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Indianola City Council Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions

A sixth member will mean the commission will need four votes to pass action items

Franchise pact with Bird fell a vote shy of the six votes needed as some on eight-member council said they were worried about scooter clutter, traffic issues and potential lawsuits.

Hechinger Report QPR — shorthand for Question, Persuade, Refer — is one of several evidence-based curriculums recommended for use in schools by suicide prevention experts. Wyoming has the highest rates of suicide in the nation and some teens here say learning about prevention in schools is a "no-brainer," but adults are still debating how, and whether, to make it happen. This story about suicide prevention education was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. It wa...

WGLT Mid Central Community Action continues to provide pandemic relief as it mourns the death of its longtime leader Deb White. A social service agency in Bloomington wants local governments to provide more utility assistance for cash-strapped families. Tami Foley is interim executive director of Mid Central Community Action (MCCA). Foley said the agency can pay only $350 per family. courtesy Tami Foley “That doesn’t hardly make a dent when people have gotten themselves thousands of dollars behind on water bills,” said Foley, adding some families may not be able to turn utilities o...