Obituaries

DES MOINES ? The World Food Prize Foundation and The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced Mt. Pleasant native Elaina Conrad as a 2018 Wallace-Carver Fellow. Through this fellowship, Conrad and 29 other outstanding college students will collaborate with world-renowned scientists and policymakers through paid summer fellowships at leading USDA research centers and offices across the United States.Co...

McCartney Scott cruised to victory in Class 2 of the Pedal Tractor pulls on Wednesday at the fair. She won the class with a pull of 27 feet 7 inches.

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church607 S. Jackson St., Mt. PleasantJuly 23-276-8:45 p.m.Preschool (with an adult) through sixth-gradeTo register call:319-931-3678Bethel Mennonite3185 Wayland Rd., WaylandJuly 23-248:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.July 25: 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.Preschool through sixth-gradeRegister at Bethel's Facebook pageSwedesburg Evangelical LutheranParish Hall 201 Academy Ave.July 23-265:30-8:15 ...

Megan and Alexa, both 10 years old, quickly put their cupcake platter together during the Chopped Cupcake challenge at the Henry County Fair on Wednesday.

The annual United Church Women's fall rummage sale will take place Thursday, August 30, and Friday, August 31, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and again Saturday, September 1, from 8 a.m.- 12 p.m.Items may be brought to the church and placed in the northwest room the week of August 19. Donations brought in for sale must be in working condition and clean. No T.V.'s or computers will be accepted.There will be clothing (men's, ...

Iowa Wesleyan University's Online Programs received a top 10 ranking from The Best Schools (TBS) as a Best Online College in Iowa for 2018. This ranking is timely as the Adult and Graduate Studies (AGS) department has added new online undergraduate programs in Social Work and graduate programs in Management Leadership and Education.?There are four reasons to choose Iowa Wesleyan University to get your degree ...

Sheriff Rich McNamee announced an open house will be held from 5-8 p.m. in the Henry County Courthouse rotunda on Thursday, August 2. The open house will be hosted by the Henry County Sheriff's Office and Citizens Orgnaized for Public Safety (COPS).This open house will be an opportunity for Henry County residents to review the plans for the new Henry County Law Center. The groups feel that it is appropriate that ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? Great River Diabetes Education offers four-week group diabetes classes every month. The next morning series will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, beginning Aug. 9. Afternoon classes will be from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, beginning Aug. 13.Group diabetes classes are for people newly diagnosed, making a change in treatment, or having complications or concerns. A physician referral for ...

Along with most of our desirable garden, prairie, and woodland plants, undesirable poison ivy is truly thriving right now. That means that gardeners, hikers and others who spend time outdoors need to be watchful.The key to watchfulness is being able to identify poison ivy when we spot it. Everyone has heard the adage, ?Leaves of three, let it be.? While it is true that poison ivy has three leaves, so do many ...

The Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church of Wayland celebrated its sesquicentennial on June 30 and July 1. The celebration began with a video presentation of the church's history entitled, ?From hooks and eyes to iPhones.? After, an ice cream social was enjoyed by 150 guests. Sunday morning, July 1, began with coffee and rolls followed by the worship service. The theme for the sesquicentennial, ?Honoring the past and ...