News Headlines for Ackley, Iowa

Iowa Cubs appear strong to all who see them (The Des Moines Register)
Ben Broussard and the Iowa Cubs parted ways Thursday, but before packing, he took this parting shot:

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Solemn gathering pays tribute at new Iowa Veterans Cemetery (The Des Moines Register)
Hundreds of war veterans, friends and relatives fanned their faces Thursday against the afternoon sun and listened as various Iowa dignitaries spoke at length about what the Iowa Veterans Cemetery should mean to them.

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Iowa DOT cautions travelers about work zones over holiday weekend (Quad-City Times)
From the Iowa Department of Transportation

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2 supervisors arrested after immigration raid at Iowa plant (Houston Chronicle)
Two supervisors at a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa where hundreds of illegal immigrants were rounded up in May were arrested Thursday on criminal immigration charges.

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U of Iowa flood damage at $75M and growing (Quad-City Times)
   IOWA CITY — University of Iowa officials are looking toward this fall as school officials continue assessing flood damage that is expected to top $75 million.

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3 eastern Iowa towns carry patriotic name of Liberty (Quad-City Times)
Flags will wave, red-white-and-blue bunting will hang from porches, and a few kids will blast off firecrackers today in the name of liberty and Independence Day in three eastern Iowa towns — all of them carrying the name of Liberty.

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Iowa's sweet corn a no-show for July 4 (Quad-City Times)
   DES MOINES — Iowa sweet corn could be hard to come by for the July 4th weekend.

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July 17 arraignment set in U of Iowa sexual assault case (Quad-City Times)
IOWA CITY — Two former Iowa football players accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a campus dormitory last fall are scheduled to be arraigned on July 17 in Johnson County District Court.

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Iowa officials want reserve land to help farmers (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Iowa officials are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release land set aside for environmental reasons to help farmers recover from record flooding.

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Plane crashes at Iowa City Airport (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
A single-engine plane crashed at the Iowa City Airport on Thursday afternoon, leaving one person injured.

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