Junior and senior high-school students from across the state are gearing up to compete for prizes, awards and scholarships during the upcoming State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa on March 24-25. The event is the largest STEM competition for youth in grades 6-12 and will be hosted in person at Hilton Coliseum on the Iowa State University campus in Ames.
Protecting one's health is important. March brings awareness of the need for people to access life-saving resources that prevent, detect, and treat colorectal cancer (CRC). Early-age onset CRC diagnoses are rising by 2 percent annually, and by 2030 it is predicted that CRC will be the leading cause of death in people under age 50. CRC is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S. and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined.
Every nine seconds, someone in the United States sustains a brain injury. Every day, 137 people die in the U.S. because of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and over 5.3 million Americans live with a TBI-related disability. A TBI usually results from a violent blow or jolt to the head or body, or an external force. Many who sustain a TBI do not seek treatment; one in every 60 people lives with the disability. Annually, 2.5 million sustain such an injury, 2.2 million are treated for TBI in emergency rooms and trauma centers, 280,000 are hospitalized, and 50,000 die. The leading cause of TBI are falls, traffic accidents, assaults, sports injuries, and combat injuries. An acquired brain injury (ABI) is any injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma. Typical causes are electric shock, infectious disease, lightning strikes, near drowning, stroke, seizure, substance abuse/overdose, tumors, or toxic exposure. A TBI is a type of ABI.
ELEMENTARY BREAKFAST Monday, March 14: Pop Tarts, cheese sticks, fresh fruit, fruit juice. Tuesday, March 15: French toast sticks, fresh fruit, fruit juice.
The most successful health care regimens incorporate a number of variables to help individuals achieve optimal health. Physical health garners considerable attention when developing a health care regimen, but it's equally important that individuals prioritize mental health as well.
Community members packed the Marnie School gymnasium stands on Feb. 28 to attend the public hearing on a possible charter school, which could be the last attempt to bring a high school to Hamburg.
Hamburg Fire and Rescue brought back their annual free will donation pancake feed after not being able to do it since 2018 due to the flood of 2019 and also the COVID-19 pandemic. Hamburg Fire and Rescue is working to rebuild the fire station and have it ready before the end of the year. The activity took place on Feb. 26.
A Nebraska City man accused of second-degree murder entered a plea of not guilty in Otoe County District Court on Monday afternoon. Donald Pack is accused of shooting David Trey Holmes on Dec.
Dogs are wildly popular pets. The American Pet Products Association says there are 63.4 million households in the United States that have a dog, and with the exception of 2002 and 2015, that number has steadily risen since 2000. Certain breeds remain especially popular among dog owners. In August 2021, the pet insurance provider Trupanion released the most popular dog breeds of 2020, and the top five breeds were:
The Watson Fire Department will have a benefit for their fire chief, Tom Gibson, on March 12, beginning at 5 p.m. The fish fry will be a goodwill offering. There will be an auction after the fish fry. All donations will go for Tom’s medical bills, as he recently had a complete hip replacement after passing out in his home. Also there is a quilt being raffled and a 1022 rifle.