Preston News

The dogs were barking and barking - but it wasn't their usual kind of bark, Todd Schau finally realized as he roused from a nap to encounter white smoke in the house.

Helping get 32 boxes of toys loaded on a bus for the Lions Club's annual Christmas tour of Iowa City Children's Hospital are Paul Baker, Tim Clark and Loran Roling.

Laura L. Stoll, age 95, of Augusta, Georgia, formerly of the Preston and Miles, Iowa, area, died Monday, November 16, 2009, in Georgia.

A Gilbert Henry Moeller, 81, of rural Bryant, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at the Alverno Health Care Facility in Clinton, Iowa.

CLINTON, Iowa -- A former Clinton economic development leader and council member has announced his candidacy for the Iowa Senate in District 13, the seat held by Sen.

Due to illness of one of the cast members, Fulton High School will be canceling tonight's performance of "Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner." The play will be performed one night only, on Saturday, Nov.

Professional Connections Network recently celebrated a ribbon cutting with the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.

Sen. Roger Stewart, D-Preston, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election to the Iowa State Senate in 2010.

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Few voters turned out in Preston, only 8.7 percent of the 713 registered voters in town, and some of those were confused about who to vote for.

State Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque, and state Sen. Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque, have scheduled a series of meetings today and Thursday about what the state of Iowa can do to better help workers prepare for new or different jobs in the midst of the recession and a changing economy.

SIOUX CITY POLICE REPORT TWO MOTORCYCLISTS, STEVEN BOGGS AND ERIC PRESTON, WERE INJURED IN MORNINGSIDE IN THE 3100 BLOCK OF SOUTH LAKEPORT.

Depending on who you ask, the statewide smoking ban that went into effect one year ago today was either a step forward for public health concerns, or a step back for restaurant and bar owners.