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Underground Railroad had stations in Lewis, Tabor and across Southwest Iowa

Underground Railroad had stations in Lewis, Tabor and across Southwest Iowa

  • Scott Stewart

Barry Jurgensen share the history of the Underground Railroad in Iowa at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek for the “Iowa’s America 250 Scenic Byways Road Trip” series.

Rasmussen medals, Clarinda 2nd at home quad

Rasmussen medals, Clarinda 2nd at home quad

  • Bryan Clark

Clarinda senior Taylor Rasmussen led the Cardinals and the field with a 39, beating Lewis Central's Catherine and Chloe Perfect by one stroke each Tuesday, April 21, at a home quad.

State Qualifying Track and Field assignments released

State Qualifying Track and Field assignments released

  • Bryan Clark

Clarinda and Shenandoah track and field travel to Treynor and Essex and Sidney to Fremont-Mills for state qualifying

Eckhardt resigns after two seasons as Shenandoah's head football coach

Eckhardt resigns after two seasons as Shenandoah's head football coach

  • Bryan Clark

Skip Eckhardt has resigned as head football coach at Shenandoah.

Disability Awareness Walk to bring Shenandoah community together

Disability Awareness Walk to bring Shenandoah community together

  • Bryan Clark

Shenandoah's Disability Awareness Walk takes place May 2

Clarinda prison dog program benefits incarcerated handlers, adoptable pets

Clarinda prison dog program benefits incarcerated handlers, adoptable pets

  • Rachel George

The goal is to rehabilitate and train dogs so they may be adopted and find good homes, but the Clarinda prison dog program also offers many benefits to incarcerated handlers.

Watch: Iowa State QB coach Keith Heckendorf on when Jaylen Raynor was Big 12 ready

Watch: Iowa State QB coach Keith Heckendorf on when Jaylen Raynor was Big 12 ready

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The glimpses of Jaylen Raynor's ability began when he was the third quarterback on Arkansas State's depth chart. 

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Rasmussen, Weinreich, Pickens, Dowling medal at Shenandoah

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State Qualifying Track and Field assignments released

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Iran war has wide impact on Grinnell College's international student body

Iran war has wide impact on Grinnell College's international student body

Fighting in the Middle East forced the cancellation of a March overseas study trip to Bahrain by Grinnell College students, one of several disruptions to student life.

Shenandoah neighbors: Obituaries for April 22

Shenandoah neighbors: Obituaries for April 22

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Moldy ravioli, dead rodents and a worm complaint found in Iowa restaurant inspections

Moldy ravioli, dead rodents and a worm complaint found in Iowa restaurant inspections

Iowa state, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations recently, including offenses related to moldy food, expired meat, cockroaches and rodents.

Iowa State University research links pollinators and prairie plants in creating biodiversity

Iowa State University research links pollinators and prairie plants in creating biodiversity

Iowa State University researchers have identified a causal relationship between pollinators and plant biodiversity — one that could lead to a “plant-pollinator extinction vortex.”

'Iowa is not for sale,' Zach Lahn says while campaigning for governor in Davenport

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Zach Lahn, one of five Republicans running for Iowa governor, pledged to fight monopolies and consolidation in agriculture if elected governor during a stop in Davenport. 

Independent candidate Michael Bridgford enters Iowa's 1st Congressional District race

Independent candidate Michael Bridgford enters Iowa's 1st Congressional District race

Michael Bridgford said he is running to give voters in the district who are “frustrated” with the two-party system a nonpartisan option.

Randy Feenstra starts retirees coalition to support Republican gubernatorial campaign

Randy Feenstra starts retirees coalition to support Republican gubernatorial campaign

Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra announced a new “Retirees for Feenstra” coalition, aiming to rally support from seniors around his pledge to cut and freeze property taxes.

Josh Turek TV ad in Democratic US Senate primary highlights working-class message

Josh Turek TV ad in Democratic US Senate primary highlights working-class message

The 30-second spot, titled “Push,” features Turek tying economic struggles in Iowa to what he describes as failures in Washington.

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Rasmussen medals, Clarinda 2nd at home quad

Rasmussen medals, Clarinda 2nd at home quad

  • Bryan Clark

Clarinda senior Taylor Rasmussen led the Cardinals and the field with a 39, beating Lewis Central's Catherine and Chloe Perfect by one stroke each Tuesday, April 21, at a home quad.

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Fuel prices driving up food costs, straining supply chains, says Chilliwack grocer

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Big crowd for SGC Kickoff event

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A look at recent events at the Shenandoah Golf Course

Spring Sports Scoreboard: Tuesday, April 21

Spring Sports Scoreboard: Tuesday, April 21

Check out results highlights from a busy Tuesday of golf, tennis and track and field

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel breaks silence on Dianna Russini photos

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel breaks silence on Dianna Russini photos

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, who’s been in headlines this month after being photographed with former The Athletic NFL reporter Dianna Russini at a resort in Arizona, made a statement Tuesday afternoon. Vrabel had not addressed the matter since releasing a statement to Page 6 when the story broke. The pictures showed Vrabel and Russini embracing and holding ...

Shenandoah boys tennis, boys golf, Sidney girls golf earn wins on a busy Monday

Shenandoah boys tennis, boys golf, Sidney girls golf earn wins on a busy Monday

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🎧 From family favors to organ donation, this conversation asks what separates ordinary calculation from genuine generosity rooted in love, community and moral purpose.

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Have we forgotten how to live with reverence? | The Ethical Life podcast

Have we forgotten how to live with reverence? | The Ethical Life podcast

Episode 240: In a fast-moving world filled with distractions, it can be easy to lose sight of what truly matters. In this episode, hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore the idea of reverence — a quality that once shaped how people understood life, but now often feels distant or overlooked.

'Happy's Place' is NBC's latest bar-centric sitcom | Streamed & Screened

'Happy's Place' is NBC's latest bar-centric sitcom | Streamed & Screened

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A teen’s mysterious death led to Patrick Radden Keefe’s ‘London Falling’

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'Mixed Marriage Project’ charts decades of Black-white marital unions in Chicago

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