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News in brief

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.

Fire Department, Panhandle Trail grants receive approval

The news that two grants – one for the fire department and the other for the Panhandle Trail – have been awarded to Dennison topped Village Council business Thursday night.

TLC Center lauded for its ‘beautification’

DOWNEY — The Downey Unified School District’s grounds crew has earned its 10th beautification award from the city’s beautification committee for its yearlong landscape improvement projects throughout the district, none more pronounced than its efforts to conserve water through the use of low-maintenance landscaping measures at the TLC Family Resource Center.

Walk on Art Street coming Saturday

Profiles of two artists participating in Saturday's Walk on Art Street in downtown Ottumwa.

SCAD transforms Garrison into mini-museum

Hundreds of thousands of dollars estimated to have been spent on school Students at the Esther F. Garrison School of Visual Performing Arts walk down the sparkling halls with their heads held high. They're looking up at the well-placed wall hangings and lighting design on the vaulted ceilings. "I tell them all that this is a gift SCAD has given us," said Principal Lynette Angeloni. "It's a ...