News Headlines for Ackworth, Iowa

Vanishing Barns Signal a Changing Iowa (New York Times)
The disappearance of Iowa?s iconic barn, a building whose purpose shifted, then faded away, tells the story of how farming itself has changed markedly in the state.

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In Iowa, old-fashioned barns vanishing like the small farms (San Diego Union-Tribune)
IOWA FALLS, Iowa – One by one, the old-fashioned barns that speckle this landscape are vanishing. Some are demolished to make way for new cornfields. Others, weak with years, simply crumple.

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Iowa Scene (The Des Moines Register)
VOLLEYBALL: Iowa State’s Victoria Henson had a match-high 15 kills to help the Cyclones beat Appalachian State 3-0 on Saturday at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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Outdoors: Pheasants hard hit across eastern Iowa (The Des Moines Register)
Mother Nature still holds the trump card, and she played it in Iowa this year.

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FIU's T.Y. Hilton is contained by Iowa (Miami Herald)
Last week, T.Y. Hilton scored his first collegiate touchdown on a punt return. This week, he had another milestone that won't be remembered as fondly -- his first tackle. Iowa's A.J. Edds intercepted a pass in the first quarter, and after a 38-yard return, Hilton dragged Edds down from behind. Hilton had 7 yards on two punt returns. He added two catches for 39 yards and one rush for 3 yards. His ...

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USD falls to Northern Iowa (Sioux City Journal)
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of South Dakota gave it old college try , albeit in a new setting, before falling 24-13 to the University of Northern Iowa here Saturday in the UNI-Dome.

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VeraSun starts up Iowa ethanol plant (The Bismarck Tribune)
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - In the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams," Kevin Costner played a Dyersville, Iowa, farmer who turned his cornfield into a baseball field.

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Kent State falls to Iowa State (Akron Beacon Journal)
AMES, IOWA: Kent State allowed two of its fumbles and a blocked punt turn into 21 points in a 48-28 loss to Iowa State on Saturday night.

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Pastor happy to return to Iowa (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Though Sam Massey has lived in numerous U.S. states, he calls Iowa home.

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USD's loss to N. Iowa yields bright spots (The Argus Leader)
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - In some big spots, the University of South Dakota football team played like a legit Football Championship Subdivision operation on Saturday afternoon against one of the country's top teams. It was in the smaller areas where things got away from the Coyotes. A 24-13 loss for USD against Northern Iowa, the No. 5 team in the Coyotes' new NCAA football division, demonstrated ...

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