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When Rick Clavelle retired after 42 years at Hartford’s Regional Resource Center in 2020, he wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye.“I just wanted to do something where I still had a connection with that program and also to help do something that was a...

Even out Executive CouncilWhen I cast my first vote in New Hampshire in 1984, I had no idea what the Executive Council was, so I ignored that part of the ballot. I have since found out that this unique institution is not something I should skip over....

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Top 10 Most Impactful Tropical Remnants In Our Area Since 1850

Lang 9/2/22 Firefighters from multiple agencies were called to a barn fire south of River Junction early Friday morning. According to both Johnson County and

The flood left three feet of water in the basement of one building and left other businesses scrambling to protect their inventories.

A GoFundMe has been organized to support the loved ones of Wegayewu Faris, the 42-year-old Coralville resident who drowned in the Iowa River Friday.

Wegayewu Faris was on a fishing trip when he went into the river to save a child who was struggling in the water. The child was taken to the hospital.

Johnson County, IA (AP) — A 42-year-old Iowa man drowned in the Iowa River while helping rescue an 8-year-old child from the river. The Johnson County Sheriff's office said Wegayewu (Wuh-GAY-WOO) Faris and a kayaker were "instrumental" in saving the child's life, but Faris disappeared under the water while he was trying to help the child Friday evening at near River Junction about 20 miles south of Coralville. Faris' body was found about an hour later. A kayaker was ab...

A GoFundMe has been organized to support the loved ones of Wegayewu Faris, the 42-year-old Coralville resident who drowned in the Iowa River Friday.