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Thursday, September 11, 2025

News from October 2021

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Murphy reels in second NFHCA National Honor

By Caleb Lombardo | Oct 18, 2021

University of Iowa field hockey player Maddy Murphy has been named the Offensive Player of the Week by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

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No new teachers in Council Bluffs sign pledge on Oct. 15 to teach Critical Race Theory

By SW Iowa Times | Oct 17, 2021

There were no new teachers in Council Bluffs who signed the pledge on Oct. 15, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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No new teachers in Council Bluffs sign pledge in week ending Oct. 16 to teach Critical Race Theory

By SW Iowa Times | Oct 17, 2021

There were no new teachers in Council Bluffs who signed the pledge in week ending Oct. 16, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Census Bureau: More men than women in Kirkman in 2020

By SW Iowa Times | Oct 17, 2021

Of the 54 people living in Kirkman in 2020, 35.2 percent (19) were women and 64.8 percent (35) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Iowa Times.

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'Warning breeders is NOT acceptable;' state inspectors schedule inspections at their convenience

By Trina Thomas | Oct 17, 2021

State inspections of dog-breeding facilities in Iowa are supposed to be a surprise, but owners are allowed to have their inspections at a time that is convenient to them.

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'We need to do better;' study reveals most young children in Iowa have lead in their blood

By Ariana Chiarenza | Oct 17, 2021

A nationwide study has revealed on Wednesday that most children in Iowa under the age of six have traceable levels of lead in their blood.

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Community Benefit For Barb Lombard on Oct 20

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

Community Benefit For Barb Lombard

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Friends of the Library Board Meeting on November 4

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

Friends of the Library Board Meeting

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Cass County Mental Health Symposium on October 25

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

Cass County Mental Health Symposium

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2021 City Council Candidate Forum on Oct 19

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

2021 City Council Candidate Forum

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Ribbon Cutting for Farm Bureau Financial Services - Joe Lucas, Wealth on October 19

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

Ribbon Cutting for Farm Bureau Financial Services - Joe Lucas, Wealth

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Ribbon Cutting - Council Bluffs Veterinary Clinic on Oct 20

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

Ribbon Cutting - Council Bluffs Veterinary Clinic

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Cass County Make It OK in the WOrkplace Cass County on October 25

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

Cass County Make It OK in the WOrkplace Cass County

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Annual Book Sale on Oct 30

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

Annual Book Sale

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Workforce Roundtables - 2021 @ SWCC on October 19

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

Join us for the 2021 Workforce Roundtables as we highlight workforce strategies.

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Death Threats, Trolling Common for Scientists Who Speak to Media About COVID

By Press release submission | Oct 17, 2021

Every Midwesterner has a memory of a Halloween that wasn’t. An early snow storm, subzero wind chill or a driving rain can occasionally upend trick-or-treating in this part of the country.

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No new teachers in Council Bluffs sign pledge on Oct. 14 to teach Critical Race Theory

By SW Iowa Times | Oct 16, 2021

There were no new teachers in Council Bluffs who signed the pledge on Oct. 14, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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SW Iowa Times area weekly mass times

By SW Iowa Times | Oct 16, 2021

The following parishes in the SW Iowa Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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'Let's get over this fear-mongering;' Latinx leaders ask GOP to stop 'dehumanizing' immigrants

By Trina Thomas | Oct 16, 2021

Latinx groups in Iowa have asked state leaders to welcome immigrants as Republican lawmakers move to tighten border security.

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Iowa COVID deaths rise despite cases decreasing

By Ariana Chiarenza | Oct 16, 2021

COVID-19 deaths continue to rise in Iowa, despite an overall decline in cases in the past weeks.