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Weekend accidents claim one life; C.C. teen badly injuredThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:44AMIt was a tragic Labor Day weekend on area roads with one person killed and at least two injured in two separate vehicle accidents.

Latham, in C.C., says government going too farThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:43AMAt an appearance in Charles City Monday, U.S. Rep. Tom Latham made it clear he believes the federal government has overreached in recent years.

Signing on the dotted line ...Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:42AMRepresentatives from a Czech Republic company planning on opening a tire manufacturing operation in a vacant Charles City facility will be at the Farm Progress Show in Boone today to sign an investment agreement with the state of Iowa.

Ag secretary defends Iowa egg industry during visit to Charles CityThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:42AMIowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey admitted at an appearance in Charles City Thursday that the recent tainted-egg scandal involving two Iowa farms “is something that should not have happened.”

Naoma I. NewquistThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:27AMNaoma I. Newquist, age 87, of Kearney, previously of Sumner, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 at the St. John’s Good Samaritan Center in Kearney.

Horse Therapy in WashingtonThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:14AMIt’s hard not to do a double-take as you drive past Stuart Daly’s farm on Tophet Road in Roxbury, not only because of the bucolic views but also because on most afternoons you’ll see a group of adorable children on ponies in the grassy field next to the road.

Hall of Famer Parra takes 2nd at Horseshoe WorldsThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:13AMBISBEE — Bisbee resident Ralph Parra took second place last month in the men’s Class E at the World Horseshoe Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A regular for years at the event, Parra hopes to take his game even higher when he retires in two years. “Once I reach my retirement, I’ll be able to compete more… I’ll work on elevating my game even more,” Parra said. “I just have a love for the game ...

Bush and Gaines look to lead the Comets back to gloryThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:10AMHackensack High School football preview.

Skilled Healthcare Group Announces Agreement to Settle Humboldt County Class ActionWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:14AMFOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) today announced that it has reached agreement to settle the case entitled VINNIE LAVENDER, by and through her Conservator, WANDA BAKER; WALTER SIMON; JACQUELYN VILCHINSKY vs. SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC., et al (and 22 individually-named California nursing facilities receiving administrative services ...