 |  | Photo Gallery | | | | | | Tuesday, July 15, marks the 20th anniversary of the tornado that devastated Council Bluffs on July 15, 1988. | |
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 | | | | | | | | Staff photo/Josh White - An employee of the National Weather Service watches a helicopter fly overhead as he surveys the damage near the site where four teenage Boy Scouts were killed after a tornado ripped through the Little Sioux Boy Scout Wednesday evening. | |
It was been a tragic June in Iowa. The June 11 tornado at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch killed four and injured dozens. On June 27, two Council Bluffs teens died when a tree fell on their car during a powerful thunderstorm. All across the state, record rains led to record flooding. Here are links to follow for our coverage of these events:
Click here to view our Storms of 2008/Iowa Flooding Page |
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Election 2008 The 2008 election is still more than a year away, but the presidential candidates are already busy visiting Iowa. Click here to visit our local Election 2008 page, where you can read profiles of the presidential candidates and more. Or, click here to visit the latest addition to NonpareilOnline.com: AP Election 2008. |
Click here to visit the Wine & Dine page, your guide to local wineries and area eateries. |
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SouthwestIowaNews.com offers a variety of prints and photo gifts available online. |
Road condition updates from the states of Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. |
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