Governor Kim Reynolds announced $100 million in school safety funding to support Iowa’s 327 public school districts and 183 non-public and independent schools during a June 14 press conference with the Department of Public Safety, Department of Education and Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
On Friday, June 17, road construction was in process in Highway 275 by United Trinity Church. Previously, road work was done on the Washington Street section of the Highway. Photo by Veronica Barreto-Rosa
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook mourning doves to individuals who have little to no dove hunting experience. The July 14 workshop will feature a two-hour virtual knowledge and skills building sessions with instructors that will teach the basics.
For the second straight year, the board of trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges froze tuition at the Chadron State, Peru State, and Wayne State Colleges for the 2022-23 academic year. The board also reduced the non-resident undergraduate tuition rate to match the resident rate in an effort to encourage out-of-state students to attend a state college in the hopes of further addressing Nebraska’s workforce shortage.
I sometimes am so busy looking downas I walk to make sure my feet find their way across the rough ground that sadly I forget to look up. I am missing out on so many beautiful things which God has given me.
It is very difficult for me to toss anything I think my family would appreciate seeing. I guess I inherited that trait from my grandmother because my mother tossed everything that wasn’t nailed down!
Ever wonder how the author or publisher decides on the best title for a book? Is it a word or phrase within the book, a word chosen for shock, or a repetitive starter like J.D. Robb’s in Death series.
Mustard is a must-have at backyard barbecues, and that status as a summertime staple makes it easy to overlook the nutritive properties of this popular condiment. A review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences in 2016 found that mustard seeds can protect against oxidative stress and inflammation. That's because mustard seeds contain glucosinolates, which are antioxidants that are converted during processing into isothiocyanates, which are responsible for the protection against oxidative stress and inflammation. Yellow mustard also contains a significant amount of selenium, which offers antioxidant properties. In addition, a 2014 review in the journal Radiation Oncology found that selenium may help individuals lower their risk for cancer.
The 2022 Downtown Summer Movie Series will continue tomorrow (Saturday, June 25). The free series features family-friendly movies shown outdoors in the Sunken Parking Lot on Central Avenue Saturday nights at dusk in the summertime.
The University of Nebraska, Omaha, has released its spring 2022 chancellor’s and dean’s lists. Each semester, students seeking their first bachelor’s degree who meet or exceed specific grade point average thresholds are selected for inclusion on the chancellor’s list and/or dean’s list at UNO as recognition of their outstanding academic performance.