Iowa hits 20 percent wind threshold

The American Wind Energy Association reports that during the second quarter Iowa’s wind generating capacity reached 20 percent of the state’s total electricity network.

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Dog saved from tarry death

The life of a small dog trapped in an abandoned tar pit a week ago Monday was saved in a last gasp rescue by Keokuk police officers and the city’s animal control officer. 

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Supervisors approve resolution terminating 28E with SIADSA 

The Appanoose County Board of Supervisors Monday morning during their regular meeting in the boardroom of the Courthouse approved a resolution to withdraw from a 28E agreement and to seek reimbursement from South Iowa Area Detention Service Agency.  

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Congressman Jerry Litton remembered 35 years after plane crash

Wednesday marked the 35th anniversary of the plane crash which killed U.S. Rep. Jerry Litton, D-Chillicothe, who had just won Missouri's Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in 1976.

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Fatal fire in Louisiana, Missouri 

A fire in Louisiana, Missouri claimed the life of one person Thursday.

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Man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks 

The Water Patrol said 52-year-old Steven Bunk, of St. Charles, drowned Thursday night in the Lake of the Ozarks.

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