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Joseph (Joe) Eugene Cottrell passed away peacefully on September 1, 2014 at 11:25 PM. He was born January 19, 1939 in Knoxville, IA to Vernon and Delores (Greer) Cottrell.In 1956 Joe joined the Marine Corp and served until he was honorably discharged in 1962.Joe married Ruby K. Krieger on June 9, 1957. Together they raised 4 children in Iowa.He was often referred to as a ?Master of all Trades? and was highly ...

Howard W. Arbogast, 74, New London, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at his residence.Services will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 23, at the Mt. Pleasant Masonic Temple. The Kimzey Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant, is assisting the family with the arrangements.Memorials may be directed to the Salem Little League Association or HCI Care Services of Mt. Pleasant. On-line condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyf...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. ? The Iowa Wesleyan men?s and women?s soccer teams went toe-to-toe with MacMurray College on Saturday on the road.The Tigers and Highlanders battled back and forth, and after 90 minutes plus two overtimes, the teams came away with a 1-1 tie.The Highlanders struck first to take a 1-0 lead.IWC evened the score, however, when Bo Vitale, a Mt. Pleasant graduate, found the back of the net on a ...

Joseph Hess threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns in Monday night?s JV football game ? the final home game of the season ? but overall, the Panthers came up short against Keokuk in the home contest, 34-14.The Panthers? Beau Parkevich had a 16-yard touchdown reception and Clayle Franklin caught an 8-yard touchdown pass in the game.Korte Maddy?s PAT attempt was good for both.Hess went 10-for-22 passing on the ...

Jefferson County Master Gardeners, from left, Aleta Mottet, Gerri Lyon and Shari Leazer show off the fall planters they and Taylor Sickels recently planted in the Jefferson County Fairgrounds greenhouse.The Master Gardeners will be selling the planters during the Fairfield First Fridays event Friday evening on the Fairfield square.The fall planters are a fundraiser for the group.

Girls Who CodeThe Fairfield Girls Who Code club, an engaging and fun STEM club to learn computer programming, is continuing this year.A meeting for all girls from sixth- to 12th-grade, is planned at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Maharishi School Student Media Center.Girls curious about coding are encouraged to attend the meeting. They can learn a 21st century skill that is highly valued in any field.To reserve a ...

BIRMINGHAM ? Birmingham Homecoming Committee will host Picnic in the Park Saturday in the Birmingham City Park.The picnic offers two meals, served from 5-7 p.m. The full meal includes plywood box-cooked chicken, french fries, baked beans, dessert and beverage for $8. The small meal includes chicken tenders, French fries, baked beans, dessert and beverage for $5.Free bingo will be played all evening; everyone is ...

Orders are due no later than Friday for the SHARE Iowa Inc. food packages available in September.Orders can be placed locally by calling the Sieda Community Action office at 472-6140 or Claudia Greenig at 472-3569.Pickup will be at 8 a.m. Sept. 22 at the Fairfield Eagles Club.Several different packages are available; participants can purchase one or more in any combination.The $28 Best Value Package includes: ...

Jefferson County Farm Bureau WomenThe Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Riverside Family Restaurant III.Mary Carol Fish is serving as hostess and will present the program on her recent trip to Israel.Roll-call response is the climate and population of Ireland.All interested women are invited to attend.

Fairfield Public Library is partnering with the University of Iowa to offer ?Science Café? events.The first event in the series will focus on memory and cognition. Professor Daniel Tranel from the University of Iowa will lead an informal discussion from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday. Free beverages will be provided; those attending can bring a snack.Science Cafés are free public events that bring people together in a casual ...

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 47 has learned that printed information distributed in the Jefferson County area has a printing error, and would like to make a correction.The Wall That Heals, the scaled replica of the Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington, D.C., is being hosted by the auxiliary at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in September, with visiting allowed at the The Wall display 24 hours a day ...

Eloise Haupert of Fairfield will celebrate her 90th birthday Sept. 4.A card shower is planned to help her celebrate. Cards can be sent to 1303 South D St., Fairfield 52556.Mrs. Haupert was born Sept. 4, 1928, in Ollie.She has one daughter, Sheri Haupert-Betz of Fairfield, and one son, Kip Haupert, who died in 1980 at age 14. She also has one granddaughter, three great-grandchildren.