Obituaries

Charlize Mullin, 7, takes Cutiepie the bucket calf for a walk at the Henry County Fair.

A dedication and open house will be held Monday, August 6, from 7-8 p.m. at VFW Post 7641 in New London for its new POW/MIA Missing Man Table. Commander Larry Meagher will present a brief ceremony to dedicate the table and give an explanation of it's meaning.

Kyndall Syfert, 4, has a chat with some goats at the Henry County Fair.

July 24Mr. and Mrs. Glen Christians

WEST BURLINGTON ? Great River Klein Center has been named a 2018 Silver Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).The award is the second of three distinctions awarded by the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes dedication to improving quality of care for residents and patients in long-term and post-acut...

Henry County Public Health and Healthy Henry County Communities have moved to a new location at 106 N. Jackson Street, Suite 103. They are hosting an open house on Friday, July 27, from 12-2 p.m. There will be a ribbon cutting at 12 p.m. The new phone number for Public Health and Healthy Communities will be 319-385-0779.Public Health is also expanding their immunization clinic hours. Effective August 1, new ...

The Trenton United Methodist Church invites the community to share and enjoy the fellowship of an ice cream social on Sunday, July 29, from 2-4 p.m. in the Sunrise Room.The social will feature homemade ice cream, goodies and unlimited fellowship with a free will offering to be accepted.

July 23Mr. and Mrs. Matt ClaassenMr. and Mrs. John Whitaker

Lowering blood sugar through exercise is the topic theme for the August Fresh Conversations health and wellness program. From dancing to housework to an evening stroll, activity keeps people healthy, which is especially true for people with diabetes. Exercise helps sugars (or carbohydrates) move more easily in and out of the blood vessels and muscles. This keeps blood sugar levels from getting too high and makes ...

Local USDA/NRCS offices are open and a sign up for cover crops is available. Land owners in the townships of Tippecanoe, Salem or Jackson in Henry County, townships of Marion or Cedar in Lee County, townships of Harrisburg, Cedar, and Union in Van Buren County or the townships of Round Prairie, Cedar and Buchannan in Jefferson County, the Lower Skunk River Watershed Project has a $25 per acre cost share available ...