Denise Long of Union-Whitten had one of the most storied prep careers in Iowa history, but nothing prepared her for being drafted by the NBA in 1969.
Author: Daniel P. Finney, Des Moines Register
Davenport, Iowa’s 3rd-largest city, floods after temporary barrier fails to hold back Mississippi River
Temporary barriers held back the water for weeks, but when the system finally broke Tuesday, a surge of floodwaters cascaded through Davenport.