wednesday night on the Big 10 Network. The announcement comes less than two months after the Big 10 officially invited Nebraska to the confere...
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The 60th annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion gets underway this afternoon. Details below...
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It was the year 1950 when the first Midwest Old Threshers Reunion was held in Mount Pleasant. Now, the near week-long festival, which features hundreds of antique tractors and steam engines, an old cabin village and plenty of entertainment, draws tens of thousands to southeast Iowa. “When they had ...
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The Burlington Bees got back in the win column with a big win in Beloit...
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The Burlington Bees got back in the win column Tuesday night with a 9-5 victory in Beloit. The Bees were riding a four-game skid heading into the contest and, after dropping the first three games with the Snappers, were looking to avoid a 4-game sweep in the series. They did just that. Trailing 1-0,...
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The Iowa Hawkeyes will have an inexperience backfield to start the season. Read more about the Hawk's game with Eastern Illinois below...
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The ninth-ranked Iowa football team headed into this season with one of the deepest backfields in the country. Adam Robinson, Brandon Wehger and Jewell Hampton are all experienced and were all in the lineup during fall camp, but just one remains for Saturday’s season opener against Eastern Illinois....
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Des Moines County officials have delved deeper into the debate about indigent burials. The policy at issue, which the board of supervisors discussed during Tuesday’s work session, requires indigent people to be buried at the taxpayers’ expense. In Des Moines County&#...
Published:31 August 2010, 7:30 pm
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A case of bacterial meningitis has been reported at Western Illinois University. Read more below...
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Macomb, IL (AP)_A Western Illinois University student has been hospitalized with bacterial meningitis. The University said on Monday the 22-year-old student is being treated at a hospital near campus in Macomb. University health center director Mary Margaret Harris says the disease is contagious, bu...
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A proposed loitering law in Burlington was discussed again Monday night...
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The Mayor of Burlington will likely vote against a proposed loitering ordinance brought to the city council earlier this summer. Bill Ell said during Monday’s council meeting that, with the way the ordinance is currently written, a ‘yes’ vote from him is highly unlikely. He said the second sentence ...
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Here is a look at Friday night football scores from August 27 in southeast Iowa and western Illinois. Illinois Scores No. 1 Illini West Chargers (1-0) def. Orion (Or-ee-un) (0-1) 46-12 West Central Heat (1-0) def. West Prairie (0-1) 47-0 Stark County def. United 38-14 Mercer Coun...
Published:28 August 2010, 7:18 am
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Burlington’s Maple Street carries a negative connotation and a local group is planning an attempt to erase the image. One person has even suggested that “Maple” be given another name. Dennis Hinkle of the Greater Burlington Partnership will be the guest speaker ...
Published:26 August 2010, 5:10 am
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The Burlington Bees earned a win last night over Beloit!!!
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Ben Theriot had a monster day as the Burlington Bees earned an 11-8 victory over the Beloit Snappers on Tuesday. Tied at six apiece, the Bees put together a five-run 8th to get the win. Theriot finished the contest with three doubles, one of which coming in the 8th. He finished with 4 RBI in the [.....
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Danville and Louisa-Muscatine opened up the high school football season in a rare Tuesday game. Read more...
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In a rare Tuesday night game, the Louisa-Muscatine high school football team opened up the season with a 37-6 victory over Danville. Andy Sierra had an oustanding game in the win, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns. He also tacked on a 9-yard receiving touchdown. Christian Staley put up 72 rush...
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The Bees couldn't hang on to a lead last night at Community Field. Read more...
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One bad inning doomed the Burlington Bees Monday night as they continued a four-game series with the Beloit Snappers. The Bees held a 4-3 lead until the top of the eighth inning. That’s when the Snappers put together back-to-back doubles en route to a 6-4 victory over Burlington. With one game left ...
