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(Reuters) The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing Co's 787-10 Dreamliner for commercial use, the planemaker said on Monday.The Boeing 787-10, which competes with Airbus SE's A350, is a stretched version of the earlier 787-9 Dreamliner and can carry 330 people, seven more than originally designed for.Boeing said it has more than 170 orders for the fuel-efficient jetliner so far, from nine ...

The Wayland Lions Club held their January meeting at the Wayland Community Center. There were 17 members and District Governor Nancy Slack present.President Chuck Brown called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. after which Larry Graber gave the Invocation. The meeting broke for a delicious meal catered by Alice Hochstetler.At the resumption of the meeting, Marianne Pattyson read ...

DES MOINES ? With her campaign arsenal stocked with nearly $2 million in support from fellow Service Employees International Union members around the country, Cathy Glasson is set to become the third Iowa Democratic gubernatorial hopeful to launch a television campaign.Glasson, a Coralville intensive care nurse and SEIU leader, launched a six-figure television ad in the Cedar Rapids and Des Moines markets on ...

DES MOINES ? Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced raising more than $3.7 million last year.Reynolds, who faces two rivals for the Republican nomination for governor, reported the fundraising haul brings her cash-on-hand total to $4.14 million five months from the June 5 primary election.Reynolds had reported $1.1 million cash-on-hand at the beginning of 2017.The Reynolds campaign said the contributions came from ...

(Reuters) - North Korea has cancelled the planned visit of a delegation to South Korea to prepare for a trip by an art troupe during next month's Winter Olympics, South Korean authorities said on Friday.The North did not give a reason for the cancellation, the Unification Ministry said. It said a seven-member team had been scheduled to visit on Saturday to check venues for the performances.It was unclear ...

The Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 3:30 p.m. at the district office at 709 S. Iris St., Mt. Pleasant.Tentative agenda items include approval of minutes and watershed reports and cost share payments. These meetings are open to the public. If special accommodations are needed; call the office at 385-2824 Ext. 3.

The Trump administration's move on Thursday to protect healthcare workers who refuse to perform abortions and other medical procedures on religious or moral grounds is raising fears among some civil rights and medical groups that it will provide legal cover for otherwise unlawful discrimination.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services created a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division within its ...

Two scholarships for students going into the medical field are being offered through the Iowa Branch of International Order of the Kings Daughters and Sons and The Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation. Each scholarship is for students in Iowa.A supplemental scholarship of $1,000 to students interested in pursuing a career in the medical or health fields is being offered through the Iowa Branch of International ...

Henry County will offer the Commercial Ag Weed, Insect and Plant Disease Management Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The program will be shown at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP).The local attendance site is the Henry County Extension Office. Registration begins at ...

SEOUL - The two Koreas will field a combined women's ice hockey team and march together under one flag at next month's Winter Olympics in the South, Seoul said on Wednesday.North and South Korea have been talking since last week - for the first time in more than two years - about the Olympics, offering a respite from a months-long standoff over Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear and missile programs, although Japan ...