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All Iowa public employee unions could charge nonmembers fees for services under an amendment introduced Monday to broaden an already controversial labor bill. STORY DETAILS HERE
Lee County residents as well as the rest of the country got a wakeup call recently about their relative health and chances for a long and good life from a report by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. CLICK HERE for story details.
Jody Dosser, Osage, thanks Sens. Keith Kreiman of Bloomfield and Amanda Ragan of Mason City for supporting SF 2109. Dosser was at the Senate to watch the debate on the bill, which is known as “Jermiah’s Law”. CLICK HERE for story details
The new Hy-Vee Food Store planned for Fairfield will be the company’s second store built in accordance with LEED-certification standards, Hy-Vee Inc. officials announced Friday. More details HERE.
Moberly Area Community College associate degree nursing students will be able to obtain direct patient care experiences this fall at Rusk Rehabilitation Center in Columbia. Click here for DETAILS
Illinois currently has 800 wind turbines in the state. And over the next five to ten years, the state could see five times more wind power as more turbines are built. STORY DETAILS HERE
The Maries Missouri County Sheriff says a 15-year-old boy is in custody after writing a bomb threat at Maries County R-2 High School in Belle, Mo. Click here for DETAILS
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