DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the deadline for pesticide applicators to renew their certifications has been waived by a proclamation signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds on March 22.
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Iowa fishing and hunting regulations not affected by COVID-19
Exira-EHK graduate Evan Hansen made history March 7 when he won his fourth NAIA national championship after pinning Montana State-Northern’s Isaac Bartel.
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Audubon played a pair of classic games against Remsen St. Mary’s last football season.
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The prospect of playing football this fall is a light at the end of the tunnel for high school athletes, including those from Atlantic.
WASHINGTON—During National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Forestry, is honoring Iowa’s farmers and agriculture community for their tireless efforts to keep food on the table for families across the country
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KINGSLEY, Iowa (AP) — Fifty years ago, the Plymouth County town of Kingsley had three grocery stores downtown, all within one block, with two facing each other at the corner of Main and Second streets.
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WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — On Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Amy Wiles sat in a pew at First Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Bible open in her lap while a videographer recorded her sermon in an empt…
Iowa’s courts are still operating, even if only at emergency levels, the chief justice of the state’s Supreme Court said Friday.
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker announced new measures benefiting the homeless and people on supplemental nutrition programs Friday and continued to pressure the federal government for further, centralized action in response to COVID-19.
An Iowa congresswoman is calling on Gov. Kim Reynolds to issue a statewide shelter-at-home order as a precaution to protect Iowans and essential workers.
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has delivered 30,000 masks to the Catalonia government to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, the club said Saturday.
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COUNCIL BLUFFS — United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on March 12, Jason Paul Rodriguez, a/k/a “Chico,” 40, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced to 30 years in prison by United States D…
On 2-16-20, 23 year old Andrew Allen Malloy of Audubon on a warrant for Driving With a Suspended License. Malloy was transported to the Audubon County Jail and held.
EXIRA - Effective Wednesday, March 25, the Exira Medical Clinic will be closed, and patients will be routed to Audubon Family Medical Clinic.
AUDUBON — Officials with the Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics appreciate all of the support they are receiving from the community as they continue to respond and prepare for COVID-19.
AUDUBON — Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics encourages community members in Audubon, Brayton, Exira, Gray, Hamlin, and Ross to contact us at (712) 563-5236 if you are someone who might need non-medical assistance and would like to participate in a community assistance program duri…
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports that as of Tuesday, they have been notified of 19 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 124 positive cases.
With the current coronavirus outbreak going on around the world, many employees are being forced to work from home to support “social distancing.” While this may come easy for some companies or employees, others might not be used to this new work environment.
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While much of the U.S. is living on lockdown to minimize the spread of the coronavirus, several Southern states are resisting. Small businesses considered non-essential say the governors are the only thing between them and financial ruin. (March 28)
EXIRA - Effective Wednesday, March 25, the Exira Medical Clinic will be closed, and patients will be routed to Audubon Family Medical Clinic.
AUDUBON - A Mobile Blood Drive is set for Thursday, April 2, and will be held at St. Patrick’s Parish Center Parking Lot in Audubon from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
AUDUBON — Officials with the Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics appreciate all of the support they are receiving from the community as they continue to respond and prepare for COVID-19.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Groundless assurances keep coming from President Donald Trump, a rosy outlier on the science of the coronavirus pandemic.
GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — In a quiet suburb just north of Richmond, Virginia, a mother and her three children spend a weekday afternoon planting a small garden of spinach, red cabbage and lettuce. Across town, a dad teaches his kids how to play volleyball on an empty court. In a sprawling park,…
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police fired tear gas at a crowd of Kenyan ferry commuters as the country’s first day of a coronavirus curfew slid into chaos. Elsewhere, officers were captured in mobile phone footage whacking people with batons.
SYDNEY (AP) — Authorities on Saturday were still hoping to fly 800 cruise ship passengers from Australia to Germany this weekend, but a sharp overnight rise in cases of the new coronavirus on board brought severe complications for the repatriation mission.
ROME (AP) — Their eyes are tired. Their cheekbones rubbed raw from protective masks. They don’t smile.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Under the sign “Take out only” and a tall bottle of antiseptic by his side, Mazin Hashim, 54, rearranged the coals heating a water pipe outside his famed cafe in Baghdad.
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This is the best time of the year if you’re a high school basketball fan in the state of Iowa.
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I’m not going to weigh in on what makes a good “Player of the Year” or POTY candidate.
