Dewar News

Secretary of State Michael Mauro announces today that inclement weather has caused polling places in some counties to change locations.

A former Eldora man has been convicted of killing his estranged wife. Jess Espinoza Cuevas was found guilty of first-degree murder by a Story County jury on Monday.

Black Hawk County added three sirens to the outdoor early warning siren system. Sirens were recently installed at Black Hawk Park and Hickory Hills Park, and in the community of Dewar.

The Wapsie Valley School District has held several fundraisers to assist local tornado victims.

“The typical train will include approximately 135 coal cars, likely ranging from 110 to 150 cars, and 3 to 4 locomotives, for a total length of approximately 7,550 feet.”

Elk Run Energy Associates LLC, an affiliate of LS Power Development LLC , said March 4 that it recently filed an application with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for an air permit on the coal-fired Elk ... via SNL Financial

“That impressed me; he was a teenager and not many other teenagers would do that.”

When a malnourished mother offered to trade her baby for a Bible, Jim Gillett knew his life was forever changed. via Waterloo Courier

“I think from what we hear to the west we got out in the nick of time”

By DENNIS MAGEE, Courier Regional Editor and JON ERICSON, Courier Staff Writer > Click here to view a photo slideshow>> WATERLOO --- Meteorologists predicted a fierce storm Tuesday, and when the system arrived, ... via Waterloo Courier

“One of the factors could be which one's local”

Hauptly Construction of Waterloo and Matt Construction of Sumner both provided Black Hawk County with better-than-expected bids for a new secondary roads maintenance garage. via Waterloo Courier

A soldier who may have been my GR Great Grandfather, Willam Bayne, served under Wellington at Waterloo and was exited at Dublin from the military after 30 years service credit. via Cousinconnect.com

Jennifer Vail Owen and Zachary Neil Clubine Rigdon, both of Coralville, are announcing their approaching wedding. via Waterloo Courier

Q. When is the Courier going to run the individual articles of the recipients of the "20 under 40" awards for this year? A. They begin Monday. via Waterloo Courier

“We don't need or want a soap opera that's going to go on for years and years and years.”

Liberal leader Stephane Dion asks a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. via CTV.ca

Ivan and Mary Jane Averhoff will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a brunch open house from noon to 3 p.m. next Sunday at Dewar Community Hall. via Waterloo Courier

“We chose Trango's licensed microwave solution because the technology meets our reliability, distance and capacity requirements”

SAN DIEGO, CA, October 4 / MARKET WIRE/ -- - Trango Broadband Wireless, a leading developer of high-capacity fixed wireless broadband solutions, announced today that Dynamic Broadband, a wireless Internet ... via TMCnet

From oatcake to Bannockburn SCOTLAND THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY Edited by Rosemary Goring Viking, £25 BEING a bravura feat in browsability, this captivating, timely and useful book will reward any amount of flipping ... via Scotsman.com Living