George News

A northwest Iowa man was injured this afternoon in a trench collapse in George, Iowa.

Lyllis Beverly Athens, 61, was called to her heavenly home on Saturday July 5, 2008 in Long Term Care of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The following is a list of Des Moines roads closed due to flooding: George Flagg Parkway from Fleur Drive to Park Avenue is currently closed.

Two additional volunteers from the Siouxland Area Chapter of the American Red Cross traveled to Parkersburg, Iowa, Thursday to assist in the relief efforts in Butler and Buchanan counties that were affected by ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR SIOUX COUNTY JUST BEFORE SEVEN LAST NIGHT. via KLEM-AM Le Mars

“The air force has nothing to do with this - ' we do absolutely nothing on the territory where this incident occurred”

Tbilisi takes its row with Moscow to the United Nations. By Mikhail Vignansky in Tbilisi Just as communications between Georgia and Russia were being restored, their relationship has taken a new downturn, after ... via IWPR

I was adopted through private adoption in 1965. Sister was born between 1966 and October 22, 1967 when our birthmother died. via Cousinconnect.com

Accusations of arson have a Siouxland man under arrest. Darin Anson of George, Iowa is accused of starting a devastating fire at Cargo Body Products in Rock Rapids, Iowa last weekend. via KCAU-TV Sioux City

“We're a close knit community and I don't remember that happening ever here before. And I've lived in Lyon County my whole life.”

Investigators say a former employee is to blame for a fire that destroyed a Rock Rapids business. via KELO-TV Sioux Falls

The Burlington Notre Dame Nikes fell to the George-Little Rock Mustangs 46 - "34 in Monday's class 1A state championship quarter final play. via Hawk Eye

“He never suffered from any serious sickness”

British police say death of Georgia's richest man is "suspicious". By Mikhail Vignansky in Tbilisi Georgia was plunged into a state of shock and rumours abounded after the unexpected death of Badri ... via IWPR

ANNOUNCEMENT: WHO: Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities Keynote by His Excellency Luis Benigno Gallegos Chiriboga Lt. via What's Up Daybook

A northwest Iowa teen, who was convicted of sexually-abusing two Lyon County, Iowa, teens, says he regrets his actions and wants his sentence reduced. via KTIV-TV Sioux City

“You sit there and you talk, and it's almost like it's family”

Steven Hope walked into a fast-food restaurant in New Jersey craving a value meal of burgers and fries and left with seed money for a hobby that's gobbled up a lot of his free time. via The Boston Globe

A janitor has been hospitalized after what authorities are calling a small explosion, in George, Iowa. via KTIV-TV Sioux City

“We do want not the country to destabilize and are not planning any radical measures”

Moscow/Tbilisi, Georgia - Around 10,000 opposition supporters protested Sunday outside the Georgian parliament in the capital Tbilisi against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies for the fourth consecutive ... via Earth Times

“As soldiers here, we help the American soldiers”

Georgia becomes an unlikely U.S. ally in Iraq [I]t is hardly fear of Iran that is impelling the Georgians to contribute so significantly to the war, even as other nations pull out. via BrothersJudd Blog