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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.

David Hoffmann: Local news can bring communities together

David Hoffmann: Local news can bring communities together

    Hello, I’m David Hoffmann. Like many of you, I’ve been thinking a lot about our country, our communities and how we find our way back to one another.

    Baumgart goes off for 8 touchdowns to lead Clarinda to Page County Super Bowl win

    Baumgart goes off for 8 touchdowns to lead Clarinda to Page County Super Bowl win

    • Bryan Clark

    Cooper Baumgart threw the fourth most passing touchdowns in a game in Iowa 11-player history, leading Clarinda to a Page County Super Bowl win over Shenandoah

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    Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds recently was presented with Harry S. Truman Award for Distinguished Service in Support of National Defense, the Iowa National Guard and governor’s office announced Wednesday.

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    More than $5,000 in improper spending and another $117,000 in unsupported spending at an Eastern Iowa chamber of commerce was reported by the state auditor’s office Wednesday.

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    Iowa will pay a former Division of Criminal Investigations Director $287,500 to settle a lawsuit in which she claimed she faced gender-based discrimination on the job.

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    Iowa immigration advocates warn that shrinking federal support is threatening legal services for immigrants and refugees, including Afghans awaiting green cards.

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    Public invited to burial of recently identified WWII soldier from Council Bluffs

    The remains of American service memger Robert "Bobby" Pierce, who survived the Bataan Death March but died in a Philippine prison, will be interred at Omaha National Cemetery on Tuesday.

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    CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs closed its maternity center Monday, saying that the "countless lives welcomed into this world will forever remain part of our story."

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    Scenes from the Shenandoah/Clarinda volleyball match

    Scenes from the Shenandoah/Clarinda volleyball match

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    Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III to step down

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    Watch Shenandoah/Clarinda volleyball video highlights

    Check out highlights from Tuesday's Shenandoah/Clarinda volleyball match

    Fall Sports Scoreboard: Tuesday, September 8

    Fall Sports Scoreboard: Tuesday, September 8

    Check out area volleyball, cross country and tennis results from Tuesday

    Watch the beginning sprint from the Clarinda cross country meet

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    View the opening seconds of the girls and boys races Tuesday morning at Clarinda

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