Know your A-B-C’s of playoff tiebreakers

The alphabet may come into play when the pairings are set for next week’s opening round of the high school football playoffs. Bud Legg of the Iowa High School Athletic Association says the first tie breaker is head to head competition. If more than one team is...

A-P-B and St. Ansgar face off for playoff spot

In class 1A Aplington-Parkerburg is banking on the alphabet when the Falcons host second rated St. Ansgar in district three. Falcon coach Ed Thomas says his team has to win by 13 and then there’d be a three-way tie that his team would win based on the alphabet....

Wind energy project in Northwest Iowa moves forward

MidAmerican Energy is celebrating a milestone today in the development of their wind turbine project in northwest Iowa. Company spokesman Mark Reinders says the project covers a large area from south of Schaller to almost Storm Lake. Reinders says the project...

Movie costumes are the rage this year

Vampires and witches are good stand-by costumes, but one expert says this year’s in-the-know trick-or-treaters are looking to Hollywood for Halloween terror attire. Melissa Hawk runs the Theatrical Shop in West Des Moines which sells and rents costumes. She says...
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