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Nikes down Falcons, 64-54

Post author By Falcon
Post date January 11, 2020

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West Burlington’s Annaka Harris (2) battles Notre Dame’s Kathryn Stephens (20) for the ball Friday night in West Burlington. Notre Dame (10th ranked 1A) topped West Burlington (11th ranked 3A), 64-54.

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Notre Dame’s Taylor Ackerman (10) looks to the basket Friday night in West Burlington. Notre Dame (10th ranked 1A) topped West Burlington (11th ranked 3A), 64-54.

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Notre Dame’s Reagan Engberg (14) reaches for the ball against West Burlington Friday night in West Burlington. Notre Dame (10th ranked 1A) topped West Burlington (11th ranked 3A), 64-54.

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West Burlington’s Samantha Dzawo (15) looks for the basket around Notre Dame Defenders Friday night in West Burlington. Notre Dame (10th ranked 1A) topped West Burlington (11th ranked 3A), 64-54.

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Notre Dame’s Madelyn Stutsman (5), West Burlington’s Natalie Vandenberg (4).

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103-Year-Old Shares Secrets To Long Life

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 18, 2019

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

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 16, 2019

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

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 15, 2019

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

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 13, 2019

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

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 8, 2019

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

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 7, 2019

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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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Obama calls out “woke culture” and urges younger generations to not be judgmental

Post author By Falcon
Post date October 31, 2019

The former US president Barack Obama has spoken against call-out culture. ‘I do get a sense sometimes now among certain young people … that the way of me making change is to be as judgmental as possible about other people and that’s enough.’ Obama said that achieving change was a much more difficult issue than simply using social media. ‘That is not activism, that is not bringing about change. If all you’re doing is casting stones, you are probably not going to get that far,’ the 44th US president said at the the Obama Foundation summit on Tuesday.