Le Mars, Iowa · Thursday, September 9, 2010
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Locals push for changes at rail crossing after fatality
By Magdalene Landegent
A group of concerned citizens is pushing for railroad crossing changes at the site of a recent fatal accident. On Aug. 30, 36-year-old Richard Martin was killed when he drove a dump truck into the path of a Canadian Northern...
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Owners give Long Branch new identity
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Does the thought of steak sizzling on the grill wet your appetite? If so, perhaps Long Branch Steak & Chop House is the answer. The Hinton restaurant re-opened under new ownership July 14. "The Long Branch is an icon," said...
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Music festival draws thousands of people, dollars
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Attendance was up and down during the 35th Annual National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival last week. "When the rain came on Tuesday and part of Wednesday we were down," said Bob Everhart, festival director. "Friday...
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Le Mars gearing up for fourth annual triathlon
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The fourth annual Le Mars Sprint Triathlon is Saturday and preparations are well underway for more than 150 people to swim, bike and run to the finish line. The sprint triathlon is drawing competitors from five states,...
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McDonald hits streets as intern for Daily Sentinel
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A Dordt sophomore is taking a break from his books to cover news in Le Mars. Adam McDonald, of St. Louis, Mo., is joining the Le Mars Daily Sentinel as a news intern for the semester. He'll be pounding the streets, writing...
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It should continue! Then, somatic stem cells can achieve their full potential--without the ethical questions of embryonic stem cells.

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National Weather Service forecast for Le Mars, Iowa:

Tonight
Slight Chance T-storms
Low: 56
Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy
High: 74
Low: 59
Friday
Chance T-storms
High: 74
Low: 56
Saturday
Mostly Sunny
High: 73
Low: 53
Sunday
Chance T-storms
High: 79
Low: 59
Monday
Slight Chance T-storms
High: 77
Low: 53
Tuesday
Partly Sunny
High: 75
Low: 52
Wednesday
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High: 72

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Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

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2.209/07 19:289 mi SSE of Arcadia, OK
2.309/07 19:257 mi E of Johnson, OK
1.109/06 12:291 mi NE of Guy, AR
0.809/06 05:531 mi NNE of Ridgely, TN
2.409/06 04:4419 mi SE of Tupper Lake, NY
1.009/06 04:255 mi WSW of Tiptonville, TN
1.509/05 20:424 mi SSE of Ridgely, TN
3.109/04 11:229 mi ESE of Arcadia, OK
1.509/04 08:073 mi NNW of Ridgely, TN
1.809/02 21:394 mi N of Enola, AR
2.009/02 17:421 mi ENE of Guy, AR
2.509/02 09:2167 mi N of Norfolk, NY

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    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Rumeal Robinson, who led Michigan to the NCAA men's basketball championship in 1989 and later played in the NBA, was convicted in federal court Wednesday of borrowing more than $700,000 for a sham business deal and then spending the money on a condominium, expensive furniture and cars....
  • Heart attack kills Iowa man charged in son's death
    MAQUOKETA, Iowa (AP) -- An autopsy finds that a heart attack killed an eastern Iowa man charged in connection with the death of his 4-year-old son....
  • Des Moines group favors downtown train depot
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- If passenger rail service ever resumes between Des Moines and Chicago, the century-old Rock Island Lines' depot in downtown Des Moines should be restored as the city's train station, a Des Moines group has recommended....
  • Suspect sought in Iowa City bank robbery
    IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa City police are searching for the man who robbed a US Bank and ran away with cash....
  • Iowa congressional hopeful has no health insurance
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Republican U.S. House candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks says she did not let anyone - even GOP officials - know about her family's financial crisis after her husband lost his job in July....
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