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Comprehensive News Feed for Afton, IA.

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  1. FEMA Mitigation Teams Provide Free Advice at Union County FairRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Federal Emergency Management Agency

    ... recent floods.A Beginning July 19, the teams can be found at the Union County Fair , located at 901 East Filmore in Afton, Iowa .A There, experts will be demonstrating flood- and wind-resistant building techniques, and will offer advice on topics ...

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  2. Prep softball: No. 2 Martensdale-St. Marys wants shot at being No. 1Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 1 | Des Moines Register

    ... who have never reached the state summer tournament, play a Class 1-A regional first-round game against East Union of Afton at 7 p.m. at Martensdale. The team is ranked second in Class 1-A and has a 27-5 record. Second-year coach Todd Verwers said ...

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  3. Prep softball: No. 2 Martensdale-St. Marys wants shot at being No. 1Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Des Moines Register

    ... who have never reached the state summer tournament, play a Class 1-A regional first-round game against East Union of Afton at 7 p.m. at Martensdale. The team is ranked second in Class 1-A and has a 27-5 record. Second-year coach Todd Verwers said ...

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  4. Heavy rains, flooding bring severe soil erosionRead the original story

    Jun 21, 2008 | Des Moines Register

    ... Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on a tour of Union County on Thursday. Above, bow fisherman Lauran Driskell of Afton fishes below Mitchell Marsh. Fishermen said the water flow was the heaviest they had seen. (CONRAD SCHMIDT/THE REGISTER) ...

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  5. Planting Behind in the MidwestRead the original story

    Jun 13, 2008 | KDIN-TV Johnston

    ... According to USDA, about 77 percent of the soybean crop has been planted compared to 92 percent in 2007. Larry Weis, Afton, Iowa - "In '93, we had a lot of rain, but it cleared up to where we could get in the field. I don't think it's ever been ...

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  6. M-St. Marys cruises past SEW, goes 4-0 on weekRead the original story

    Jun 11, 2008 | Indianola Record-Herald

    ... its. SE Warren 12 East Union 1 Dillon Lamb struck out 13 and helped his own cause with three hits in the win June 6 in Afton. Miller had two hits and two RBIs, while Owens had two hits and one RBI.

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  7. M-St. Marys cruises past SEW, goes 4-0 on weekRead the original story

    Jun 11, 2008 | Des Moines Register

    ... . SE Warren 12 East Union 1 Dillon Lamb struck out 13 and helped his own cause with three hits in the win June 6 in Afton. Miller had two hits and two RBIs, while Owens had two hits and one RBI.

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  8. Iowans start cleaning up after stormsRead the original story

    Jun 5, 2008 | Http

    ... family is thankful this morning that the storm and apparent tornado that swept through their place a mile north of Afton didn't cause any injuries and left their house standing. "We were already in the basement watching television and all of a ...

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  9. Overnight, tornadoes danced across S. Iowa

    Jun 5, 2008 | Indianola Record-Herald

    Lynn and Judy Kruse inspect the damage at first light Thursday morning south of Afton, Iowa, after an overnight tornado hit their acreage, destroying buildings and turning over a camper.

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  10. More Obituaries -Read the original story

    Apr 14, 2008 | Http

    Services for Ethel Tangeman, 99, Afton, will be held Tuesday, April 15 at 1:30 p.m. at Osceola United Methodist Church with interment in the Maple Hill Cemetery.

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  11. Iowa Scene: Drake's Vukmir hits a hole-in-oneRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2008 | Des Moines Register

    ... and Kelly Papesh each had two hits. - Central swept Cornell in Pella 6-0 and 7-1. Bethany Koskamp went 3-for-4, and Afton Nelson went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game one. BASEBALL: Iowa won at Indiana 10-5. Kurtis Miller went 2-for-3 with four ...

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  12. Gunner recalls mission to IraqRead the original story

    Apr 5, 2008 | Alamogordo Daily News

    ... (Union Gen. Philip) Sheridan didn't like him at all." After Ritter's father left the Air Force, the family moved to Afton, Iowa, where he graduated from high school. Tex joined the Air Force in December 1971, completing basic training at Lackland ... 7 comments

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  13. Carlson: Merry Christmas to some very special peopleRead the original story

    Dec 23, 2007 | Des Moines Register

    ... Shannon and Hunter Schmitz, a couple of great kids who are football players in the East Union school district in Afton. Charlie, a starter on the high school football team, played with a prosthetic foot. Hunter, a seventh-grader, was born with one ...

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  14. ScoreboardRead the original story

    Dec 15, 2007 | Sioux City Journal

    ... 40 Westwood 52, West Monona 36 Central Lyon 62, Sioux Center 44 Woodbury Central 61, Kingsley-Pierson 46 IOWA GIRLS Afton East Union 57, Corydon Wayne 41 Akron-Westfield 62, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 36 Alleman North Polk 65, Colo-NESCO 58 Ar-We-Va ...

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  15. St. Mary's has new principal

    Dec 7, 2007 | Daily Iowegian

    ... teaching English, literature and Russian. His first administrative job was in the East Union School District in Afton. Coincidently enough, the person who hired him in 1997 was Rich Turner, the current Centerville School District superintendent. ...

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