Top 9 of Iowa: Mayor Hoiberg Staying in Ames, Sex Abuse and Incest Charges, Teen to West Point, $1M Bond in Fatal Stabbing of Boyfriend

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

9. Marion Police are on the lookout after a rash of damage to resident's mailboxes over several days on the east side of town.

8. Iowa City police have charged a transient with felonies for sexual abuse and incest related to an alleged unwanted sexual advance he made toward his female family member.

7. Ankeny Centennial High School has a new athletics and activities director. The Ankeny school board voted unanimously at its regular meeting Monday night to Senior High School.

6. A $1 million bond has been set for a Cedar Falls woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death. in the stabbing death of Keon Dale, 38, of Waterloo.

5. Senator Chuck Grassley said today that William Krone of Johnston has received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, for the 2013-2014 school year.

4. Urbandale Police officer Zac McDowell was honored by congressman Tom Latham for his heroic acts of pulling an unconscious teen from a burning car in early March.

3. A number of Waukee residents are up in arms about a rezoning request that would allow an apartment complex to be built near their homes in the area of Alice’s Road and South Middle School.

2. After rumblings of NBA job offers, Iowa State men's basketball that should keep him in Ames for a while. The former Ames High School and ISU standout - dubbed "The Mayor" - has been a fan favorite after returning and bringing the Cyclones back to relevance.

1. Doug Woods of West Des Moines has offered to match to replenish the shelves of food pantries stocked by the Des Moines Area Religious Council's Move the Food program.

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