Obituaries

By James Q. Lynch, The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS ? Rather than spending state resources making it harder to vote, Jim Mowrer believes Iowa?s Secretary of State should be doing everything possible to make voting accessible to more Iowans.Mowrer, an Army veteran and a two-time U.S. House candidate, formally announced Thursday he is seeking the seat held by Republican Secretary of State Paul Pate in 2018. His focus ...

Great River Health Systems? Food Drive Golf Tournament July 14 raised $6,600, about one-third of the anticipated total for the 2017 drive.Other funds come from raffle ticket sales, an online auction for health system employees, and contributions from employees and others, the health system and businesses.Since 2000, the health system has donated $151,271 to local food pantries. Last year?s total was $17,850.Thi...

By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times The Harkin Steak Fry went by the wayside three years ago, but Polk County Democrats are reviving it.The event won?t have Tom Harkin?s name attached, but its inaugural event will feature three prominent Democrats, including Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.Bustos has increasingly gained a national reputation as a prominent voice for the Democrats as they seek to regain their footing ...

A Salem man has been arrested and charged with two crimes against a child.Roswell William Wixom Sr., 83, has been charged with lascivious acts with a child and two counts of indecent contact with a child, according to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office.Authorities said the arrest comes after receiving a report on July 11 of inappropriate contact with children in Salem. Following an investigation into the ...

Harmony Invitational:September 29, 2015 Boys:1. Ross Emmanuel,Maharishi School, 15:452. Dalton Haynes,Van Buren, 16:045. Adam Smith,Van Buren, 16:5010. Gabe Clarkson,Cardinal, 17:2016. Mason McDonough,Van Buren, 18:1723. Austin Giberson,Van Buren, 19:0725. Andrew Fitzsimmons,Van Buren, 19:2028. Zach Lot,Cardinal, 19:3534. Jimmy Greer,Cardinal, 21:5437. Grant Clark,Cardinal, 25:59 Girls:1....

WEST BRANCH ? The Class 1A No. 1 Pekin Panthers girls? cross-country team finished third at the Bud Williams Invitational on Thursday with 86 points,b ehind Class 4A No. 1 Urbandale (22) and class 4A No. 9 Iowa City (37).Gwynne Wright was Pekin?s top finisher at fifth place with a time of 19:09. Shea Dahlstrom, clocked at 20:11.5 good for 14th place, was the other Panther in the top 15.Also running for Pekin ...

Two single-vehicle accidents were reported July 27 to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office.The first accident was reported at 6:18 a.m. The sheriff?s office received an E-911 call stating a vehicle was in the ditch on its side near the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and 220th Street.An investigation determined that Drew Massner, 20, Mediapolis, had fallen asleep and lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle, a ...

There was no way you could disguise the fun happening at Central Park in Mt. Pleasant Sunday night during the LULAC celebration.

A man sings Spanish melodies in Central Park Sunday, July 30, during an event to celebrate LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens).

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Spanish melodies could be heard throughout downtown Mt. Pleasant Sunday afternoon as members of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) celebrated the anniversary of the club?s existence in the community.?LULAC ? the League of United Latin American Citizens ? is a nationwide club and we opened our local club here a year ago,? said Maria Mellado.Members of the ...