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Falls City hospital vigilant against lung cancer
FALLS CITY – Lung cancer is the number one killer of American cancer patients and its toll on Richardson County is documented in health data shared by the University of Washington, but Community Medical Center in Falls City is taking the lead to save lives. The National Cancer Society...
DNR: Pheasant, quail populations likely impacted by Missouri River flooding
(KMAland) -- Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials say flooding along the Missouri River could impact some upland game species. That's according to Iowa DNR Wildlife Biologist Matt Dollison, who discussed the flood's impact on wildlife during the latest "Outdoors in KMAland" segment. After torrential rains sparked severe flooding in northwest Iowa, those floodwaters have worked down the Missouri River, triggering flood warnings through Rulo, Nebraska. Dollison says the DNR oversees nearly 10,000 acres along the river, most of which fall west of the levee system. With it being just after the peak hatch for pheasants and nearing the peak hatch for quails in Iowa, Dollison says the floodwaters likely impacted more nests on the west side of the levees.
Gov. Kelly ceremonially signs tax cuts package in Brown County
BROWN COUNTY— On Tuesday, Governor Laura Kelly ceremonially signed Senate Bill 1 in Hiawatha and Holton. The bill provides responsible tax cuts for all Kansans without threatening the state’s long-term fiscal health, according to a media release from her office. “This tax cuts package provides meaningful relief for...
Water fills riverside neighborhood near Rulo, residents make the most of it
RICHARDSON COUNTY, Neb. — There's water all over a small neighborhood in the southeast corner of Nebraska near Rulo, but residents there are making the most of it. Most of the homes are elevated and are avoiding water, but you need an off-road vehicle to get to and from the Lewis and Clark Estates neighborhood. Markers show residents where the private road into the neighborhood drops off.
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