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After decades of delays and years of construction and detours, the end is in sight. By November 1, Highway 20 is to be completed as a statewide four-lane superhighway. Original project cost estimates totaled $286 million, but state officials now expect the work to come in well under that amount...

Pets play an important part in many people’s lives. For veterans, dogs serve a more critical component to their life after discharge. Many veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders and other physical challenges after discharge rely on their canine partners for a variety of tasks. That is where Deb Mongan of Aurelia comes in...

Before there can be a project, there has to be a place to put it. That was the philosophy when the Storm Lake Community Schools Board of Education approved a purchase agreement for a site to locate a proposed new Early Childhood Center, during a special meeting Wednesday. It hopes that construction can be getting underway at this time next year...

A knee-high youngster strikes an imposing pose - and immediately falls flat on his rump. He scrambles back to his feet and continues with the lesson. There is nary a smirk from the bigger others around him - they’ve fallen and learned to get back up too...

Buena Vista Community Theatre presents 'As Seen On TV' Variety Show Relive the good ol' days of classic TV shows at BVCT's musical variety show "As Seen on TV!" Performances are Thursday, April 19th and Friday, April 20th at 7 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre on Main Street in Alta. ...

Parent of overdose girl speaks out at area summit of opioids It was the face of a young twenty-something that became a local focal point in a national epidemic becoming too familiar to many parents. Brittany Kock—once a bright, vivacious teenager “with a heart of gold” succumbed to a lethal overdose at the hands of her demon of heroin in March 2017. ...

DES MOINES – With support from a federal grant, the State Historical Society of Iowa will launch a new multi-year research project this spring about the African-American Civil Rights Movement in Iowa during the 20th century. The $50,000 grant comes from the U.S. ...

For two local community members, their own lives were at one point weighed in the balance against the generosity of others. Over 116,000 American names are on the organ transplant waiting list according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. ...

Dialogue at the Food Summit on Tuesday was concluded by a panel of experts, including Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and Michelle Book, CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa. Naig addressed questions about tariffs on pork and soybeans that have had an increasing urgency in recent weeks as the Trump administration doubles down on what could be a risky trade war with China. Book illustrated the face of hunger and dispelled negative stereotypes that affect our perceptions of need...

The local Tech Trek and Tri-T organizations are planning a fundraiser garage sale, to be held May 4 and 5 at Our Place Multicultural Center. Donated items are being sought for the event, including clothing, toys, books, DVDs, CDs, furniture, tools, bikes, recreation and fitness equipment...