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AMMAN (Reuters) - The United States has a fairly well advanced Middle East peace plan that has been under development for a number of months, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday during a visit to Jordan.Tillerson also said that Iran and Iran-backed forces should withdraw from Syria where Washington was quite concerned about a recent confrontation between Iran and Israel.Tillerson also said ...

The community meal this Wednesday will be provided by First Baptist Church.They will serve lasagna, salad, garlic bread and dessert.

For Dental Health Month, Family Dental Health Services dentist Dr. Matthew Wettach volunteered at area schools for the I-Smile program that provides free preventative dental sealants for second and third grade students.Dental sealants protect the biting surfaces of molars, where 80 percent of dental decay starts. Wettach examined more than 175 students. He is scheduled to see more students at Winfield-Mt. Union ...

By Gloria Yoder The last couple days I've been becoming keenly aware of the reality that not too much time will be elapsing until the arrival of our precious little one. Along with that my mind is trying to size up what I can do to make things flow as smoothly as possible during the time that I will have to step back and have others do my house work. Menus, weekly cleaning, laundry, little ones to feed and care ...

Dr. Robert S. Wettach is celebrating his 90th birthday in February.Wettach is a retired physician and before retirement, practiced in Mt. Pleasant for almost 50 years. Wettach he did it all, including surgery and primary emergency care on the site in event of an accident.His family has continued the tradition of working in medicine, with his son Steve working as a dentist and his son David serving as a primary ...

The Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Robert McConnell, will feature a plethora of superb soloists on the Winter Classical concert.The first concert will be Saturday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa. This is Ottumwa's Concert for a Cause. Two additional performances will be given Sunday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Capitol Theater in Burlington and 6:30 p.m. at ...

The following are WACO junior high and high school students who made first semester and second quarter honor roll. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. First semester honor roll2017-2019:Class of 2018Kathryn Adair, Beau Beckler, Cody Crawford, Conner Eichelberger, Elayna Estrada, Chanelle Evans, Jacob Fried, Briana Garcia Fite, Alexandria Gerot, Anna Hartzler, Emily Kerns, Courtney ...

LOS ANGELES - Earmuffs, extra thick anoraks, and a stadium where LED lighting appeared to have replaced the spectators, were the order of the day in South Korea at the Opening Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.Athletes marched around a center circle and a ring of dancers who performed energetically, while in the hills nearby there were volleys of fireworks and torch-bearing skiers.The games are being ...

LOS ANGELES - WASHINGTON -- The House passed a massive new spending deal early Friday about six hours after funding lapsed, ending a brief shutdown of the federal government.The spending package will fund the government through next year, but it includes a $300 billion boost in military and non-military spending over the next two years as well as tens of billions for disaster relief.President Donald Trump is ...

DES MOINES ? Water quality advocates on Thursday called on Tyson Foods to enact more conservation practices to help make Iowa's impaired waterways cleaner.During a news conference held in Des Moines Water Works Park on the Raccoon River, the advocates expressed hope the meat producer's shareholders would approve a resolution urging the same at its shareholders meeting on Thursday in Arkansas.?Tyson has a chance ...