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Nurse practitioner Mandy Iverson opened Ivy & Oak Health in Council Bluffs to offer hormone therapy, medical weight management, and personalized wellness care, and the clinic is now accepting patients.

Five local businesses will compete for $21,250 at the REV pitch competition on Nov.

5 in Council Bluffs, and the public event will also feature a $500 People's Choice award decided by attendees.

Pottawattamie County declared Nov.

4 to Nov. 11 as Operation Green Light for Veterans, urging residents and businesses to display green lights; the county will also illuminate the courthouse and Veterans Service Office in green in the week before Veterans Day.

Frozen Dreams will officially open today from 5 to 8 p.m. (500 Willow Ave.) after a soft opening earlier this week.

Iowa Western students took a noncredit paranormal course this month and conducted the first-ever investigation at the historic Bregant House, later reviewing five recorded EVPs.

Instructor Josh Baker says he plans to offer the Haunted Bluffs course again in the spring (with additional locations).

This month's Fourth Friday at the Hoff drew costumed kids & families for art activities, a costume parade, and candy stations downtown.

Iowa joined the FTC and 18 other states in suing Dollar General, alleging thousands of stores charged higher prices at checkout than on shelves and that the practice went on for years, with the complaint seeking enforcement under federal and state consumer-protection laws.

Omaha will host Pool A (Italy, Belgium, Colombia and Puerto Rico) and Pool F (Japan, Russia, Argentina and Bulgaria) for the Women’s Volleyball World Cup, with pool play and the round of 16 set for late Aug.

2027 as part of a 32-nation Olympic qualifier.