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National Night Out activities at Target Tuesday
National Night Out festivities will be held at Target at Metro Crossing Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Firewatch: Fire safety tips to keep college-bound youth safe
It’s that time of year again, the time when we send our young adults off to college, many of them for the very first time. In many cases, it will even be the first time that they have spent more than one night away from home and the watchful eyes of a parent or caregiver.
Brain tumor program planned
OMAHA – Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center will hold the 2010 Brain Tumor Conference for Patients and Families on Aug. 26 featuring internationally recognized brain tumor specialist Susan Chang, M.D., director of neuro-oncology at the University of California at San Francisco.
JDRF walk this Saturday
OMAHA – The Omaha-Council Bluffs Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will hold its annual Walk to Cure Diabetes Saturday at Lewis & Clark Landing in downtown Omaha.
NOW ONLINE: Back to School/College Bound special section
Can it already be Back to School and College time? It seems as if the summer just started.
Knocking on doors for votes
Knock, knock. “Who’s there.” “Are you going to vote in this year’s election?”
Antique fishing gear on display in Shenandoah
The following events will occur in southwest Iowa communities in the coming days and weeks:
Bike safety rodeo planned for Monday
Pack up the children’s bicycle and stop in for some hot wings.
Iowa Sales Tax Holiday to be held Aug. 6-7
The 11th annual Iowa Sales Tax Holiday will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 6 and 7. Qualifying clothing or footwear with a selling price of less than $100 will be exempt from sales and local option tax.
Hospital to benefit from DQ Blizzard sales
Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat on Thursday, will help make miracles happen by raising funds for Children’s Hospital-Omaha.
Nelson Foundation gives Boy Scouts $10,000 gift
The H.H. “Red” and Ruth H. Nelson Foundation has granted the Boy Scouts of America a $10,000 gift to subsidize after-school based programming for nearly 300 youth at the Boys & Girls Club and Children’s Square in Council Bluff.
SOLAS: Be mindful of pets’ comfort in hot weather
Hot! Hot! Hot! We all seem to suffer from all of the recent super hot temperatures. But no one suffers more in the heat than our companion animals.
Special prosecutor approved for teen’s assault case
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to retain special prosecutor to handle an assault case.
Grassley defends his vote against corporate disclosure
In light of criticism from various Democratic groups, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, on Wednesday defended his recent opposition to what was called the Disclose Act.
Airmen eligible for stop loss pay
Thousands of current and former Air Force members remain eligible to receive $500 in retroactive special pay for each month they were affected by stop loss. Airmen have until Oct. 21 to apply through the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
Registration deadline for camp nears
Spaces are still available for week three of the Bluffs Arts Council’s Black Squirrel Arts Camp to be held Monday through Aug. 6. Students can attend an all-day camp that will focus on different areas of the arts.
Military receive discount at museum store, gift shop
DES MOINES – The State Historical Society of Iowa has started offering active duty military personnel and their families a 10-percent discount at its museum store in Des Moines and gift shop at the Western Historic Trails Center as part of the Blue Star Museums program.
Missouri Valley Antiques sells history
MISSOURI VALLEY – The Missouri Valley Antiques mall peddles in time travel, without the need for a flux capacitor.
Bluffs man faces charges after dispute
A Council Bluffs man was arrested after allegedly attempting to light a vehicle on fire after a dispute in a parking lot on Saturday.
Kirn pool renovation approved
With no discussion, the Council Bluffs school board voted 5-1 Tuesday to spend about $1.3 million to improve the Kirn Middle School swimming pool.
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