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Month: August 2025

Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press MLB Tuesday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Seattle -154 at BALTIMORE +130 at N.Y YANKEES OFF Minnesota OFF at CHICAGO WHITE SOX OFF Detroit OFF at HOUSTON -120 Boston +102 Tampa Bay -116 at ATHLETICS -102 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Philadelphia -152 at CINCINNATI +128 at N.Y METS

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Torrential rains in southern Japan cause flooding, mudslides, and travel disruptions

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Downpours on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued and several reported missing. A low-pressure system has been stuck over the region since last week,

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Trump’s new congressional map in Texas still stymied as Gavin Newsom urges president to give up

By BILL BARROW, NADIA LATHAN and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans were unable again Monday to approve new congressional districts to meet President Donald Trump’s demands as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats urged Republicans to stand down and avoid a partisan brawl spanning multiple statehouses. Texas Democratic lawmakers

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New fairgrounds one step closer 

The old fairgrounds near the St. Joseph Stockyards are long gone. New fairgrounds for Northwest Missouri have been years in the making, with big strides and setbacks along the way. The goal of leaders in the effort from the start was to create a sound foundation, not just physically, but conceptually and financially, so this

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Square dancing tractors

Always on the lookout for items of interest from communities in the region, an item from Nemaha caught my attention. The village of Nemaha (in Nemaha County, Nebraska) is part of the primary region served by the Corner Post. It turns out, however, that the story I found comes from Nemaha, Iowa (not in our

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A scene from New Line Cinema’s “Weapons

‘Weapons’ tops domestic box office, holding off ‘Freakier Friday’

PARAMOUNT PICTURES, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, MARVEL STUDIOS, WALT DISNEY PICTURES, WARNER BROS. PICTURES, CNN By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — American moviegoers are sending a loud and clear message to Hollywood: make quality, original horror movies and we will come. This weekend, Zach Cregger’s “Weapons” topped the box office, grossing $42.5 million domestically. It’s the second

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Upcoming events

Lee Valley Farm Machinery Consignment Auction, Aug. 21, Tekamah, Nebraska (see page A4)  Free Music Show featuring Muddy Ribbon, Aug. 22, Tri-County Museum, King City, Missouri www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1263913492407970&set=pcb.1263913632407956  B&S Equipment Auction, Aug. 23, Gallatin MO (see page A8)  Younger Machinery Consignment Auction, Aug. 23, Maryville, Missouri (see page A5)   Midwest Draft & QH Sale, Aug. 28

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Bracing for another pandemic 

Submitted by Bret Wesley  A new pandemic is expected to sweep through our region in the coming months. The source is a ball that drives fans into a feverish state. The wellbeing (physical, mental and otherwise) of a significant portion of the populace is likely to fluctuate considerably between onset of the symptoms and the

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UN nuclear watchdog official to visit Iran in a bid to improve ties but no inspections planned

TEHRAN (AP) — The deputy head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will visit Iran in a bid to rekindle soured ties, the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister said Sunday. There will be no inspection of Iran’s nuclear facilities during the visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency scheduled for Monday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

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