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Addy Kellen signs with Kirkwood for Softball

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West Burlington High School Senior Addy Kellen (left) signs Thursday afternoon, December 5th to play softball at Kirkwood Community College. Joining Addy are her parents Norma and Brian Kellen.
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NASA’s closest-ever Sun flybys reveal how solar wind works

Click here: What you experience near Earth doesn’t tell the whole story.

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WB v. Keokuk at IWC Jamboree Tuesday

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West Burlington’s Leah Collier
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West Burlington’s Abbi Bence
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West Burlington’s McKenna Marlow
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West Burlington’s Abbi Bence
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West Burlington’s Sydney Marlow
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West Burlington’s Leah Collier
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103-Year-Old Shares Secrets To Long Life

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Former superintendent of the Colo-Nesco school district charged with killing his wife

Click here: Former superintendent of the Colo-Nesco school district, Gary Pillman, 70, is charged with second-degree murder after the Story County Sheriff said Pillman stabbed his wife Betty Pillman, 62. Gary Pillman is the former superintendent and elementary principal for the Colo-Nesco School District, and was employed with the district from 1993 to 2011. Betty Pillman was the K-12 art teacher.

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Most School Attacks Are Preventable According To New U.S. Secret Service Report

Click here: School attackers showed warning signs, says Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center study. “These are not sudden, impulsive acts where a student suddenly gets disgruntled,” said Lina Alathari, the center’s head. “The majority of these incidents are preventable.”

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Facebook app has been quietly turning on people’s cameras and freaking them out

Click here: Glitch affects iPhone owners, who said their camera suddenly switched itself on while they were scrolling through their feed, watching videos or looking at photos.

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Did You Get Random Valentine’s Day Texts This Week? You’re Not Alone

Click here: The text messages were sent on Feb. 14, but remained undelivered until Wednesday.

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Stutsman signs to play softball with SCC

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Notre Dame Senior Maddy Stutsman (center) signs Thursday afternoon to play softball with Southeastern Community College in West Burlington next year. Stutsman played high school softball with the West Burlington – Notre Dame Falcons. Joining Stutsman is SCC Head Coach Melissa Flores (left) and Asst. Coach Larry Heath (right).
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Notre Dame Senior Maddy Stutsman (center) is joined Thursday afternoon by family, friends, and teammates after signing to play softball at SCC next year.
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WB’s LaVeine signs with DMACC for Baseball

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West Burlington Senior Dreyton LaVeine signs Tuesday to play baseball for Des Moines Area Community College after graduation. Joining Dreyton are Baseball Coach Pat McKasson and Glenda McKasson.
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Dreyton LaVeine with friends and classmates at the signing.