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Sports
London Olympics 2012: Iowa's Gabby Douglas Results, Sunday
Spoiler Alert: Gabby Douglas has qualified to compete in the women's all-around event at the London 2012 Olympics. Douglas finished ahead of teammates Aly Raisman and defending U.S. ...
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Sports
Hey, Iowa! Today is Olympic Fun Day
There’s something about watching Olympic athletes that makes Iowans want to get off the couch and go break a world record. Well, maybe not a world record. But at least run around out...
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Summer
Drought 2012: City of Ankeny Urges Residents to Reduce Water Usage
Editor's Note: We ran this story earlier in the week but thought we'd bring it around again for our weekend readers. Joining other communities around the Des Moines metro, the city ...
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Summer
Where in Iowa Are the Fish Biting this Weekend?
Cooler temperatures this weekend could be the perfect ingredient for an enjoyable fishing trip. Check out our weekly fishing report, which includes the best catches from lakes all ov...
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The Neighborhood Files
This Week's Ankeny Garage Sales, Post Yours On Patch
Ankeny Patch has gathered a complete list of Ankeny garage sales for the weekend of July 26. Whether it's clothing or furniture, these sales are bound to have something fo...
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Business
Ask the Patch Pros: How to Stay Safe During the Heatwave
The past serveral weeks have been full of high temperatures in the triple digits — sometimes even record highs. It's enough to wish for nine inches of snow in July, but that's just n...
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Summer
'Dangerous' Heat Withers Some Cyclists on RAGBRAI
The pictures say it all.When Charlie Hines of Marion stopped by the Patch.com RV, which is rolling across Iowa with RAGBRAI this week, he couldn’t cool his body. Hines said he had been tr...
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Summer
Drought 2012’s Throttle on Iowa and U.S. is Widespread
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) posted an animation the other day that shows the progress of one of the worst droughts in U.S. history. Ankeny and roughly the e...