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Yesterday at 10:26 PM  People in the community donated hundreds to thousands of books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, magazines and board games for others to come out and buy.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Kirksville Baseball and Softball Association teams gathered at North Park in Kirksville for Opening Day 2013.

Friday, May 17, 2013  "...she would give me meth to see to my friends, then I got to keep the money from that."

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Gas prices are expensive.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The sequester will cut jobs and hurt children's chances of succeeding in school.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Northwest District Office of the Missouri Department of Transportation held an open house at Milan C-2 schools.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Every Saturday the market will be open from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and on Tuesdays from 3 to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Monday, May 13, 2013  The open house had items ranging from anything like dressing supplies and skin care products, to wound vacuums and artificial skin grafts.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Just off the bypass of Highway 34, when you hit the city of Fairfield, stand three barns and a welcome center, where you’ll get an early 20th Century history lesson.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin is announcing nearly $1.2 million in funding.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Jodi Arias trial now turns to whether she should live or die for killing her lover in 2008

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The Iowa Senate is set to debate and likely reject a miscellaneous spending bill that now includes a number of contentious policy measures.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Organizers say they are impressed with the outpouring of items people in the community have donated. Volunteers from the Ottumwa Convention and Visitor’s Bureau are staying busy sorting all the books, CDs, DVDs, games, etc.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Hundreds of Jefferson County residents stocked up on fresh items at the Fairfield Farmers Market Saturday. Around 30 local vendors had tables set up for the market’s opening day,