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  Both the Iowa House and Senate on Tuesday rejected Republican-led efforts to move forward on a resolution to repeal same-sex marriage. STORY DETAILS HERE

   When the Mt. Pleasant School Board voted on cost saving measures Monday night, they decided to eliminate six sections in the Van Allen Elementary School, in the process keeping Salem Elementary open. CLICK HERE for story details. 

  Fort Madison area school districts will likely address social networking between teachers and students.
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   In her 21-year teaching career, Esther Jean Doty taught countless students about the beauty of reading and the worlds it can open. Doty, a seventh-grade language arts teacher for Central Lee Middle School, died following a two-vehicle crash Monday while driving to work.
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   Moberly's football coach wants the School Board to allow more time for physical education. School District physical education chairperson Jason Ambroson delivered a presentation to the Moberly School Board Tuesday night.  Click here for DETAILS

  Six families in Monkey Run and two families in Saverton, Missouri still deal with the repercussions of the Flood of 2008 every day. STORY DETAILS HERE 

  Lawmakers in a Missouri House committee hearing discussed making a product called K2 a controlled substance. 
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