Albia News

A St Albans student coxed a rowing team which beat a passenger ferry across the North Sea on Friday night.

Malcolm Johnson is suspected in two rapes in the Rockaways in October. Articles Cops nab suspect in Rockaways rapes The Queens ex-con collared last week for the rapes and robberies of two young women brought to the fore the importance of forensic science in sex crimes after his DNA was matched to genetic crime-scene evidence.

The Wapello Woodcarvers are shown making canes with eagle heads as handles to donate to veterans.

By Bobby Wilson Seniors and some not-yet seniors in the area will want to be at the Burlington Public Library Friday morning for a "Specifically for Seniors" program that should have them recalling their teen years, and the music, styles and hangouts that were so much a part of their youth.

A Van Buren County man will spend at least 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine.

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 925, Albia and Centerville, will be celebrating its 45th anniversary.

Ottumwa police officers and Wapello County Sheriff's deputies responded to an alley north of homes in the 700 block of East Mary Street just before 11 p.m. Thursday after reports of an altercation that may have involved a firearm.

Each visitor reacts differently when the walking dead greet them Friday night at the Ottumwa Police Department Haunted House in the basement of City Hall.

The 25-year-old driver was taken to the Royal Free Hospital by land ambulance and the passenger in his red Renault Megane was air-lifted to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.

Men's cross country Joshua Grant, Lyndon State College: For the second straight week, the freshman was named the North Atlantic Conference's runner of the week.

A St Albans woman who lost her mother and father to cancer in a matter of weeks is holding a coffee morning to raise vital funds for charity.

A ST ALBANS man sent his girlfriend quite literally to cloud nine when he proposed to her as she prepared for a skydive, 35 feet above the ground.

A St Albans firm has been shortlisted for three national spread betting awards. Spreadex, based in Grosvenor Road, has been nominated in three categories at the coveted Shares Magazine 2009 Awards.

A St Albans charity that provides scooters and wheelchairs to use in the city centre welcomed its 1,000th customer, but says it needs more volunteers.

A St Albans based mental health trust has been awarded one of the highest possible ratings in the annual health check.

A ST ALBANS cemetery which has doubled in size following extensive works was officially opened today.

Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra members, directed by Tony Chang, will bring to life some of the world's most delightful music Saturday night.

A new business cleared the first rezoning hurdle during the City Council meeting Tuesday.

Searfoss Elementary is collaborating with the school's parents to assist the Holderby family, which lost its belongings in a house fire Tuesday morning on South Main Street.

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