RoundUp: residents blame Corps for flooding, binge drinking & marijuana
Posted: 09.02.2010 at 8:25 AM

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Ottumwa residents chafe as flood persists for 3 months 

Martha Dietz and many of her neighbors blame the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for allowing the Des Moines River to virtually cut off the only access they had to their Wapello County homes since early June.


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Binge drinking is high in Iowa officials say

Washington County SAFE Coalition Coordinator Annette Shipley said binge drinking is a problem in the state of Iowa, and that Washington County is no exception.


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Noise issue won’t go away quietly

The Keokuk City Council may take a closer look at the part of the city code that deals with noise. At present, noise is addressed in two sections of the code concerning disturbing the peace and public disturbances.

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Mo. Supreme Court disbars former Chariton County Prosecutor

The Missouri Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision issued Tuesday afternoon, ordered that Chariton County Attorney Renae Ehler be disbarred.


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Ameren says new names will help customers 

Ameren customers in Missouri and Illinois will see a new name on their bill very soon.

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Suspects arrested with 2 pounds of marijuana

ROLLA, MO -- Two people are in jail after police found two pounds of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

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