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The Dartmouth · Hanover, IL

LIVE: Results for the 2026 midterm election are rolling in

News LIVE: Results for the 2026 midterm election are rolling in Polls have closed and votes are being counted. Check here for updates on results. 1:16 a.m.: Hanover votes against property tax caps in Ballot Question 2 Iris WeaverBell ’28 / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Hanover voted against Ballot Question 2, which would have restricted property tax growth for a two-year period by capping school administrative unit spending if passed, according to tallies provided to The Dartmouth by town moderator Jeremy Eggleton. Three thousand forty-nine people voted against it and 1,773 voted for it. Hanover voted “yes” on Ballot Question 1, 3,789 votes to 974 votes. If passed statewide, it will amend the N.H. constitution to eliminate obsolete county registers of probate offices in the state.

The Simpsonian · Dubuque, IA

Nearby: Dubuque, IA

Simpson women’s soccer captures first A-R-C tournament title since 1999

Simpson College women’s soccer is returning to the NCAA Tournament after claiming the American Rivers Conference, or A-R-C, tournament title for the first time since 1999. The Storm secured the title with a 2-0 win over the University of Dubuque on Saturday, Nov. 7, in Dubuque, Iowa. The title is the second in program history and caps a postseason run that included victories over Wartburg College and Loras College. Simpson will make its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance and its third in the last four seasons. The NCAA Division III selection show on Monday, Nov. 9, announced that the Storm will travel to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, to compete in the first round of the tournament. They will play Hope College on Friday, Nov. 13. Simpson opened the conference tournament Oct. 31 with a 1-0 victory over Wartburg at Buxton Stadium. Savannah Schneider scored in the 18th minute off an assist from Abby Bell.

Chicago Reader · Albany, IL

Nearby: Albany, IL

Cold, hard (ethically and righteously acquired) cash

One wet fall night about ten years ago, I was at Yummy Buffet in Albany Park, shoveling glossy shrimp fried rice into my piehole beneath a red lantern as round and fat as a paper moon. A pack of flushed college boys barreled through the front door, high-fiving and shouting over one another as they […]

Princeton Clarion · Princeton, IA

Nearby: Princeton, IA

NGSC to re-bid middle school renovations

PRINCETON — A low bid of about $14.91 million for a wide-ranging package of renovations to Princeton Community Middle School won't leave enough money left from North Gibson's original $40 million bond issue to see a must-do parking lot project completed, so trustees Thursday rejected that bid and plan to re-advertise with multiple alternate projects.Superintendent Eric Goggins told school board members in Thursday's special meeting that Danco Construction's $14.97 million bid (with a deduct option) was the lowest of three submitted, with a nearly $15.29 million bid as the highest.The projects include HVAC work in the middle school gym and renovations to the auditorium, as well as classroom upgrades.Goggins said the bids came in significantly over the projected budget for the projects.The original $40 million bond issue, with interest, gave the school district abut $43.1 million to fund capital projects across the learning campus and at Gil Hodges Field.

Princeton Clarion · Princeton, IA

Nearby: Princeton, IA

Glancing Back

Excerpts from the Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1936 editions of The Princeton Clarion-News:• Many masqueraders are expected to participate in the Hallowe'en free street dance sponsored by the WPA recreational department, in West State street between Hart and West Streets.It is the only public Hallowe'en celebration in Princeton. In case of rain, the dance moves to the building across the street from the Princeton Theater.• Peoples American National Bank will pay a 10% dividend to depositors within the enxt few days, making a total of 65% on original deposits paid out. There are some 1,041 depositors of the bank who will receive checks, representing the third dividend in a period of 31 months. The first dividend was for 35% on April 27, 1934 and the second for 20% on Nov. 20, 1935. Salary cuts have been invoked and expenses held to an irreducible minimum in the liquidation and every effort is being made to accelerate the liquidation.• Capt.