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An eagle through the rain for Martin in Mustang home win

An eagle through the rain for Martin in Mustang home win

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah junior JJ Martin carded a 4-under par 31 Tuesday, April 28, leading the Shenandoah boys golf team to a 149-156 home win over Glenwood on a rainy day at the Shenandoah Golf Course.

Page County officials to receive 250th anniversary commemorative flag Friday

Page County officials to receive 250th anniversary commemorative flag Friday

  • Bryan Clark

Page County officials will receive a commemorative American Flag Friday from the Iowa State Bar Association

OneSource Restoration breaks ground on new office in New Market

OneSource Restoration breaks ground on new office in New Market

  • Bryan Clark

OneSource Restoration broke ground Friday on its new office in New Market

Shenandoah girls beat Harlan, Red Oak in home finale

Shenandoah girls beat Harlan, Red Oak in home finale

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah junior Sarah Pickens finished three strokes better than the field, leading the Shenandoah girls golf team to a home win Monday, April 27, over Red Oak and Harlan.

Iowa lawmakers see session’s end in sight after movement on budget, tax reform

Iowa lawmakers see session’s end in sight after movement on budget, tax reform

  • Erin Murphy Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau

Thanks in part to recent movement on property tax and state budget negotiations, Iowa Republican Statehouse leaders expressed optimism Thursday that they soon could finish their work for the year.

How women's events are building connection, confidence in Council Bluffs and Fremont

How women's events are building connection, confidence in Council Bluffs and Fremont

  • Rachel.George

You don’t need to know everyone in the room. Sometimes, you just need one person.

Clarinda girls finish Drake Relays with school record, boys and girls go fast in 4x100

Clarinda girls finish Drake Relays with school record, boys and girls go fast in 4x100

  • Bryan Clark

The Clarinda girls and boys track and field teams finished in the top 30 in the 4x100-meter relay Saturday at the Drake Relays

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Animal welfare advocates want Iowa to join rest of nation with pet torture felony

Animal welfare advocates want Iowa to join rest of nation with pet torture felony

With some support from law enforcement, animal welfare advocates hope this will be the year Iowa joins all other U.S. states in making animal torture a felony on first offense.

How long have Iowa legislative sessions stretched past deadline in the last 25 years?

How long have Iowa legislative sessions stretched past deadline in the last 25 years?

A look at how long Iowa legislative sessions have gone into overtime since 2000. 

Here’s why Iowans say they volunteer to test lakes, rivers for nitrates

Here’s why Iowans say they volunteer to test lakes, rivers for nitrates

Iowans all across the state are volunteering to go out to rivers and lakes near their homes to test for nitrates, which are associated with various health risks. 

Financial aid changes stress Iowa universities, students with no clarity on final rules

Financial aid changes stress Iowa universities, students with no clarity on final rules

Changes to federal financial aid combined with rising tuition rates, inflation, an enrollment cliff, and flagging state support has Iowa’s public universities warning of the impact on students.

Capitol correspondent says legislative farewells underscore need for bipartisanship

Capitol correspondent says legislative farewells underscore need for bipartisanship

Along with expressions of gratitude, almost every retirement speech given this year included calls for increased bipartisanship.

Former Democratic state party chair endorses Turek for US Senate

Former Democratic state party chair endorses Turek for US Senate

Former Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Andy McGuire is among a new batch of endorsements for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek’s campaign.

Steen pledges to keep satanists out of Iowa Capitol in new ad

Steen pledges to keep satanists out of Iowa Capitol in new ad

In his latest campaign ad, Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Steen pledges to protect Iowa children from “radical woke ideology” and “keep the Satanists out” of the Iowa Capitol.

More Iowa nursing homes are cited, but not penalized, for too few staff

More Iowa nursing homes are cited, but not penalized, for too few staff

In the past eight weeks, five Iowa nursing homes have been cited for failing to meet federal standards for nursing home staffing.

