JOHNSTON, Iowa — LifeServe Blood Center is urgently calling for blood donations as supplies have dwindled to critically low levels. With the end-of-summer holiday weekend approaching, it says the need for all blood types is especially pressing. “If you’ve put off donating blood because it’s been such a busy summer, or been thinking about donating but haven’t gone through with it yet, now is really the time to do it,” said Tim Paluch, LifeServe Blood Center PR/Marketing Director. “Your communities and hospitals need you. Every two seconds, someone in America needs blood, and just one donation, 30 or 40 minutes of your time, can impact or save up to three lives.” Hospitals in Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Illinois depend on donations. The demand is heightened by the bus

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