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Seven Ranges survey changed the country

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Editor’s note: In the years following the Revolutionary War, the United States stood as an unfinished nation. Victory had secured independence, formalized by the Treaty of Paris, but it had not secured stability. The young republic was burdened by war debt, constrained under the Articles of ...

US House passes ‘skinny’ farm bill

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The U.S. House approved, 224-200, a five-year farm bill Thursday as members of Congress attempt to update major agriculture and nutrition policy after three years of extensions. The bill would authorize subsidy and nutrition assistance programs through fiscal 2031. The nonpartisan ...

News of record: May 1, 2026

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Thursday Third-degree theft — Jenna F. Germundson, 33, 707 Seventh Ave. N., three counts, preliminary hearing set for May 8. Fourth-degree theft — Jenna F. Germundson, 33, 707 Seventh Ave. N., preliminary hearing set for May 8. Fifth-degree theft ...

Feenstra salutes House passage of measure

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U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra saluted the passage of a new Farm Bill by the full House of Representatives on Thursday. “Today marks a major milestone not just for Iowa agriculture, but for agriculture across the country,” the Republican from Hull said in a written statement. “I’m proud to ...

‘A nice tradition to keep going’

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GOWRIE — Long before the calendar flipped to May, the United Women of Faith in Gowrie were already hard at work — designing, creating, and filling colorful baskets. By the time the month of April ended on Thursday, more than 700 May Day baskets stood ready to brighten doorsteps and ...