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Abigail Kurten

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  1. Article · Oct 2, 2026 · Abigail Kurten

    'I don't know what my fate is': Refugee in Iowa struggling amid Medicare cuts (opens the original)

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    As the sound of rain wafts through the air of a one-bedroom apartment in Grimes, Shanoof Albaker sits quietly, waiting for an interpreter to finish translating her words. "I like everything about America," the voice on the phone says. "I like the safety here; I like [that] every time I open my windows in the morning, I hear the duck sounds. I like my neighbors, I like the kids, the people's kindness and smiling to each other." Shanoof Albaker is a Syrian refugee living in Iowa. She first fled to

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Abigail Kurten

    Historic 1859 cabin in Iowa returns to original condition with community help (opens the original)

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    A historic cabin built in 1859 near Story City, Iowa, has been restored to its original condition, highlighting the lives of Irish and Norwegian immigrants and the community's dedication to preserving its history. "We love our history here, right? We love to tell a story, and Story City, and we can really just share that background information," said Kate Feil, Director of Story City Museums. The cabin, now sitting next to a historic one-room schoolhouse, originally housed a family of Irish immi

  3. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Abigail Kurten

    Iowa community restores 167-year-old historical cabin (opens the original)

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    STORY CITY, Iowa (KCCI) - A historic cabin older than Story City itself has new life after years of restoration work by the Museums of Story City, KCCI reports. Originally constructed in 1859 northeast of Story City, the building did not always sit next door to the town’s historic one-room schoolhouse. Over its more than 160-year history, it housed a family of Irish immigrants and later Norwegian immigrants before coming into the possession of Katie Hermanson in 2022. “We love our history here,

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Abigail Kurten

    Police join West Marshall students in toilet papering houses, police station (opens the original)

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    The State Center Police Department joined West Marshall High School students to TP faculty members' houses and their own police department. It comes as the high school celebrates its homecoming ceremonies this week. The TP tradition goes back years, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that the police department got involved firsthand. "Some of the teachers got hit multiple times during the week. Sometimes kids were putting soap on windows, sometimes some landscaping got messed up at people's hou

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Abigail Kurten

    A single mom faces recovery without flood insurance in Des Moines (opens the original)

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    A Des Moines woman is working to save hundreds of memories after a flood wreaked havoc in her basement last week. Jamie Briar saw her life upended early last Wednesday morning when 46 inches of water flooded her basement during heavy rains. "All my utilities, my washer, my dryer, my freezer, my HVAC," she said, listing the casualties to KCCI. "All my memorabilia, all my pictures, lots of family stuff." Some of that memorabilia included family photos, recipes that had been passed down from her gr

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