Miles News

Etta Culver checks the gender of a baby chick at Schlecht Hatchery in Miles, Iowa, Tuesday, April 7, 2009.

Title: COUSINS TURN TRADITIONAL BROOM-MAKING INTO AN ART FORM Bits of straw blew as Daniel Jepsen of Great River Brooms lowered a steel blade and trimmed the uneven ends of a kitchen broom in the making.

Calvon Desmond Miles, 18, is charged with second-degree burglary and serious domestic abuse assault causing injury.

State regents support the University of Iowa's plan to rebuild flood-damaged Hancher Auditorium and the Art Building East complex at new sites outside the flood plain.

The Maquoketa Area Community Foundation has announced the board of directors and trustees for 2009.

Kirby Curran, 12, of Bettendorf, son of Dave and Teri Curran, gets a gift from Fiery Santa at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, on Wednesday.

Jose Melendez' face was filled with joy on Christmas Eve as he and his son Miles, 4, took their turn as volunteer bell ringers for the Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle drive.

Canned goods and crocheted treasures We share the bounty and love of our homemade gifts all year.

Judy Manning of Miles, IA. shows some of the past home made Christmas gifts given by her parents.

Students at the state's three public universities should begin seeing information about their school's new student-to-student sexual misconduct policy early next year.