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Hart seeks complete recount in Iowa’s second congressional district race

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Democratic candidate Rita Hart is seeking a complete recount in all 24 counties of Iowa’s second congressional district, where the current tally shows Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks ahead by just 47 votes. Hart’s…
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Eric Church & Maren Morris Win Big At The CMAs

The 54th Annual CMA Awards went down in Nashville last night, with Eric Church walking away with the coveted Entertainer of the Year trophy, his first-ever win in that category. In his speech Eric noted…
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Eta regains hurricane strength as Florida prepares for hit

By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Eta regained hurricane strength Wednesday morning as Florida braced for a second hit from the storm along the Gulf of Mexico coast near the…
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Reynolds warns patients may be turned away from hospitals if Covid surge continues

BY O. KAY HENDERSON More than 3,000 Iowa nursing home residents have Covid and there were a record 1,190 Covid patients in Iowa hospitals last night. Hospital officials say this surge threatens to overwhelm the system.…
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Coronavirus update

One person from Keokuk County and one from Marion County have died from coronavirus.  Those two are among 26 deaths reported Wednesday (11/11) by the Iowa Department of Public Health.  The death total from the…
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Osky School Board member calls for High School Principal's firing

During Tuesday's (11/10) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, Board member Carl Drost asked that High School Principal Stacy Bandy be fired for not responding properly to a threat made at the High School last week.  Board…
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The CMAs Are Tonight!

The 54th Annual CMA Awards air tonight on ABC (8 pm) and while it will be different than past years, with no audience due to the coronavirus, it will still be a great show. Reba…
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Another lead change in 2nd Congressional District

There’s another twist in the second Congressional district race between Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Rita Hart. Miller-Meeks was ahead after ballots were counted after last Tuesday’s (11/3) election.  But after an error in a…
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Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of ‘Obamacare’

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of…
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Coronavirus update

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus is skyrocketing.  8425 new positive tests were reported Monday (11/9) in Iowa for a pandemic total of 156,816.  93 new positive tests have been reported in Marion…
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