Memorial Day will mark the fifth year for the Memorial Golf Day for Blind and Disabled Veterans held at Westwood Golf Course. The event was founded by Hank Britton, a legally blind vet who served for nine years in the Navy.Britton got the idea after participating in the National Veterans Training Ex
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On Tuesday local law enforcement officials, members of the Iowa Special Olympics, friends and family marched down First Avenue as a part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run and c
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IOWA CITY (AP) — When Michael Klunder enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa school bus stop Monday, it was at least his third kidnapping in a long crim
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DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Senate adjourned the 2013 legislative session late Wednesday night, but the House was set to return Thursday for more votes.Lawmakers seemed to be m
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MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: “We are currently holding all students until the curre
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MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary estimate announced today by t
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The Newton Senior High baseball team welcomed Boone to Woodland Park on Wednesday night, but the Cardinals left their home field with a bad taste in their mouths, falling to t
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It’s Memorial Day weekend — time for sunshine, swimming, grilling and camping. It’s important at mealtime that you consume a variety of foods from all the food groups. Using t
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from ep
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It’s Memorial Day weekend — time for sunshine, swimming, grilling and camping. It’s important at mealtime that you consume a variety of foods from all the food groups. Using t
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MEDIAPOLIS (AP) — An entry from the southeast corner of Iowa has been named best burger in the state.The Des Moines Register says the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association and the Iow
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As much as I love my job, I freely admit there are stories I would much rather not have to cover.For instance, in the early days of my career, I had to write about a local wom
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My doctor and dear friend Larry calls it “an exciting gateway of genetics, for it is leading to specific therapy to specific subsets of a given disease.” Some of the folks wri
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Paul Harold Chrismore, 78, of Newton passed away Tuesday evening, May 21, 2013 at his home in Newton.Private family services will be held at a later date, Pence-Reese Funeral
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Edward H. Keller Jr., the son of Edward H. Sr. and Maud May (Town) Keller, was born May 1, 1919, in Marion County. The family moved to Canada for three years and then returned
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