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  • Pay It Forward week to start Monday

    Southwestern Community College is hosting Pay It Forward week starting Monday. There will be events throughout the week related to "paying it forward, ...
    April 17, 2014 - 11:43 am

  • Miss Iowa tells students to look past differences

    (MCT) — Nicole Kelly may have been born without a left forearm, but that didn’t stop her from partic ...
    April 17, 2014 - 11:01 am

  • New study shows wine industry surging in Iowa

    (MCT) — The Iowa wine industry has seen jumps in production and consumption in recent years, and the ...
    April 16, 2014 - 11:13 am

  • Chronic wasting disease found in wild deer

    OTTUMWA (MCT) — Since 2002, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has collected more than 50,000 ...
    April 16, 2014 - 11:10 am

  • Think globally, act locally

    Local businesses, organizations and individuals are paying it forward next week in a big way. Southw ...
    April 16, 2014 - 1:59 pm

  • Carcasses dumped in Des Moines River

    OTTUMWA (MCT) — The Blackhawk access off Quincy Avenue is not one of the more pleasant places in Ott ...
    April 15, 2014 - 11:15 am

  • More US consumers are seeking medical care, report shows

    (MCT) — A historic slowdown in U.S. health care spending in recent years may be drawing to a close.A ...
    April 15, 2014 - 11:13 am

  • Reha named new veteran affairs director

    A new veteran affairs director has been named for Union County.Blaize Reha, an Army veteran, was una ...
    April 15, 2014 - 11:12 am

  • Supervisors approve expanding hog facility

    In a 2-1 decision, the Union County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the recommendation to allow construction that would expand an existing hog c ...
    April 16, 2014 - 1:59 pm

  • Nuisance complaint served in Kent

    Union County Board of Supervisors were notified of a property nuisance complaint that has been served in Kent, 1097 244th Street, April 8 by the Union ...
    April 15, 2014 - 11:12 am

  • 'To Comfort A King' brings life to Biblical character

    By COURTNEY DAKECNA newsroom assistant cdake@crestonnews.com“They searched throughout ...
    April 14, 2014 - 11:17 am

  • Senate sends social host legislation to governor

    DES MOINES (MCT) — Hosts who knowingly allow minors to consume alcoholic beverages on their property ...
    April 14, 2014 - 11:07 am

  • CHS calendar

    April 14-19Monday4 p.m. JV/varsity girls tennis at Corning; JV/varsity boys tennis against Corning, ...
    April 11, 2014 - 11:59 am

  • Nearly $100,000 available to Union County

    The Endow Union County – South Central Iowa Community Foundation (SCICF) grant deadline is approaching. To be considered for a grant, applications mus ...
    April 11, 2014 - 11:57 am

  • Up in Smoke adds brick oven pizzas to menu

    AFTON — Up in Smoke Barbecue, 302 N. Douglas St., in Afton is adding a new way to enjoy their barbecued brisket, pulled pork and chicken — brick oven ...
    April 11, 2014 - 11:09 am

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