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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Mayor

Fruehling wins mayor essay contest | The Hawk Eye – Burlington, Iowa

Ava Fruehling, a seventh-grader at Notre Dame School is the Burlington winner of the “If I Were Mayor…” essay contest hosted by the Iowa League of Cities. Each year, the City of Burlington partners with local schools, with the winning essay moving on to the state level to represent Burlington and local youth. For the […]

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Council Bluffs City Council reschedules first meeting of new year | #citycouncil

The Council Bluffs City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to move up the start time of its Monday, Jan. 9 meeting in order to avoid conflicting with the College Football National Championship game, featuring TCU quarterback and Council Bluffs native Max Duggan. The council meeting, usually scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. will now start […]

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Arkansas

Numbers to know for Wednesday’s SEC clash

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Dennis Gates and his No. 20 Missouri Tigers (12-1, 1-0 SEC) head across the state border to face No. 13 Arkansas (11-2, 0-1)  on Wednesday (7:30 p.m., SEC Network) at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Here are 15 numbers to know for Wednesday’s matchup: 16: Arkansas’ shooting percentage from 3-point range […]

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Arkansas outlasts Mizzou basketball in SEC heavyweight bout

Missouri guard DeAndre Gholston (4) and Arkansas guard Ricky Council IV (1) go after the ball during the first half of a game on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark Michael Woods Photos, Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Missouri basketball program had never beaten three straight nationally ranked opponents before coming to Arkansas […]

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Mizzou basketball learns all about road life in the SEC with loss at Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —  For the seven Missouri basketball players who experienced their first Southeastern Conference road game on Wednesday, reality probably sunk in during one of the night’s many haunting “Woo Pig Sooie!” chants: There’s nothing easy about life on the road in the SEC. Between the deafening home crowd of 19,200 at Arkansas’ Bud […]

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Mizzou basketball’s prolific offense faces Arkansas’ elite defense in prime SEC showdown

Missouri’s Kobe Brown claps during the final minute of his team’s 89-75 victory over Kentucky in a game on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in Columbia, Mo.  L.G. Patterson, Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri men’s basketball team’s grueling five-game stretch hasn’t been the quagmire most figured for first-year coach Dennis Gates and his Tigers, […]

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Texarkana Arkansas Mayor Allen Brown swears in on New Year’s Day |

TEXARKANA, Ark. – Texarkana Arkansas kicks off the New Year with the swearing-in ceremony of incumbent Mayor Allen Brown after church services at the First United Methodist Church at Fourth and Laurel Street. Brown claimed victory for his second four-year term on November 8, defeating political newcomer Tederal Jefferson. Brown says, “I want to continue […]

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Jim Rasnick sworn in as 2002 Burnside Mayor | Community

Our journey through December of 2002 has certainly stirred up many memories for me, since several of the articles written at that time bear my byline. I remember going to the home of Steve and Barb Sterling, taking my then-five-year-old son with me to see their impressive Christmas light display. My son asked me if […]

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