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James Harlan Chapter of DAR meets in June

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James Harlan Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution met Saturday morning, June 10, 2017, at the Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant. Twenty-one attended, including guest Penny Cammack of Pipestone, Minnesota, formerly of Salem.Regent Barbara Welander led the opening rituals, followed by a short business meeting. Vice-Regent Gayle Olson and Sylvia Blaesing reported on their attendance at the Iowa State ...

All-Selection Teams: Boys? Basketball

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I am introducing something rather new to this area.Of the five local schools I cover (Fairfield, Maharishi School, Cardinal, Pekin, and Van Buren), I have conducted a first and second team of prep athletes from around the area in the three main winter sports: boys and girls basketball and wrestling.Boys and girls basketball will have separate teams while wrestling will be mixed together.This is separate from ...

Democratic panel would expand ability to caucus

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By Ed Tibbetts, Quad City Times DES MOINES ? A committee reviewing Iowa?s Democratic presidential caucuses is recommending that people who can?t make it to a caucus site still be allowed to cast a vote.The move is aimed at widening participation in the leadoff event to the presidential nominating process.The committee was formed in the aftermath of the historically close 2016 Democratic caucuses, when Hillary ...

Grassley: VA misleading on Iowa wait times

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By Ed Tibbetts, Quad City Times WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley accused the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday of providing misleading information about wait times at VA facilities in Iowa City and Des Moines, where he said there is a ?massive? backlog.Grassley, R-Iowa, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said hundreds of Iowa veterans have been waiting for appointments for more ...

Medical issue leads to one-vehicle accident

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A one-vehicle accident June 3 in Mt. Pleasant at the intersection of South Jackson and West Washington streets resulted in $8,500 in property damage.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department, David Kirk of Mt. Pleasant was having medical issues and lost control of his vehicle, striking a concrete barrier on the southeast side of the intersection.Kirk was treated for injuries at the scene and released. ...

Cautious Comey expected in U.S. hearing on Trump-Russia probes

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By Julia Edwards Ainsley, Reuters WASHINGTON ? Former FBI chief James Comey will likely hold back from accusing President Donald Trump of trying to interfere with an investigation into links between Trump?s election campaign team and Russian officials when he testifies in Congress this week, legal sources said.Comey?s highly anticipated appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday could be a ...

Democrat Leopold suspends campaign for governor

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By Ed Tibbetts, Quad City Times Rich Leopold, the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for governor, is now the first to drop out.In a statement Wednesday, the former Iowa Department of Natural Resources director said that the chances of an outsider winning the race are small, though he said he got encouragement from people as he traveled the state.?I have heard from so many people across Iowa, that if a ...

VFW meal

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Liver and onions or meatloaf will be served at the New London VFW Post 7641, 802 East McKinley, on Saturday, June 10, from 5-7:30.Dinners come with sides of mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, roll and butter.All local citizens are welcome to attend.

VP at Iowa fundraiser: Congress must complete health care reform

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By Erin Murphy and Rod Boshart, Lee/Gazette Des Moines Bureau BOONE --- The hog roast was popular once again, but the previous administration?s health care reform also was on the menu after being roasted by the new vice president.Vice President Mike Pence, speaking Saturday at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst?s annual GOP fundraiser, said Congress must make it a priority to get to President Donald Trump?s desk a bill that ...

More school districts sharing superintendents to save on expenses

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By Erin Murphy, Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? The number of Iowa school districts that share superintendents more than tripled over the past decade as more small, rural districts in particular looked for ways to save money.The spike in shared superintendents largely can be traced to three factors, according to multiple school officials:? Historically lower increases in state funding.? Enrollment ...

Locals flock to ?Wings in the Spring?

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By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Although people may not have flown in to Tuesday night?s ?Wings in the Spring,? several hundred area residents flocked to Mt. Pleasant?s Central Park for the Main Street Mt. Pleasant-sponsored chicken-wing cooking event.Downtown was alive, many of those attending agreed.Lisa Oetken, director of Main Street Mt. Pleasant, was ecstatic with the turnout. ?There wasn?t much else ...

Iowa ag trade mission to China in July

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By Rod Boshart, Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Gov. Kim Reynolds is planning a July reunion with her former boss, U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad ? in China.Reynolds announced Tuesday she will be leading an all-Iowa agriculture trade mission to China that will begin July 19 and run until July 28. Traveling with her will be officials from commodity groups representing Iowa?s corn, soybean, pork, beef, ...