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State regulators have effectively denied several requests to reconsider their approval of a massive carbon dioxide pipeline project.

First responders to a 911 call found Christopher Plowman, 38, of Tiffin, in a pond at the course at 4390 Sand Rd. SE, south of Iowa City.

Iowa would use federal funding to expand the state’s newly created summer food assistance program for low-income families under a proposal from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration.

A former treasurer of the Iowa City Girls Softball Association was convicted of a lesser charge for embezzling nearly $30,000 from the organization. She set up a new account in an attempt to conceal the discrepancies and withdrawals of cash.

The discounts, agreed to after months of negotiations with drug manufacturers, range between 38% and 79% on the medication's list price, which is the cost of medication before discounts or rebates are applied — not the price people actually pay for prescriptions.

In those 113 years, the tools of the trade for its sculptors haven’t changed much — with one notable exception. Since Toledo native Sarah Pratt took over in 2006, the number of hands involved directly in the craft has tripled.