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Tuesday Apr 30 | The New Zealand Herald

Melbourne: Sublime in the suburbs

Across the Ditch Peter Feeney relaxes in the fringes of Australia's food and culture capital and laps up the suburban lifestyle.

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Thu Apr 04, 2013

The Dysart Reporter

Bill would put sirens in all Iowa towns

Dysart is one of the lucky Iowa communities with emergency sirens, keeping residents safe in the event of a dangerous weather event.

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Fri Oct 12, 2012

The Des Moines Register

DCI investigates Melbourne police chief

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agents are aiding in the criminal investigation of the police chief in Melbourne in central Iowa, who was fired last month from a state facility for inmates in Marshalltown.

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Sat May 05, 2012

Bend Bulletin

Nation observes Day of Prayer

Patty Russo , of Melbourne, Iowa, and her husband Joe, left, pray during a National Day of Prayer gathering at the Iowa Statehouse on Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Wed Mar 28, 2012

WHO-TV Des Moines

Alarming Silence: Plea For Tornado Siren

Nicole Buckley-Valdez saw Channel 13's report on the people of Green Mountain who banded together to try to get a tornado siren for their Marshall County town, population: 125.A She wondered about her own town of Melbourne, population: 800.A "It seems like nobody interested in trying to get us any kind of siren system." Both towns sustained damage ... (more)

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