Obituaries

Iowa ranks among the states with lowest rates of individuals facing homelessness, but state officials said they're working to get more local data and affordable housing.Each year the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) puts out a homeless report to Congress. The report is intended to identify anyone who suffers from homelessness, possible causes and how individuals are being served by local ...

Several U.S. employers engaged in age discrimination by placing recruitment ads on Facebook targeting younger workers, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday by a communications industry labor union.Companies including T-Mobile US Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Cox Communications Inc imposed age limits on who could see recruitment ads, limiting some only to people younger than 38, according to the lawsuit, filed in ...

Energy companies and other businesses that accidentally kill migratory birds will no longer be criminally prosecuted, the Trump administration said Friday in a decision hailed by industry but denounced by environmental groups.The decision, in a legal memo from the U.S. Department of Interior, reverses a longstanding practice at the agency as well as a last-minute rule released by the outgoing Obama administration...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday backed the re-election of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a U.S. ally, who was certified the winner in last month's presidential contest in Honduras despite allegations of fraud by the opposition.?We congratulate President Juan Orlando Hernandez on his victory in the November 26 presidential elections, as declared by the Honduran Supreme Electoral ...

Henry County Health Center chemotherapy services will be available five days a week beginning Jan. 1, 2018. In addition to HCHC's weekly Oncology Clinic held every Wednesday, patients can now receive chemotherapy at the health center Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.HCHC's Infusion/Chemotherapy Department provides care for patients through all stages of cancer treatment, combining caring, compassionate ...

Fresh air, wildlife sightings, scenic views and free guided hikes of Iowa state parks are on tap Jan. 1 as part of America's First Day initiative.Oh, and hot chocolate and s'mores, too.Guided hikes will be offered in 26 state parks on New Year's Day, including several in Eastern Iowa, as part of America's First Day Hikes initiative.Hikers can expect to be surrounded by the quiet beauty of nature in winter and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending accelerated in November amid an increase in demand for recreational goods and utilities, but the strong pace of consumption is unlikely to be sustained as savings dropped to their lowest level in more than nine years.The Commerce Department said on Friday consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, rose 0.6 percent last month ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters gained an edge in their weeks-long battle against a sprawling wildfire in Southern California on Thursday, thanks to weaker-than-expected winds that have been driving the flames.Firefighters halted the spread of the so-called Thomas fire, the second-largest in the state's recorded history, at 272,200 acres (110,155 hectares) after carving containment lines around 60 percent ...

ALGIERS (Reuters) - A small Christmas market has opened in Algeria's capital, catering to a rising number of Christian African migrants as well as diplomats and locals in the overwhelmingly Muslim country.Around 99 percent of Algeria's population is Sunni Muslim but the number of Christians has been rising due to an influx of migrants from sub-Saharan countries such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.The market, ...

In observance of Christmas, city offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 25. Garbage collection will be one day later this week.