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Sophomores stepping into bigger roles for Clarinda volleyball

Sophomores stepping into bigger roles for Clarinda volleyball

  • Bryan Clark

The Clarinda volleyball team earned a road sweep Tuesday over Shenandoah, led in part by an impressive sophomore group

Runner-up finish for Mather leads Mustangs to 3rd at Clarinda

Runner-up finish for Mather leads Mustangs to 3rd at Clarinda

  • Bryan Clark

The Shenandoah girls cross country team finished with three medalists, taking third Tuesday at Clarinda

Scenes from the Shenandoah/Clarinda volleyball match

Scenes from the Shenandoah/Clarinda volleyball match

  • Bryan Clark

The Clarinda volleyball team earned a 3-0 home win Tuesday over Shenandoah.

Through the lens from Shenandoah tennis' home triangular

Through the lens from Shenandoah tennis' home triangular

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah girls tennis split two duals Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Shenandoah's Welch Tennis Center, beating Winterset 8-1 and losing to Harlan 5-4.

Images from the Clarinda cross country meet

Images from the Clarinda cross country meet

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah junior Lilly Mather finished second place overall, one of three area top 10 finishers Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Clarinda cross country meet.

North American waterfowl survey finds slight decline

North American waterfowl survey finds slight decline

  • Paul A. Smith Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The waterfowl population in the U.S. and Canada declined slightly from last year, including the lowest numbers of the two most abundant duck species since 1993, according to an annual report of the 

Clarinda to welcome more than 2,000 students for 71st Band Jamboree

Clarinda to welcome more than 2,000 students for 71st Band Jamboree

  • Bryan Clark

The Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree is set for Oct. 3.

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Decades of August roadside surveys in Iowa show wildlife and habitat changes

Decades of August roadside surveys in Iowa show wildlife and habitat changes

 Iowa Department of Natural Resource staff have set out along gravel roads at dawn, armed with a set of binoculars, to survey the landscape for pheasants and other wildlife. 

Des Moines man alleges excessive force by police officers

Des Moines man alleges excessive force by police officers

A Des Moines man is accusing police of excessive force, claiming the officers who allegedly assaulted him were later captured on video laughing about how they “really worked him over.”

Center for Intellectual Freedom advisers debate oversight of activities, curriculum

Center for Intellectual Freedom advisers debate oversight of activities, curriculum

The executive committee advising the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa expressed concern about potential limitations on director decisions  and the intricacies of establishing required civics curriculum.

Chuck Grassley joins TikTok. His first video? A tribute to a vacuum

Chuck Grassley joins TikTok. His first video? A tribute to a vacuum

TikTok is a great place for "u kno what." Not like that — Iowa's senior U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has just made a new account on the platform.

June primary voting data shows Iowa men veering right

June primary voting data shows Iowa men veering right

The Iowa Secretary of State's office posted the statewide statistical report for June's primary election at the end of July, to little fanfare.

Animal welfare group expands lawsuit over puppy laundering, USDA enforcement

Animal welfare group expands lawsuit over puppy laundering, USDA enforcement

An animal welfare organization that is suing the government over an alleged failure to enforce regulations against dog breeders in Iowa and elsewhere is now seeking to expand its lawsuit.

Could Iowa still get a Buc-ee’s? Des Moines metro cities chime in

Could Iowa still get a Buc-ee’s? Des Moines metro cities chime in

Leaders in the Des Moines metro have shown interest in getting a Buc-ee's travel center after Urbandale City Council last week voted down the possibility of having one there.

Shenandoah neighbors: Obituaries for September 9

Shenandoah neighbors: Obituaries for September 9

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  • Bryan Clark

The Clarinda volleyball team earned a 3-0 home win Tuesday over Shenandoah.

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Michigan Wolverine hockey players were subjected to ritualized and sexualized abuse as part of the program's "standard hazing traditions," a lawsuit filed by 16 former players alleges. The 74-page complaint filed Wednesday in Detroit's federal court alleges that from 1984 through 2001, players suffered "torture" such as having their genitals tied to hockey helmets weighted with hockey pucks, ...

Fall Sports Scoreboard: Wednesday, September 9

Fall Sports Scoreboard: Wednesday, September 9

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Mariners beat Rangers as Seahawks fever takes over T-Mobile Park

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SEATTLE — The familiar chants of SEA … HAWKS!!! could first be heard in the third inning and randomly appeared over the course of Wednesday afternoon’s Mariners game at T-Mobile Park. It wasn’t surprising considering the crowd of 21,565 featured as many Seahawks jerseys as Mariners jerseys, if not more. Despite everything working against them, including their own seasonlong inconsistency, the ...

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These 13 California destinations are splendid in the fall — and now's the time to book a trip

These 13 California destinations are splendid in the fall — and now's the time to book a trip

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