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Benton Reality Check members visit Des Moines

This week Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Auburn) met with members of the Benton Community Schools' Reality Check Team. The group was visiting the Capitol to talk with legislators about substance abuse prevention.
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Tragedy and triumph: Two reminders of the challenges facing firefighters

Jade Pohlmann kisses her spotted Dachshund, Cookie, who was resuscitated after a fire last Monday. Two different fires, with totally different outcomes, that occurred just one week ago, should serve as a reminder to us all of how much effort it takes to keep us, and our property (and pets) safe.

Mount Mercy University congratulates February 2017 grads

The student listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University in February 2017. A commencement ceremony will be held Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Pettengill Welcomes East-Central Iowa REC Members

This week Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Auburn) met with members of East-Central Iowa REC. The group was visiting the Capitol to talk with legislators about energy legislation.

University of Dubuque Announces December 2016 Graduates

The University of Dubuque held a December Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 15, in Heritage Center's John and Alice Butler Hall on campus. Degrees were conferred upon 127 undergraduate and 48 graduate students.
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Rural Keystone fire claims two lives; one escapes through window

Firefighters remain at a rural Keystone residence today, trying to determine the cause of a fire that claimed the lives of two adult men and forced a woman in the house to escape the smoke and flames by jumping out a window.