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Wayne State College commencement set tomorrow

Wayne State College will hold commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students tomorrow (Saturday, May 6) in the college’s historic Willow Bowl amphitheater. The graduate student ceremony will be at 10 a.m., and the undergraduate ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the ceremonies will be held in Rice Auditorium.

Sign up for the 2023 Hook ‘n’ Paddle Passport

The Hook n’ Paddle Passport, launched last summer, has been refreshed and is ready for a second year of fun. Sign up online and start collecting points for checking in to more than 90 local fishing and paddling locations across Iowa.

Second Monday

Second Monday: Hamburg City Council meeting, 1201 Main St., 6 p.m. 712-382-1313.

Iowa DCI provides update on Sidney homicide investigation

On April 17, 2023, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a stabbing at 508 Main St. in Sidney, Iowa. Upon arrival, deputies and first responders located two make subjects outside the residence who had been stabbed, one individual later succumbed to his injuries, while the other was life flighted to University of Omaha Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha with life threatening injuries.

Looking back 40 years when policy trumped politics

Q: How was Social Security saved 40 years ago? A: A bipartisan commission created in 1981 by Congress and President Ronald Reagan set aside partisanship for the public good to save Social Security. Back then, the public retirement program was heading for fiscal insolvency.