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Packers opted for continuity over chaos

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The decision to keep Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst after a late-season collapse was a matter of choosing continuity over chaos, president and CEO Ed Policy said Monday. LaFleur, Gutekunst and executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball all received contract extensions after the Packers’ 2025 season ended with five straight losses, including a 31-27 road defeat against the Chicago Bears in the NFC wild-card playoff round. The Packers went 9-8-1 and earned a third straight postseason berth, ...

Drivers head into break

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Denny Hamlin had another bittersweet moment at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Sure, one of his 23XI Racing drivers, Corey Heim, reached victory lane at a crown jewel race. Again. But for Hamlin, it also was a brutal reminder about how frustrating the Brickyard ...

Different looks for more fish

When it comes to fishing, thereás always a new lure or technique to try. For the past couple of years, Iáve been reading about âurchinã baits. Urchins are multi-tentacled baits that look odd, but a friend told me that he had been using an urchin bait called a Tumbleweed with outstanding ...

Two fire reported in FD Saturday evening

A Saturday evening fire behind a home on 17th Street Southwest sent clouds of black smoke billowing as high as the Union Pacific Railroad High Bridge. The fire at 1725 17th St. S.W. was reported at 6:40 p.m. It involved a large pile of wood and other debris from a garage that had either collapsed or had been demolished. Two hoselines were needed to put out the flames. While firefighters were working at that scene, some of them had to leave to respond to a pickup truck on fire on North 29th Street.

Triton women grab gold in DM

DES MOINES — A big three-day stretch of track and field action by Iowa Central culminated in a Drake Relays title here Saturday. The women’s distance medley captured gold in the college division of the race inside Drake Stadium, clocking a time of 11:49.37 to best a quartet from junior college rival Iowa Western. Alivia Edens, Janae Dawes, Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula and Abbigail Hutchinson comprised the winning relay, which bested the quartet from the Reivers by over a full second. Edens placed the Tritons in fourth after her leg, with Dawes pushing them to second. Bula Bula ...

Lawmakers talk taxes, education at forum

By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net Local legislators still wrestling with potential property tax and eminent domain changes were asked during a Saturday forum to explain their position on funding for education. State Rep. Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt, said during Saturday’s Eggs and Issues forum that statewide the number of students has decreased while the number of school district administrators has gone up. Last year the legislature raised the minimum starting pay for teachers to about $50,000, according to state Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink, R-Fort Dodge. And while the starting pay ...