The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ fishing report for the week of May 2, 2024 for southwest Iowa:
Iowa state parks and forest staff are busy preparing for the summer camping season, turning on water, sprucing up campgrounds and freshening up bathroom, cabin, lodge and shelter facilities. With more than 864,000 campers and almost 14 million visitor days last year, state parks are anticipa…
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ fishing report for the week of May 2, 2024 for southwest Iowa:
Iowa state parks and forest staff are busy preparing for the summer camping season, turning on water, sprucing up campgrounds and freshening up bathroom, cabin, lodge and shelter facilities. W…
ATLANTIC – Edward Miller and Oliver Deist each fired 77s, coming in eighth and ninth to lead the Audubon boys’ golf team to a third-place team finish at Wednesday’s Western Iowa Conference meet.
WOODBINE – The Exira-EHK boys took third at the Rolling Valley Conference track meet Monday night in Woodbine.
The past week on the tennis courts for Audubon saw the following:
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Former Rutgers center Cliff Omoruyi committed to play for Alabama, he announced Sunday on social media. He posted a commitment video to his Instagram account. Omoruyi selected the Crimson Tide over North Carolina, Kansas State and Georgetown. "I feel that this is the best situation to direct me to the NBA, which is my goal," he told CBS Sports. The 6-foot-11 center from Nigeria earned Big Ten All-Defensive Team selections in the past two seasons. He averaged 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks in 32 games (all starts) in the 2023-24 season. Omoruyi contributed 10.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in 121 career games (104 starts) with the Scarlet Knights. --Field Level Media
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WEST DES MOINES — Many health risks — like sitting too much, eating unhealthy foods and smoking — can be avoided. Other health threats — like not being able to get certain prescription medicines — are out of our control and can wreak havoc.
The Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association are proud to announce the 15th Annual Iowa’s Best Burger Contest. Nominations will be taken from Monday, February 12 to Tuesday, March 12.
What would you do if you were given an extra day? How would you celebrate those extra moments? Would you start the day with a cup of coffee or a meditative walk watching the sunrise and ending with a great meal and a table full of loved ones at sunset? Would you make time to have lunch with …
AUDUBON COUNTY — It took almost three years but a new playground in the beach shelter area at Littlefield Recreation Area is in place.
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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned of an "operation in Rafah and in the entire Gaza Strip in the very near future,” speaking during a visit to the war-torn territory. It came as Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza on Sunday af…
Students protesting the ongoing war in Gaza have left a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California after they were surrounded by police and told they might face arrest if they didn’t go. The move, days before commencement, came after the university said campus safety officers, assisted by the Los Angeles Police Department, were clearing the area and that anyone not complying would be arrested. The encampment had restarted after the LAPD first arrested 93 people on April 24. In Boston, a commencement ceremony for Northeastern University began peacefully Sunday at Fenway Park. Some students waved Palestinian flags but those were dotted among flags from India, the U.S. and other nations.
Washington, D.C. — On May 1, Congressman Dan Meuser and Williamsport small business owners Vince and Selina Pulizzi took a trip to the U.S. Capitol Building for the House Small Business Committee's "Small Business Showcase" event.
Liverpool shattered Tottenham's hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four with a 4-2 win that left Aston Villa on the brink of Champions League qualification despite their 1-0 defeat at Brighton on Sunday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, prominent political leaders such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. James Clyburn, and actor Michelle Yeoh.
Hamas says the latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks has ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions." After signs of progress, the outlook appears to dim. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech at the annual Holocaust memorial ceremony vows to resist international pressure to halt the war. Israel has closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas militants attacked it. And the defense minister warns of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of Gaza.”
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar's Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang …
Panamanians are voting in an election that has been consumed by unfolding drama surrounding the country’s former president, even though he's not on the ballot. Voters in the Central American nation are weighing promises of economic prosperity and migratory crackdowns against a corruption scandal. The presidential race remained in uncertain waters until Friday morning, when Panama’s Supreme Court ruled that leading presidential contender José Raúl Mulino should be permitted to run. Mulino joined the race late, replacing former President Ricardo Martinelli as the candidate for the Achieving Goals party. Martinelli was barred from running in March after he was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for money laundering.
Russia has launched a barrage of drones on eastern Ukraine and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting as Ukraine marks its third Easter at war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be “united in one common prayer” and called God an “ally” in the war with Russia. Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 were shot down. At least 20 people, including a child, were wounded in the Kharkiv region. Russia said its troops took control of the village of Ocheretyne in the Donetsk region.
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