by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2011 | Politics & Government
With a little over eight hours to spare, the Iowa legislature took final action on the last piece of a nearly $6 billion state budget plan Thursday afternoon. The new state budgeting year starts just after midnight on Friday. House Republican Leader Linda Upmeyer of...
by Todd Kimm | Jun 30, 2011 | Sports
A strong field will tee off next week near the Quad Cities for the P.G.A. Tour’s John Deere Classic. The latest P.G.A. veteran to announce he will take part is former P.G.A. champion Davis Love III. The field will include reigning British Open champ Louis...
by Todd Kimm | Jun 30, 2011 | Sports
The Bettendorf softball team is closing in on an unbeaten regular season but coach Mark Lewis says his team is not even talking about it. The Bulldogs are 35-0 heading into tonight’s doubleheader at Davenport West but Lewis says his team is not feeling any...
by Todd Kimm | Jun 30, 2011 | Sports
The Eddyville-Blakesburg baseball team is putting together a strong run to close out the regular season. The Rockets Have won ten of their last 11 games and currently stand 20-5. They are ranked 8th in the latest class 2A poll despite having a young squad. They have...
by Matt Kelley | Jun 30, 2011 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
A state audit shows a former city clerk in the small eastern Iowa town of Stockton misspent thousands of dollars of city money. State Auditor David Vaudt says Larry McCoy was responsible for roughly $65,000 in missing funds. That included $25,000 in personal purchases...
