Vinton News

“Suddenly, I seem to be in the cross hairs of every predator out there”

VINTON, Iowa - Second in GOP polls in Iowa, ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee picked fights with rivals last week and vowed to hit the airwaves with the $1 million he raised online last month. via New York Post

Meda M. Tregenza, 83, of Fort Dodge, died Friday, November 9, 2007, at the Tompkins Memorial Health Center. via The Messenger

“There was a long shot named Bill Clinton. There was a long shot named John Kerry. There was a long shot named Jimmy Carter. There's a long shot named Bill Richardson.”

VINTON, IOWA -- Gov. Bill Richardson ends all his stump speeches with the story of a funeral: After Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in 1945, the president's casket was moved by train from Georgia to New York, ... via Los Angeles Times

“Sad to say, it works against him”

One thing became clear talking to conservative Republican voters while traveling with Mike Huckabee in eastern Iowa this week: Concern about Mitt Romney's Mormon faith is real. via Election 2008

“If we ever do a manned mission to Mars, we've got the first astronaut lined up: Dennis Kucinich! He's already seen UFOs! He's plugged in!”

Mike Huckabee had a little fun at Dennis Kucinich's expense while campaigning in Iowa Wednesday. via Election 2008

Trial is scheduled for Feb. 4 for a man charged in an accident that killed his passenger. via Waterloo Courier

“It's called seeking a common ground”

With less than 60 days left until the Iowa caucuses, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson did everything he could to differentiate himself Saturday from the other presidential hopefuls. via The Gazette

LINN/BENTON COUNTY - A Hiawatha teen is not only in trouble with his mom, but now in trouble with the law. via KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

“The campaign recognizes the important of Iowa, and Gov. Richardson is out there trying to speak to all Iowans”

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson will travel to Iowa for 15 events over four days beginning Friday. via Bettendorf News

Both programs are natural extensions of her priorities as Iowa Lieutenant Governor during two Vilsack administrations. via Cedar Valley Daily Times

Confronting Clinton - a positive look Obama's getting more comfortable contrasting himself with Clinton Iowa can change Clinton's "inevitability" Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. via Chicago Sun-Times

Lt. Col. Jay Pitz, the executive officer of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from Vinton, Iowa, cuts his 40th birthday cake at the brigade's headquarters on Forward Operating Base Falcon in ... via The Gazette

Laverne Francis Kelly, 86, of 7142 20th Ave., VanHorne, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, Oct. via The Gazette

Michael R. Hook pleaded not guilty to charges of vehicular homicide and serious injury by vehicle. via The Gazette

CEDAR RAPIDS - A Vinton man faces vehicular homicide charges in Linn County District Court. via KCRG

A newly formed committee hoping to earn Belle Plaine a spot in next year's Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program held its initial meeting Sept. via Belle Plaine Union

Hub photo by Brad Norton Asin Haccit, an employee of Karr Tuckpointing of Vinton, Iowa, tuckpoints the Coca Cola-Dr. Pepper Distributor building in Kearney Tuesday under the late-afternoon sun. via Kearney Hub

The Iowa Northern Railway Company is looking for information concerning the vandalism of one of its locomotives on Sept. via The Gazette

DES MOINES, Iowa _ The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to rule Friday in the case of a man accused of sexually abusing a Cedar Rapids girl who was later kidnapped and killed by his brother. via WOI-TV West Des Moines

Ross Doehrmann scored five touchdowns to lead the Raiders in Vinton. Doehrmann had touchdown runs of 6, 2, 12, 14 and 65 yards, and finished with 14 carries for 155 yards. via Iowa City Press-Citizen