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Monday Dec 14 | Hawk Eye

Foreman hangs up conservation hat

Mark Lieurance was among friends as he leaned against a partition in a former dairy barn he helped renovate into an education center at Starr's Cave Park and Preserve near Burlington.

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Sat Dec 12, 2009

Hawk Eye

Church notes

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Ridgon's sermon "The Beetle in Your Box" at the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

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Wed Dec 09, 2009

Hawk Eye

School cancellations announced

The following schools have been canceled for today . * Burlington Public and Notre Dame Schools * Carousel Preschool * Central Lee * Clark County R1 * Danville * Fort Madison Public and Holy Trinity * Good Shepherd Christian Preschool * Great River Christian * Hamilton, Ill.

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Sun Dec 06, 2009

Hawk Eye

Bazaar sticks to the handcrafted

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye John Olenick of Dallas City, Ill., looks in surprise at the intricately cut figure Jason Snyder of Burlington, right, carved into a pencil during the annual Craft Bazaar Saturday at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

Hawk Eye

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Marlan McKee of Burlington, a member of the Burlington Model Railroad Engineer's Society, assembles a Pioneer Zephyr model train Sunday under the watchful eyes of Burton Prugh and his grandson, Coulter Fruehling, 6, of Burlington during the club's 15th annual open house in the Bluffdale subdivision of Gladstone, Ill.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Hawk Eye

Angel Food offers full-meal deals to low-income families

But the national Angel Food Ministries food assistance program the Rev. Jane Willan brought to Zion United Church of Christ last month is quite a bit different from most.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Hawk Eye

Church notes

Annual Old Stone Church Christmas Service, one mile west of Elder John Deere Implement off U.S. 61, is 2 p.m. Dec.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Hawk Eye

Engaging day with Mrs. Adams

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Benjamin Gerst, 8, of Mediapolis and his mom, Nola Gerst, are entertained by stories from Jessica Michna of Racine, Wis., who was impersonating President John Adams' wife, Abigail Adams, Saturday at the Burlington Public Library.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Hawk Eye

Scott seeking recount

The stage has been set for a recount of last week's Burlington City Council election.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Hawk Eye

Iowa Workforce Development Center staff treats area veterans to lunch

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Mark Larson of Mediapolis, a former Marine who served in Vietnam, left, talks with LeRoy Rosenbury of Burlington, a World War II Army veteran who served in Germany and Italy, during a luncheon Monday in honor of area veterans at the Iowa Workforce Development Center.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Hawk Eye

Church notes

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Ridgon's sermon, "Alpha and Omega, Rev.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Hawk Eye

Line 1 workers no longer forgotten

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye Paul Peters of Wapello, a former Line 1 inspector who worked in the 1950s at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, waits for a screening while attending the Cold War Patriots National Day of Remembrance Thursday at the Machinist Hall in Middletown.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Hawk Eye

Area substate pairings

Where area schools are playing in the substate round. All games begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Hawk Eye

Dog's bark warns owner of house fire

A barking dog may have thwarted a disaster when it woke up its owner as smoke started to engulf a home sometime near noon Monday.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Des Moines Register

Sexual abuse trial planned for January

A 19-year-old woman from southeast Iowa accused of having sex with two boys will go on trial early next year.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Hawk Eye

Mediapolis students win state award for recycling

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Colton Blankship, 16; Brant Williams, 16; and Shannon Sisco, 16, students in Stacy Rector's Environmental Science class collect recyclables Thursday at Mediapolis High School.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

Hawk Eye

Budget cuts for districts

As part of Gov. Chet Culver's 10 percent across-the-board budget cuts Iowa schools will receive $238.5 million less in state aid this fiscal year.

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Tue Oct 06, 2009

Hawk Eye

As more clients lose weight, clinic grows into bigger location

In March, the two opened New Beginnings diet center in Mediapolis featuring the Ideal Protein diet plan.

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Sun Oct 04, 2009

Hawk Eye

Woman says she has no memory of alleged rapes of teen boys

Kourtney Joy Babcock, 19, formally was charged Wednesday with three counts of third-degree sexual abuse.

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Mon Sep 28, 2009

Hawk Eye

Heading off the flu season

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye Sarah Coates, 6, is held in the arms of her mother, Toni Coates of Mediapolis, as she gets her flu shot from the Des Moines County Health Department Thursday at city hall in Mediapolis.

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