Thursday's state track results. Albert Council Bluffs, 14. Edmond Fort Dodge, Hampton Dumont, West Branch, 5. Shuttle hurdle relay (qualified for finals): Osage (Amanda Wright, Jenny Bellairs, Raelee Sullivan, Amelia Johnson), 1:07. Shuttle hurdle relay (qualified): West Hancock (John Mallen, Brady Wilson, Paul Guenther, Jake Carlson), 59. McKendree, Grundy Center, 50. Shuttle hurdle relay: Did not qualify: Mason City (DQ)

High Country News -- March 19, 2007: The Silence of the Bees: Migratory beekeeper John Miller hauls his hives across the West, pollinating everything from almonds to apples, but a nasty parasite and a mysterious disorder are making life much harder for John and his buzzing business partners.