Caruth, Alan of Dows – Funeral Service May 22nd, 2024
Funeral service for 83-year-old Alan Caruth of Dows will be Wednesday, May 22nd at 1:30 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Williams. Burial will be in the Vernon Township Lutheran Cemetery in Dows. The Linn’s
Pruisner, Leona of Dike – Funeral Service May 20th, 2024
Funeral service for 95-year-old Leona Pruisner of Dike will be Monday, May 20th at 10:30 a.m. at the Fredsville Lutheran Church, rural Cedar Falls. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg. Visitation will be
Scourick, James William of Parkersburg – Funeral Service May 18th, 2024
Funeral service for 87-year-old James “Jim” William Scourick of Parkersburg, formerly of Aplington, will be Saturday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in Parkersburg. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery in
Iowa Falls School Board approves job transfers
The Iowa Falls School Board this week approved various personnel moves, including the involuntary transfer of Pat Norem from the 9-12th grade athletic director to high school mathematics. In addition, Jeff Burchfield is going from middle school
Belmond-Klemme School Board to consider a settlement agreement
Tomorrow the Belmond-Klemme School Board will consider teacher leadership assignments for the next school year, will consider the drivers education contract and wage, and will consider contracts for staff not covered under bargaining agreements. The B-K board
Cicadas and Red Lobster
The seafood chain, Red Lobster, abruptly closed over 90 of their restaurants, including Waterloo, Ia. Red Lobster had been losing money for years. Customers have noted a decline in quality since the 2010s. Their parent company, Thai
Wednesday, May 15
Girls Golf Those advancing to state include: Top two teams; top six individuals (plus sixth place ties) 3A Region 1 Final @ Webster City – (Top-8) Hampton-Dumont-CAL 1. Waverly-Shell Rock – 362 2. Clear Lake – 366
Today is the 56th anniversary of the Charles City tornado
56 years ago today a major tornado outbreak across the central U-S resulted in what was probably the worst tornado day of the 20th century in Iowa. In the afternoon of May 15th, 1968, multiple tornadoes struck
Deadly bus crash in Florida kills 8 farmworkers, injures dozens more
At least eight people were killed and up to 40 more were hospitalized – some critically — after a bus carrying farm workers crashed and overturned early Tuesday morning on a Florida highway Tuesday morning. The Florida
AP’s Campbell advances to boys state golf
Aplington-Parkersburg junior Caleb Campbell shot a 75 and qualified individually for the Class 2A Boys State Golf Tournament at Tuesday’s district meet at Fox Ridge Golf Course. “I was really hitting it well, getting off the tee