Iowa State Fair Opens with Records and New Lost Child Tech
The Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines runs through August 22 with gate admission of 10 dollars for adults and 4 dollars for children ages 6 to 11. Attendance has topped 1 million a year since 2002, with a 2008 record of 1,109,150 and a grandstand mark of 26,200 in 1972 for Sonny and Cher. A new Secur a pal device helps locate lost children via text messages.
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Sonny and Cher
Sarah Pratt
West Des Moines
Des Moines
Pratt
Norma “Duffy
Lyon
Kristine Williams
Crawfordsville
Jody
Rick Kruse
Petersburg
Williams
State Fair Eats and Exhibits Preview
The Gazette reports 200 food stands 300 exhibitors and 200 merchandise booths at the state fair. New items include Octodog and Twinkie logs while Pick-Up Sticks offer over 50 foods on a stick. Oasis Concessions will feature chocolate covered tiramisu on a stick. A note suggests skipping the film adaptations of State Fair with the 1962 version highlighted.
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Oasis
Iowa Earmark Hopes Persist Amid Budget Gaps
Despite a federal budget deficit and a GOP earmark moratorium, Iowa lawmakers press for tens of millions in project funding. The delegation proposes 3 million for Cedar Rapids riverfront green space, 500000 for National Czech & Slovak Museum exhibits, and 1.5 million for Cedar Rapids community life center. Critics call earmarks a path to corruption while defenders say they aid local needs.
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Caprur News
Washington
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
National
Teenage girl dies in central Iowa flood chase
A 16yearold Altoona resident Jessica N Webb was killed when floodwaters swept away three cars between Altoona and Mitchellville. Her body was recovered near Mud Creek as floodwaters forced evacuations and disrupted Ames water supply.
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Mark Geary
Gazette
Associated Press
Ames
Iowa
Jessica N. Webb
Altoona
Mitchellville
Mud Creek
Sovereign citizens movement faces state and federal laws
The Associated Press reports that sovereign citizens deny government authority, eschew birth registrations and licenses, and rely on fictional legal loopholes to dodge debt and foreclosures. Some adherents are violent, including a May shootout in Arkansas that killed two officers after stopping an Ohio man and his son.
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Columbus
U.S
Arkansas
Ohio
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