Donald Trump and Rand Paul on Guest List, Meth on Notice, 'Huge Amount' of Child Porn Found: Top 9

Why nine? Because the Patch community includes nine sites in Iowa: Ankeny, Ames, Cedar Falls, Iowa City, Johnston, Marion, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines.

9. Christian conservative group The Family Leader will hold its second-annual leadership summit in Ames this August, and they have a star-studded GOP guest list, including Donald "The Donald" Trump, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
8. An Ankeny man is facing charges for multiple sex crimes after police confiscated his home computer and allegedly found more than a terabyte of videos and photos believed to be child pornography, which one official called a "huge amount."

7. Gay marriage advocates are planning a Cedar Falls rally once the Supreme Court reaches a decision on the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which restrict benefits for same-sex couples, and California's Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage. 

6. Marion leaders were on the verge of passing meth lab laws that could stop the sale or occupancy of cars, houses or apartments where meth was cooked until they are detoxified at the owners expense. 

5. An Urbandale teenager, Rachel Gowey, 15, is getting some guidance handling the pressure of elite gymnastics competition from someone who knows what it’s like to become an overnight sensation – Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas.

4. A hacker attack forced the City of Waukee to shut down its website. Fortunately, the city did some checking and was able to restore the website.

3. The Iowa City School District has the communities attention as it considers which and how many elementary schools to close as part of a major facilities overhaul. 

2. Just weeks after Facebook announced plans to build a data center in Altoona, another company - Project Mountain - wants to construct a $700 million data center in West Des Moines, and get $20 million in tax credits for high quality job creation.

1. Count several Johnston High School students among the supporters of a $41 million bond measure to be decided next week. The bond would allow the district to build a new high school, among other projects. Student say a new building is needed to overcome crowding.