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Texting, cell phone use for teens among laws taking effect today
As of today, drivers in Iowa aren't allowed to use a cell phone to read, write or send a text message or e-mail.
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New events help boost county fair attendance
A little rain last week couldn’t prevent the 2010 Greater Jefferson County Fair from surpassing 2009’s attendance numbers.
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Radio users open communication
A natural disaster hits and we have lost all means of communication. We have no way of contacting anyone anywhere. Cell phones are down and Internet doesn’t work.
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Fuller and Webb plead guilty to second degree assault
Two area man have pleaded guilty to second degree assault charges in connection with a March 2009 incident near Paris, that left a man dead.
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Barefoot Bandit may no longer be in the area
The Burlington Hawkeye reports a truck was reported stolen from the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport in Burlington on Sunday.
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Beaches closed because of E. coli
The public beach at Finger Lakes state park is among four state beaches that will be closed through the holiday weekend for high levels of E. coli bacteria.
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