Stories from Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Ridge View hosted the Western Valley Conference meet Saturday in Holstein. The hometown course was friendly to Raptor senior Jason Kenny as he posted a race time of 17:06.51 to snag first place by over 15 seconds. Charlie Kliegl followed up Kenny's dominant performance with a ninth place 18:25.57 finish for the Raptors. ...

The effort against smoking has just gained some upgrades in its arsenal, according to Cassi Skog, Tobacco Prevention Coordinator for Buena Vista County Public Health & Home Care. "The Iowa Department of Public Health is announcing an expansion of the free nicotine replacement program launched earlier this year for Iowans who enroll in Quitline Iowa," she says. ...