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Corn prices touched a record high Monday, closing in on $8 a bushel, as devastating Midwest floods raised fears of a sharply smaller U.S. corn crop and another spike in world food prices.

Johnson County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 4 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Iowa County, southern Linn County and Johnson County.

Tornado warnings were issued just after 11 p.m. last night for but no reports of an actual tornado were reported.

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“She was an independent, decisive voice. She had a great faith and determination to see the worth in everyone. She was very strong-willed, and she brought strength to her students.”

Although she resigned from teaching 10 years ago, Diana Paulina's influence over the lives of alternative school students will be long remembered . via Iowa City Press-Citizen

“It's amazing, it moved the whole house north, a lot of power”

Thursday night's storms prompted several tornado warnings. It's not clear how many actual tornadoes developed. via KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Dubuque police reported the following: * Joseph Graham, 890 Main St., reported a burglary to his vehicle while it was parked in the parking ramp at Seventh and Iowa streets between 8:45 a.m. and 4 p.m. ... via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee over the party's decision to strip Florida of its delegates to its national convention. via Hawk Eye

An HLV Community School bus went in the ditch this afternoon on Old Highway 6 and D Avenue near Victor. via The Gazette

Harold Leslie Wiedow, 96, of North English, formerly of Guernsey, died Thursday, Jan. via The Gazette

“But I also don't think those are indicative one way or another in this case”

People who live and work in and around North Liberty have had two big blows in the past year with the announcements that two plants would close and lay off their workers. via Iowa City Press-Citizen

“We do have a possible buyer or two”

Plastics processors can be very important cogs in a their local economy. That's especially true for the many large and mid-sized processors that are based in small towns. via Plastics News

VICTOR 2 die when car rolls, ejecting them Two 19-year-old men died Saturday night after a crash in rural Poweshiek County. via Des Moines Register

Two teenagers died in a crash in east central Iowa over the weekend. It happened east of the town of Victor in Poweshiek County on Saturday night. via WHO-TV Des Moines

Two teenagers died in a single-car accident last night in Poweshiek County, apparently after swerving to avoid a deer, according to an Iowa State Patrol report. via The Gazette

Two people are dead after a single-car accident near Victor, Iowa. It happened on Old Highway 6, off Interstate 80. via KCCI-TV Des Moines

Gary Neal Dietrich, 73, of 212 Wesley Dr. NW, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, in his home after a courageous battle with liver cancer. via The Gazette

“I would hope that there's somebody out there possibly that would invest in the plant on a belief in its people and their abilities in the business”

Jim Slosiarek/The GazetteCraig Bloethe, who owns the Victor Community Lockers, talks Wednesday about the bankruptcy and future closing of the Victor Plastics Inc. via The Gazette

“Our firm has worked strenuously to avoid bankruptcy”

After battling a challenging market for large tonnage commodity plastics molders for the past few years, Victor Plastics Inc with locations in Victor, IA, North Liberty, Iowa and Flora, MS, filed for Chapter 11 ... via KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

The trial of a man accused in the death of pregnant Muscatine woman in 2006 has been postponed. via Hawk Eye