Obituaries

Co-authors and historians Michael Zahs and Loren Horton will be hosting a discussion of their new book ?Grave Marker Symbols? Saturday, March 24 at 10 a.m. at the Washington Free Public Library. Everyone is welcome.

ABOARD USS WASP, Philippine Sea - The U.S. military on Friday launched vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) F-35Bs from the deck of the USS Wasp amphibious carrier in the waters around Okinawa in its first show of stealth aircraft force at sea.The exercise comes at a time when concerns remain high over North Korea's nuclear program, although regional tension has eased in recent weeks, coinciding with the North's ...

Happy birthday!March 22D.P. WilsonConnie YoungKaren King Happy anniversary!Dan and Beth Chrisinger

The Wayland Lions Club held their March meeting at the Wayland CommunityCenter. There were 16 members present.First Vice President Bill Grimm called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roger Roth gave the Invocation. Then the meeting broke for a delicious meal catered by Alice Hochstetler.At the resumption of the meeting, Lion Brian Pattyson read the minutes of the last meeting ...

Youth at Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church had fun at AirFX recently.

The Alzheimer's Association is hosting a full-day workshop on Dementia on Wednesday, April 4, at the Burlington Public Library, 210 Court St.The event is free to the public, though certificates documenting four Continuing Education Hours will be offered to professionals for a fee payable at the event.Sign-in is at 9 a.m., followed by the first presentation by seasoned local elder law attorney David Beckman, who ...

By Melissa Boncher, Hy-Vee Dietitian They're everywhere. In low-calorie ice creams, yogurts, breakfast bars, diet sodas and more, Stevia, tagatose, erythritol ? and blends of all of the above ?- these are just a few examples of the sugar substitutes you might find on an ingredient list. But what are they, why are they everywhere, and are they safe? Glad you asked.Sweeteners can be divided into two categories: ...

The U.S. Interior Department will hold the largest lease sale in American history in the offshore Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, in a major test of the oil industry's appetite for federal acreage being offered by the Trump administration.The auction of more than 77 million acres (31.2 million hectares) - an area twice the size of Florida - is part of an effort by President Donald Trump's administration to ramp up ...

Red Cedar Chamber Music's directors and core ensemble, violinist Miera Kim and cellist Carey Bostian are joined by Iowa City native, harpist Katherine Siochi for a concert program ?HarpStrings.?They will present Mainstage concert events at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at First Presbyterian Church, 310 Fifth St. SE, Cedar Rapids, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 2355 Oakdale ...

Iowa honey production increased last year and the value of the crop rose from 2016 despite a drop in the number of colonies, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service.Honey production from producers with five or more colonies in Iowa totaled 2.03 million pounds in 2017, up 14 percent from 1.78 million pounds produced in 2016.The number of honey-producing colonies ...