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Trustees for Van Diest Medical Center meet today The Van Diest Medical Center board of trustees will meet tonight at 6 p.m. This will be held in the Clinic board room at the hospital located at 2350 Hospital Drive. On the agenda is the approval of the FY 26 financial audit, pillar reports on the hospital management, growth and community, service excellence, quality and continuous improvement and financial performance. In addition there will be the Medical staff update and Mercy One update. Veteran Affairs hosts coffee Wednesday The Hamilton County Veterans Affairs will host ...

Price of fuel not predictable

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With gasoline and diesel prices concerning both farmers and residential consumers this fall, Dan Doolittle, President of the Doolittle Oil Company, says he doesn’t have the answers for what the future looks like. “When demand picks up, the prices go up each fall,” said Doolittle. ...

Conservation Board meets Schonert, approves goals

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Members of the Hamilton County Conservation board met Monday at the Briggs Woods Club house. Board members include Jim Richardson, Denny Bahr, Mike Brandrup, Diane Sinclair and Jay Heeren. Adam Schonert of Schonert’s Corporate Catering was introduced to the board members, and they discussed ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

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1961 New shelter house for West Twin Park Construction of a 24 x 32 foot shelter house at Twin Parks got underway this morning. This shelter house, which will be constructed of wood with a cement floor will be used for picnics during the summer and will provide storage room for park tables an equipment during the winter. The structure will be connected to the park lighting system and will provide electrical outlets for picnic use. There is a possibility later that a gas burner will be added for cooking purposes. 1971 Two students honored for top scholarship Mike McKee, son ...

Diesel prices shoot upward as Sen. Chuck Grassley begs Trump for export embargo

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WASHINGTON — Diesel prices hit a record average of $6.51 a gallon Monday, and some in President Donald Trump’s own party are breaking their support for the ongoing war in Iran that has driven fuel prices to staggering levels in the United States and across the globe. Already House Republicans locked in tight races as the November midterms approach have distanced themselves from the president’s conflict and his administration’s stagnant negotiations with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passage for global petroleum products. Another major vote on Iran support ...

October SALT meeting at Courthouse

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The October Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 1 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Sheriff’s Department Multi-Purpose Room at the Hamilton County Courthouse. Refreshments will be served, and Van Diest Medical Center personnel will provide free blood pressure checks. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. with announcements from local law enforcement and officials from area agencies, and upcoming events from around Hamilton County. Trooper Paul R. Gardner, Public Resource Officer for District 7 of the Iowa State Patrol, will be the featured ...