Governor closes bars in college towns

Citing high numbers of Covid-19 cases among persons ages 19-23, and the risk they pose to the workforce, Gov Kim Reynolds on Thursday issued a new public health disaster emergency proclamation closing bars in the counties in which Regents universities and the state’s largest community colleges are located. All bars, taverns, breweries, distilleries, and night clubs in Black Hawk, Dallas,…

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Stress management program available virtually to ag community

First session is Friday, Aug. 28 Farming can be stressful in the best of times. Financial worries, unpredictable weather, unpredictable commodity prices, plant pests, livestock diseases and isolation all contribute to farmers’ anxiety. And now Iowa’s rural communities and families are coping with the unpredictability and imposed isolation produced by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the destruction from the…

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