Burt News

Victory lane at Fairmont Raceway welcomed two first-time feature winners, along with an abundance of familiar faces, at the races sponsored by Graham Tire on Friday night.

The Humboldt City Council took steps at Monday's council meeting to improve drainage in the city.

Five Luther students awarded special $1,000 scholarships Posted: Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Five Luther College students have received Steven Mark Anderson Scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year. via Decorah News

Before the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility opened in 1998, a new prison had not been built in Iowa for more than 80 years. via The Messenger

Winter Blues Fest WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Hotel Fort Des Moines, 1000 Walnut St. via Des Moines Register

“I made a very irresponsible decision in consuming alcohol”

Looking dwarfed by her court-appointed attorney Ann Gales and the defendants chair she sat in, 21-year-old Marita Christina Brumm of Osage pled guilty to Serious Injury by Vehicle , a Class 'D' felony on ... via Mid Iowa Publishing Co

“We have to think about this junior class who have managed to raise and save all this money”

FENTON, Iowa - Both sides in the North Kossuth and Sentral whole-grade sharing plan have given the proposal a green light. via Sentinel

“It's an environment where people will be embraced with all the experiences happening. African-American history is everyone's American history. We've made our world in Iowa, just like everyone else.”

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: The festival is expected to last from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Jan. via Indianola Record-Herald

Jade Marie Hoyt-McIntosh was gathered up into the loving arms of her heavenly father January 4, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. via Iowa City Press-Citizen

Joe Loebach, who is hosting a Democratic Party caucus Thursday night in the living room of his home in Burt, Iowa, talks with Melissa Block about how the caucus process works. via National Public Radio

“It spread by word of mouth, and we had more people volunteering and more projects”

Committee plans to make this fair one to remember ALGONA - With 2008 just around the corner, a lot of people are hard at work to make the year great - for the Kossuth County Fair. via Algona Upper Des Moines Newspaper