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OneSource Restoration breaks ground on new office in New Market

OneSource Restoration breaks ground on new office in New Market

  • Bryan Clark

OneSource Restoration broke ground Friday on its new office in New Market

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Justice Department indicts former FBI Director James Comey for a second time

Justice Department indicts former FBI Director James Comey for a second time

Jimmy Kimmel Breaks His Silence On Donald And Melania Trump Demanding His Firing

Jimmy Kimmel Breaks His Silence On Donald And Melania Trump Demanding His Firing

Thunder Close Out Series Sweep Of Suns To Reach Semifinals

Thunder Close Out Series Sweep Of Suns To Reach Semifinals

Justice Department pushes to end White House ballroom lawsuit

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Cubs’ Michael Conforto has a role model for staying elite — his Olympic gold medalist mother

Cubs’ Michael Conforto has a role model for staying elite — his Olympic gold medalist mother

SAN DIEGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Michael Conforto can’t remember exactly how old he was when he first held one of his mom’s Olympic medals. Tracie Ruiz-Conforto won three medals — two golds and one silver — in dual and individual synchronized swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Olympics as one of the most dominant athletes in her sport during that era. When her competitive ...

Spring Sports Scoreboard: Tuesday, April 28

Spring Sports Scoreboard: Tuesday, April 28

Check out Tuesday's area golf and track and field results

Sidney girls win Corner golf meet, Shenandoah, Clarinda track compete in Glenwood

Sidney girls win Corner golf meet, Shenandoah, Clarinda track compete in Glenwood

Check out area golf and track and field results

Thunder Close Out Series Sweep Of Suns To Reach Semifinals

Thunder Close Out Series Sweep Of Suns To Reach Semifinals

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Phoenix Suns 131-122 to complete their first-round series sweep and advance to the Western Conference semifinals. The Thunder, who are 12-0 in first-round games under coach Mark Daigneault, will face the Los Angeles Lakers or Houston Rockets in the next…

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What does the way we treat our pets say about us? | The Ethical Life podcast

What does the way we treat our pets say about us? | The Ethical Life podcast

🎧 Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada examine modern pet culture, from rising spending to emotional bonds and the ethical tensions between care, control and consistency.

Have we reduced sacrifice to little more than a trade-off? | The Ethical Life podcast

Have we reduced sacrifice to little more than a trade-off? | The Ethical Life podcast

🎧 From family favors to organ donation, this conversation asks what separates ordinary calculation from genuine generosity rooted in love, community and moral purpose.

Are we turning too much of life into a wager? | The Ethical Life podcast

Are we turning too much of life into a wager? | The Ethical Life podcast

🎧 From sports apps to election forecasts, the hosts discuss how expanding betting options influence decision-making, encourage risky habits and blur distinctions between entertainment and serious outcomes.

Have we forgotten how to live with reverence? | The Ethical Life podcast

Have we forgotten how to live with reverence? | The Ethical Life podcast

Episode 240: In a fast-moving world filled with distractions, it can be easy to lose sight of what truly matters. In this episode, hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore the idea of reverence — a quality that once shaped how people understood life, but now often feels distant or overlooked.

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Not Bond or Bourne, Michael Idov’s insecure millennial spy is a modern hero

Not Bond or Bourne, Michael Idov’s insecure millennial spy is a modern hero

Michael Idov is the author of the spy thrillers “The Collaborators” and this year’s “The Cormorant Hunt,” which are part of a trilogy. A Latvian-born American raised in Riga, Idov is the author of the novel “Ground Up” and the memoir “Dressed up for a Riot.” He won three National Magazine Awards for his work at New York magazine, and he was the editor-in-chief of GQ Russia from 2012 to 2014. ...

Column: As ‘Soccer Dad’ can tell you, today’s youth sports are no simple fun and games

Column: As ‘Soccer Dad’ can tell you, today’s youth sports are no simple fun and games

CHICAGO -- If memory serves, when I was starting on organized high school sports teams, my father saw me play football once, basketball twice and baseball not at all. An otherwise attentive and supportive father, he was like most fathers and mothers of his generation, not at all preoccupied with the games the children played. Times change and David Murray knows that better than most. “I grew ...

Adriana E. Ramírez: This isn’t the story she set out to write. It’s the book she needed to write

Adriana E. Ramírez: This isn’t the story she set out to write. It’s the book she needed to write

In the summer of 2007, I went to Colombia to figure out my MFA thesis. I was working on a master’s in nonfiction writing, and after workshopping a series of essays on my childhood and undergraduate days, I got inspired to write a book about why people move. I’d always wondered what motivated a family to pack up what few belongings they could carry and find a new home. My family tree was ...

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Hank Brown | Iowa Football | April 16

Hank Brown | Iowa Football | April 16

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Survey: Impulse Buys May Be Ruining Some Americans’ Finances

Survey: Impulse Buys May Be Ruining Some Americans’ Finances

Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...

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