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Going all in for Cancer poker tournament
There are still seats available in the All in for Cancer No Limits Texas Hold ’Em Poker Tournament.
Workshop on drug, alcohol testing laws to be held in C.B.
The Southwest Iowa Employers’ Council and Iowa Workforce Development will hold a workshop on “Iowa Drug and Alcohol Testing Law: Policies & Procedures; Drug Recognition in the Workplace, and the Medical Review Officer’s Perspective of Drug & Alcohol Testing.”
Hy-Vee collects for scholarships
OMAHA – Metro area Hy-Vee Stores are accepting donations this week for The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center at 28th and Y streets in Omaha.
DeSoto program prepares park rangers
MISSOURI VALLEY – The school year may be creeping up on children across southwest Iowa, but opportunities to explore the outdoors are growing.
Opportunities at Boyer Chute wildlife refuge
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. – Permits are available for deer hunting at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge for three antlerless deer hunts. The hunts are muzzleloader only.
Enter to win tickets to Counting Crows concert
NonpareilOnline.com is sponsoring a ticket giveaway for the Monday, Aug. 23, Counting Crows concert at the Mid-America Center. Click here to register and for more information.
Citywide Garage Sale set for this weekend
The Citywide Garage Sale is Saturday, Aug. 14. To place a garage sale ad online, click here. Be sure to select the Citywide Garage Sale category.
Help is available for Alzheimer’s families
When you don’t have a cure, education is the next best thing.
Treynor man Iowan of the Day
DES MOINES – Gerald Forristall of Treynor has been named Iowan of the Day for the 2010 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
Stolen vehicle found in C.L.
CARTER LAKE – A stolen vehicle was recovered from Carter Lake early Saturday morning.
Tribute concert raises funds for scholarships
The music of the Beatles will fill the concert hall of the Arts Center at Iowa Western Community College for a fundraiser Friday .
Plants struggle this year
Summer is trying to continue into August on the same weather theme as June and July, wetter and a bit warmer than normal. Which brings into question, what is normal? One thing the warm moist weather encourages is some leaf diseases of corn and soybean.
Meyers to perform at Windmill; tractor pull to be held
The following events will occur in southwest Iowa communities in the coming days and weeks:
Iowa Western to receive grant
Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs will receive a grant worth more than $293,000 from the U.S. Department of Education.
Arraignment date set in Denison sexual abuse case
DENISON – The arraignment date for a Denison man arrested for sexual abuse in a case involving a minor has been set for Monday, Aug. 16.
Lincoln Highway Motor Tour includes stop in southwest Iowa
People can still register for the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association’s third annual Motor Tour of the Lincoln Highway across Iowa. The tour will be conducted Aug. 27-29.
Iowa Regents: Geoffroy defers raise in base pay
AMES – Iowa State University President Greg Geoffroy’s base salary will stay the same this year, but his deferred compensation package got a boost at Thursday’s meeting of the Iowa Board of Regents.
Tax-free weekend here
Shoppers will be trolling for bargains at the stores and malls today (Friday) and Saturday. It’s time for Iowa’s annual tax-free weekend, when shoppers may buy many of their school supplies without paying a sales tax.
SOLAS: Kittens thrown out with garbage ready for real homes
“Heartless,” “mean,” “cruel” and “downright inhumane” are words that describe the person or people who put six 5-month-old kittens in a plastic tote with the lid attached and left them to be picked up with the garbage on Monday morning on the corner of Harrison and Hall.
Conservation planning begins at Boyer Chute
FORT CALHOUN – Refuge staff at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge near Fort Calhoun, Neb., are beginning work on a comprehensive conservation plan.
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