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Rio?s Olympic waterways full of sewage, trash

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? Rio de Janeiro?s endless beaches and lush tropical forest will be a photographer?s dream during the 2016 Olympics. But zoom in on the likes of once-pristine Guanabara Bay, and the picture is of household trash and raw sewage.In the neon green waters around the site of the future Olympic Park, the average fecal pollution rate is 78 times that of the Brazilian government?s ?satisfactory? ...

Eighth grade girls beat Bloodhounds

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The Fairfield eighth grade girl?s basketball team moved to 3-0 Monday with a victory over Fort Madison.The A team won 46-23 and led 30-10 at halftime. Fort Madison had a 6-foot-1-inch player that scored 21 of the Bloodhounds? 23 points.?Our offense did a nice job in the first half,? Fairfield coach Derek Philips said. ?We continue to push the ball, which wears down the other team.?Nicole Buch led the Trojans ...

Council receives a surprise on repair estimate

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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsRarely does an engineer?s cost estimate for a project come in under bid. Generally, it is the other way around and often by a large margin.And that?s exactly how it played out for the air-piping replacement project at the Mt. Pleasant wastewater plant.Meeting in regular session Wednesday, the Mt. Pleasant City Council awarded the project to the low bidder, Keokuk Contractors ...

Turkey trot a Saturday success

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Official Turkey Trot results 5K14 and under GirlsAshley Bloomquist 23:19Hollie Loper 25:34Madison Kraemer 29:02Hannah Clubb 42:49Emma Clubb 42:50 14 and under BoysRyan Baker 31:03 15-19 GirlsStephanie Jenks 18:25 15-19 BoysCade Millikin 22:50 20-29 WomenMelanie Carlson 29:35Destiny Harvey 32:05Kylie Harlan 34:32 20-29 MenLuis Correal 24:13Hernan Posada 26:19Tadele Wami 35:18 30-39 ...

Iowa routs Abilene Christian

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IOWA CITY (AP) ? Devyn Marble scored 22 of his season-high 27 points in the first half as Iowa thumped Abilene Christian in a 103-41 win on Sunday.Marble scored 15 of the Hawkeyes? first 17 points. Freshman Peter Jok added 15 points for Iowa (4-0). The 62-point win is tied for the fourth-largest margin of victory in Iowa history.LaDarrien Williams scored 12 points to lead Abilene Christian (0-4).Marble put on ...

MP school improvement committee talks technology, facility needs

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BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsMuch of Wednesday?s school improvement advisory committee meeting, or SIAC meeting, has already been discussed for some time by staff, school board members and parents alike, but last night many topics related to both school technology and facilities were officially put on the table.As mandated by the State of Iowa, SIAC boards are charged with discussing and making recommendation...

Taylor scores 109 points for Grinnell

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GRINNELL (AP) ? Jack Taylor renewed his membership in the Century Club.Taylor scored 109 points for Division III Grinnell College on Sunday, shooting 24-for-48 on 3-pointers in a 173-123 win over Crossroads. He poured in 53 during the first nine minutes of the second half.The 5-foot-10 guard from Black River Falls, Wis., set an NCAA record for any level by scoring 138 points last Nov. 20 in a 179-104 win over ...

Day after storm, NFL determined to put fans first

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CHICAGO (AP) ? As powerful as fans and even rival sports leagues believe it to be, even the NFL can?t do anything about the weather.Yet some 24 hours after the Chicago Bears closed out a dangerous afternoon at Soldier Field in light rain with a 23-20 overtime win against visiting Baltimore, more than a few people in the Windy City were still shaking their heads. And not just because of dropping temperatures and ...

County applies for grant for road sign replacement

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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsOut with the old and in with the new.Henry County?s engineering department is taking the adage seriously as the county is applying for a $10,000 grant to replace about 200 roadside signs in the county.?It is the first wave (of sign replacement),? reported County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss at Tuesday?s county board of supervisors meeting. ?We will be targeting stop signs, no ...

Reynolds will be governor with full authority, state officials say

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BY ERIN MURPHYTimes BureauDES MOINES ? Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will be a full-fledged governor ? not merely an acting governor or lieutenant governor with gubernatorial responsibilities ? after Gov. Terry Branstad resigns next year to become the next U.S. Ambassador to China, state officials say.The offices of the governor, attorney general and secretary of state, say they have determined that once Branstad ...

Expenses up, tax dollars down in tentative conservation budget

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BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsJohn Pullis, executive director of the Henry County Conservation Department, told conservation board members that even though his fiscal 2018 preliminary budget calls for a double-digit increase in expenditures, the actual tax dollars needed to fund the budget will decrease.Pullis said during Tuesday?s monthly board meeting that he is looking at a 23-percent increase in budget ...

Tight Sochi security regime raises rights concerns

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:52 pm2567d ago

MOSCOW (AP) ? The organizers of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi have introduced some of the most extensive identity checks and sweeping security measures ever seen at an international sports event, raising concerns that they are stifling dissent and violating privacy under the pretext of fulfilling their pledge to make the games ?the safest Olympics in history.?With an Islamist insurgency raging across the North ...