ADAIR COUNTY FAIR
Fifteen Adair County 4-H’ers have accepted the $15 challenge and will be competing at the fair this week. For more on the challenge, see page 9A. >>
PANTHERS FALL
The Creston baseball season came to an end in extra innings Monday night in the district final. For more on the Panthers, see SPORTS, page 1S. >>
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Creston Community School Board unanimously approved a one-year agreement with Greater Regional Medical Center for athletics services for a cost of $5,000 to begin with the 2017-18
Currently, Creston Community School District utilizes the various services for free. “We had a contract that was offered to us, a threeyear contract, for athletic training and physical therapy SCHOOLS | 2A
Businessman Fred Hubbell launches Trump blasts Congress over campaign for failure of GOP health care bill Iowa governor CNA photo by CARTER ECKL
New playground:
Pictured is a new playground recently constructed at Taylor Park in Creston. Creston Parks and Recreation Board thanks the Wellmark Foundation for the grant which helped pay for the equipment and public who voted for the project on Facebook.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and “a few Republicans” Tuesday over the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite the Obama health care law, and warned, “We will return.” Trump’s early morning tweet led off a barrage of Republican criticism of Congress over the party’s failure on its flagship legislative priority. For seven years, the GOP has pledged to repeal President Barack Obama’s law.
“Most Republicans were loyal, terrific & worked really hard,” Trump tweeted Tuesday morning. “We were let down by all of Trump the Democrats and a few Republicans.” He added, “As I have always said, let ObamaCare fail and then come together and do a great healthcare
plan. Stay tuned!” Two GOP senators — Utah’s Mike Lee and Jerry Moran of Kansas — sealed the measure’s doom late Monday when they announced they would vote “no” in an initial, critical vote that had been expected as soon as next week. That meant that at least four of the 52 GOP senators were ready to block the measure — two more than Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had to spare in the face of unanimous Democratic opposition.
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Impact: Weston Adams, 7, of Mount Ayr kicks up dirt from the arena floor Monday night after falling off his sheep during the Ringgold County Fair mutton bustin’ competition. Adams received a score of 36 on his ride, finishing two points behind winner Braxton McAlexander. More than 30 children competed in the contest.
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On the Senate floor Tuesday, McConnell conceded that the legislation repealing the 2010 law and replacing it with GOP-preferred programs “will not be successful,” essentially waving a white flag. He said instead, the Senate would vote on legislation dismantling much of Obama’s statute that would take effect in two years, which Republicans say would give Congress time to approve replacement TRUMP | 2A
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa businessman Fred Hubbell has made it official: He’s in the running for governor next year. The Democrat released a nearly four-minute video Monday announcing a formal campaign for the state’s top job. He launched an exploratory campaign in May, a move that allowed him to raise money. The 66-year-old Hubbell has never been elected to public office, though he served as interim director of the Iowa Department of
Economic Development. He’s a well-known philanthropist and campaign donor whose family has been involved in multiple business ventures in the state. Hubbell says his priorities include improving job wages, health care and education. Several Democrats have announced gubernatorial campaigns to seek their party’s nomination in 2018. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds also plans to run and seek her own four-year term.
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Beef show: Jill Kniep of Mount Ayr walks her heifer, drooling from the heat, Monday afternoon during the Ringgold County Fair beef show at the Ringgold County Fairgrounds in Mount Ayr. The high temperature reached 91 degrees Monday, making for tough conditions for the exhibitors and the cattle.
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