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Farmers should plant their corn by next week to ensure their yields are maximized, but wet fields have stalled their progress, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ATLANTIC – The sudden storm that passed through Atlantic early Tuesday evening was brief, but it did pack quite a punch.
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MINDEN – Just days removed from a tornado that caused major damage in Minden, another round of storms that barreled through southwest Iowa Monday night included a tornado that touched down Monday night east of the city, in rural Pottawattamie County.
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Both the Atlantic and Audubon girls’ tennis teams had singles and doubles players who won at least one match at Monday’s Iowa Class 1A regional meet.
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ fishing report for the week of May 2, 2024 for southwest Iowa:
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Iowa state parks and forest staff are busy preparing for the summer camping season, turning on water, sprucing up campgrounds and freshening up bathroom, cabin, lodge and shelter facilities. W…
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ATLANTIC – Edward Miller and Oliver Deist each fired 77s, coming in eighth and ninth to lead the Audubon boys’ golf team to a third-place team finish at Wednesday’s Western Iowa Conference meet.
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WOODBINE – The Exira-EHK boys took third at the Rolling Valley Conference track meet Monday night in Woodbine.
The Greely Tip Tops 4-H Club met at Twin Construction and conducted a short business meeting on April 14. Following the meeting, the club broke into five groups to create flower planters. First, the groups used drills to drill screws into wood to make the frame of the flower planter. Secondl…
The Audubon County Community Foundation awarded $143,342 to Audubon County nonprofit organizations and community projects during its Spring 2024 Grant Cycle.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Conor Garland broke a tie with 5:34 left and the Vancouver Canucks overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the second-round playoff series.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said Wednesday that “small-market teams deserve an equal shot” during a complaint about the officiating in his team's loss to the New York Knicks.
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The Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association are proud to announce the 15th Annual Iowa’s Best Burger Contest. Nominations will be taken from Monday, February 12 to Tuesday, March 12.
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Watch live from Moscow as Russia wraps itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II that President Vladimir Putin has turned into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his move into Ukraine. Thursd…
Israel shelled Rafah on Thursday as US President Joe Biden offered his starkest warning yet over the conduct of its war against Hamas, vowing to cut off arms transfers if an offensive into the southern Gaza city goes ahead.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a rare press conference Thursday, admitting "shortcomings" after his party's recent electoral defeat, and laying out policies on issues from the country's low birthrate to Russia's war in Ukraine.
At Romania's new crowd-funded children's cancer hospital, one-year-old Eric Ivan eagerly walked up and down the corridor, his mother holding his hands to steady him.
The return of mega-concerts since the Covid-19 pandemic, with Beyonce and Taylor Swift leading the way, has highlighted the lucrative links between fashion brands and pop stars.
LAOAG, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes Wednesday and sank a mock enemy ship as part of largescale war drills in and near the disputed South Chi…
Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street’s lull stretched into a second day. China reported better than expected trade figures for April. U.S. futures were slightly lower and oil prices rose. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 closed little changed after a big three-day winning streak gave way to a slight gain the prior day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%. Uber Technologies slumped after reporting worse results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Shopify tumbled after giving a forecast for slowing revenue growth. Lyft and Arista Networks revved higher after topping expectations for profit and revenue. Treasury yields ticked higher in the bond market.
Authorities in southern Brazil are rushing to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents are refusing to leave belongings behind while others are returning to evacuated homes despite the risk of new storms. Authorities say the heavy rains and flooding in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul since last week also have left 130 people missing. More than 230,000 have been displaced, and much of the region has been isolated by the floodwaters. Army General Marcelo Zucco, one of the coordinators of rescue operations, said his team is working at full steam before heavy rains that are forecast to hit the Porto Alegre area this weekend.
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Tens of thousands of people welcomed the Olympic torch Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille, marking another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris.
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Once again, the situation has arisen in a nearby school district.
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Who’d have thought that a week after the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament ended, that the spotlight would still be on the Iowa Hawkeyes?
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There’s a number of of examples out there in sports over the weekend that redefined everything about sports.
