Obituaries

In 1839 the town of Bentonsport was platted. It became a bustling steamboat town situated on the Des Moines River and provided transportation for people and goods. Bentonsport was the site of the first paper mill in Iowa as well as grist, saw, linseed oil and woolen mills. The approximately 1,000 residents depended on the mills to process their crops, on the river for shipping, and on the local stores to obtain ...

AMES ? The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a final rule outlining the conditions under which the USDA will pay indemnity to farms affected by highly pathogenic bird flu.The final rule, which includes updates to the interim rule issued in February, does three things:Allows indemnity payments to be split between poultry and egg owners and their contracted ...

AMES ? On Monday, Sept. 24, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering training on ?Your Money, Your Goals,? a financial empowerment tool kit that provides front line workers with resources and tools to help their clients take steps toward financial stability and self-sufficiency.This training is designed for service providers, volunteers, clergy members or anyone interested in helping others take ...

Life expectancy for Americans continues to increase, so it is more and more likely that most adults will end up caring for an elderly parent or relative or needing care themselves.The Finances of Caregiving program provides materials to families to help them protect their assets and prepare for their retirement while providing care.This five-week program, beginning Oct. 30, will meet Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11 ...

The Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission will host their sixth annual Pioneer Cemetery Day on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. at the Woodlawn/Irishtown Pioneer Cemetery at 600 W. Irish Ridge Rd. The afternoon will be spent honoring early settlers and veterans buried in the cemeteries. The commission asks that the public bring lawn chairs for this free event.

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News KALONA ? The opening of the $5.3 million Community Center in Kalona Saturday was a dream come true for city counselors and the community alike, who came out in droves to show their support.A pickup basketball game christened the gymnasium ? which the former facility could fit inside, said City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh. On the second-floor track, people were already power ...

Iowa State University Extension is partnering to offer city and county employees a free course to increase personal finance knowledge and to learn ways communities can empower residents to build financial security, thanks to a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.Small Change: Building Financial Security is a blended (face-to-face and online learning) course offered this fall to anyone employed by ...

BURLINGTON ? ArtRageous will open the Burlington Civic Music Association's 89th season of artistry on the river. The show is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Burlington Memorial Auditorium, 200 Front St., Burlington.ArtRageous dances and sings while fellow artists brush stroke on gigantic moving blank canvases, turning their performance into an interactive journey of visual and performing ...

Linda Betsinger McCann will be speaking at the Swedish Heritage Museum, in Swedesburg, on Monday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. McCann will be speaking about her newest book, ?The Civilian Conservation Corps in Southeast Iowa.? She also will be at the Washington Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. speaking on the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Later that day she will be at the Winfield Library at 1:30 p.m. ...

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