Rockets top Eagles of Eagle Grove in volleyball

The Paton-Churdan volleyball team topped Eagle Grove in a home match Thursday. Game scores were 25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 25-16. Senior Sydney Koch led the team in serving at 16 of 17 (94 percent) and two aces. Sophomore Mariah Tasler was 20 of 22 at the service line (91 percent) and four aces, and freshman Jenna Beyers was 11 of 12…

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World Rivers Day Sunday, Sept. 27

Communities across the globe are celebrating World Rivers Day on Sunday (http://worldriversday.com/).  The observance was founded 10 years ago in Western Canada, and now is being celebrated in dozens of countries. World Rivers Day is a good time to take stock of our rivers in Iowa – a state bordered by our nation’s two greatest rivers, and laced with 70,000 miles…

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