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You can definitely learn a lot from being a youngest sibling.
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ELK HORN — The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School Board approved a one year sharing agreement for Superintendent Trevor Miller with the IKM-Manning school district, changing the amount of time Miller will spend in Exira-EHK.
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You can definitely learn a lot from being a youngest sibling.
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The Earlham Cardinals traveled to Anita to play against CAM in the First Round of Class 1A District 14.
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COON RAPIDS — Audubon coach Coleman Mullenix will tell you that the Wheelers boys basketball team is nothing if not gritty — and that was never more evident than Thursday night when, after tra…
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JOHNSTON -- Iowa lawmakers have been calling for Gov. Kim Reynolds to send them a clear signal on how far she’s willing to go to expand the state’s medical cannabidiol law.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government has decided to once again allow raw beef products to be imported into the United States from Brazil, a move that has angered some cattlemen and f…
Reynolds made her comments during taping of Iowa PBS’s Iowa Press that can be seen at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
Iowa lawmakers have been calling for Gov. Kim Reynolds to send them a clear signal on how far she’s willing to go to expand the state’s medical cannabidiol law.
JOHNSTON — Iowa lawmakers have been calling for Gov. Kim Reynolds to send them a clear signal on how far she’s willing to go to expand the state’s medical cannabidiol law.
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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons announced on Friday that they have signed guard Derrick Walton Jr. to a 10-day contract.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns will sit out for at least two more weeks because of an injured left wrist that the team announced Friday is broken.
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AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo coach Lance Leipold has agreed to a new five-year contract for the second consecutive offseason, this time after leading the Bulls to their first bowl victory in s…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder made one last appearance Friday before their big heavyweight title fight, weighing in and taunting each other before a raucous crowd at the MGM G…
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Cody Eakin is going home to Winnipeg.
On Feb. 4, 32-year-old Jennifer Meese-Cherry of Audubon was cited for allowing a dog at large. She was cited and released on scene. During this same incident, 34-year-old Robert Taylor Glidden of Audubon was arrested for disorderly conduct. Glidden was cited and released on scene.
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Discussing mental health has become less taboo in modern culture than it used to be before, and that openness is now also crossing over into the workplace. However, many organizations still seem to be falling behind on this trend. From unrealistic, demanding deadlines to heavy workloads and long hours to even shifting performance priorities, there’s often never a shortage of stress at work.
On Jan. 14, Community Health published story titled "No More Body Shaming" that contained quotes from a source who levied unfounded allegations of impropriety against White Rock Montessori school in Dallas. Allegations that White Rock Montessori condoned or allowed instances of body shaming against students, and is now retaliating against the children of parents who raise such issues with the school, are unsubstantiated and solely the opinion of the source quoted in the story. Community Health apologizes to White Rock Montessori for any harm that has come to its reputation and its business as a respected educational institute as a result of the statements contained in the story.
It’s tax season once again, and stress levels are high. While you are plunging away those numbers and stressing about refunds and payments to the IRS, there are ways you can keep those anxieties under control.
“Every risk factor you can imagine was on this student’s Internet posting,” recalls Lisa Cull, senior program coordinator for Glenn County Behavioral Health.
As families come face to face with medical requirements every school year, the country is feeling the effects of a vaccine resistance movement that’s been decades in the making. In a climate of fake news and ever-growing misinformation that is spread online, it can be hard to decipher the false information from the truth. That’s why Facebook is taking a stand.
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Rallying supporters in the battleground state of Nevada, President Donald Trump mocked almost every one of his Democratic opponents and rejected a new intelligence community assessment that Russia is again seeking to interfere in the 2020 race. (Feb. 21)
ELK HORN — The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School Board approved a one year sharing agreement for Superintendent Trevor Miller with the IKM-Manning school district, changing the amount of time Miller will spend in Exira-EHK.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Candidates have hustled past tourists and slot machines to ask housekeepers and cooks for their votes in the back of flashy casinos.They've made their pitches over plates of tamales, tacos and soul food. They've walked a picket line in the street with union workers. And then…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party is agreeing to recount the results in about two dozen of almost 1,700 precinct caucuses as part of the ongoing process to resolve the weeks-long question of who won Iowa's tarnished presidential caucuses.
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts:
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State and the family of the late head football coach Joe Paterno announced Friday they have resolved “outstanding issues” that had divided them, eight years after he was fired following Jerry Sandusky's child molestation arrest.
BEIRUT (AP) — In northern Syria, heavy exchanges between Syrian and Turkish troops are erupting with more frequency, threatening to escalate into full-blown conflict. Russian and U.S. convoys crisscross each other on remote dirt roads, the tension between them on full display. U.S. troops ev…
CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — The number of people in Italy infected with the new virus from China more than quadrupled Friday due to an emerging cluster of cases in the country's north that prompted officials to order schools, restaurants and businesses to close.
HANAU, Germany (AP) — Piter Minnemann and his friends were eating when they heard shots fired outside the door of the snack bar in Hanau where they had gathered.
LONDON (AP) — ABritish woman who supported the Islamic State group pleaded guilty Friday to plotting to bomb St. Paul's Cathedralin London.
Let’s just say that, from this sportswriter’s perspective, I’m glad to be covering Class 2A football, and that my alma mater back home – North Scott – is nestled safely in Class 3A.
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With the future of quarterback Tom Brady, late of the New England Patriots, up for speculation these past few weeks, I’m sure the saying a wise old man once said is echoing amongst the 32 NFL teams.
