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Center Point-Urbana junior, Moorea Brown, became a three-time place winner. North Linn’s Kylee Shoop becomes the first female wrestler in school history to go to the state tournament. The Iowa
Days that dawned cold and clear and still the reading inside the car on the way to the mountain was telling you that, yup, it is still -18 in Moscow.
A contest from AARP to fund projects making places more livable is back. Now in its sixth year, the AARP Community Challenge Grant awards projects in each state that can be built quickly and benefit their community. Cities or organizations can apply for the grants, and AARP prioritizes proposals supporting people ages 50 and over. ...
Minnesota is building on efforts to meet the needs of its growing population of older adults, now becoming the 10th state to join AARP's network of "age-friendly" states. The move follows the creation of the Governor's Council on an Age-Friendly Minnesota, which was established in 2019. Sherrie Pugh, chair of the Council, said while the panel has already produced a set of recommendations, joining the nonprofit's network allows Minnesota to draw input from other states. ...
Home-based care advocates say they are confident measures outlined in President Joe Biden's now-stalled Build Back Better Act will move forward in some form. The legislation aims to expand access to services to older adults and people with disabilities, as well as boosting pay for workers who provide home-based care. Currently, more than 3.5 million people rely on Medicaid's Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). ...