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For Ukraine

What began less than two weeks ago as a good idea--helping the Ukrainian people--quickly grew into a fabulous afternoon of family, food, fellowship, and fund-raising. I attend a Lutheran church in Auburn, and our pastor’s wife grew up in the Ukraine.

Acting with purpose

Do you ever wonder why you do what you do? Are there things you wished you could stop doing? We like our addictions and habits. We are not going to wake up one morning and automatically put our habits aside.

Spending Plans

The next phase of the 2022 legislative session began this week as the first of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget bills were released and subcommittees started taking action on the proposed spending plans. Leading the way is the Justice Systems Budget subcommittee, which has released its proposals for both the Judicial Branch and the Justice Systems budgets for next fiscal year.

Caring for Expenctant Moms

Lately my teenager has been fascinated by medical dramas. Although my “doctor self” is usually rolling my eyes throughout the program, it’s often a good conversation starter.

Sidney High School theatre students present ‘Footloose’

Sidney High School Theatre presented Footloose and got to show off their skills in the school’s new gymnatorium on March 10 and 11. Footloose tells the story of Ren McCormack, a city boy moving from Chicago to a small Midwestern town only to find out that his new hometown has made dancing and rock music illegal.

Iowa biofuel is ready to meet the needs of American consumers

After weeks of dragging their feet, and under bipartisan pressure, on Tuesday the Biden administration finally took steps to ban imports of oil and natural gas from Russia. As Putin continues his assault on freedom and slaughters innocent men, women, and children in Ukraine, the president made the right decision to end purchasing of Russia’s bloody oil. But what took so long? It’s important to remember that in his first days in

Peru State College Men’s Basketball

Record, 16-15 overall; 10-9 Heart of America Conference; 10-3 at Home; 4-11 Away; 2-1 Neutral Schedule 10-27, At Nebraska (exhib.), 97-58 L 10-28, Spurgeon College, 104-57 W 11-1, At Morningside, 83-56 L Bellevue University Classic Nov. 5 and 6 Northwestern College, 84-75 L Bellevue University, 61-52 L Nov.

Learn to Hunt Program will offer wild turkey virtual panel discussion

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a virtual program to teach the introductory skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook wild turkey. The workshop, scheduled for March 31 from 6 to 8 p.m., features experienced instructors teaching basic strategies for hunting wild turkeys such as proper equipment, where to hunt, safe shooting practices, and how to field dress, butcher and cook them, and provides an opportunity for participants to ask questions from the panel.