The midterms are tallied and results posted every which way on the internet. The aftermath of the elections is considered the most important aspect of voting, but a lot of work goes into making our democracy...

Daylight saving time is the practice of setting clocks an hour ahead in the summer and then an hour back in the fall. The phrase “spring forward, fall back” is a common way to help people remember...

A white man shot and killed two black people in Kentucky after trying to break into a Black church minutes before the shooting took place on Oct. 28. The victims of the shooting, Vickie Lee Jones and...

The Iowa Assessments are standardized tests issued nationwide from the College of Education at University of Iowa. Pleasant Valley has been administering the Iowa Assessments every fall for many years,...

On Nov 6th, Iowans and even some of Pleasant Valley’s own students, went to the polls to have their voices heard through voting for US and state representatives. Though a “blue wave” was largely...

In the midst of an opioid crisis, an even stronger drug was approved by the FDA. Dsuvia, a new opioid painkiller designed for pain relief of soldiers on the battlefield, is set to be administered in...

Over the last six weeks, the stock market has hit a yearly low and investors, who are terrified, are pulling their money. U.S. stocks have tumbled as investors have shifted focus to the escalating...

Since the 1970’s, the earth's ozone layer, the layer that protects life on earth from UV rays that have harmful effects, has been slowly deteriorating. This slow destruction is caused by man-made chemicals...

The ads are everywhere: every channel, every Youtube video and any other source of media entertainment. Many people may have seen the big names: Kim Reynolds and Fred Hubbell. However, here is everything...

Cesar Sayoc Jr., of Aventura, Florida, was arrested on Friday morning for sending homemade bombs to critics of Donald Trump and prominent Democratic politicians around the country. Explosives were sent...

In light of the election season, political subjects and beliefs are being discussed in the hallways and classrooms within schools. With both students and teachers being involved in some of these conversations,...

Last week, President Trump said in an interview that he would be signing an executive order to “end” birthright citizenship, which contradicts the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution. “It...