Obituaries

The Camp Eastman Development Association (CEDA) will hold its 23rd annual reunion event on Saturday, March 17, at 10 a.m. at Boy Scout Camp Eastman, 750 E. Country Rd. 1780 Nauvoo, Ill.The admission price includes a noon lunch served in Burg Dining Hall. The public is invited and may buy advanced tickets at www.cedaweb.org or pay at the door.This year's reunion will include memorial dedications of three new ...

DENVER - A Colorado criminal defense investigator, jailed for refusing to testify in a death row inmate's appeal because of her religious beliefs, has agreed to comply with a prosecution subpoena that could set her free, her attorney said on Sunday.Greta Lindecrantz, 67, was jailed for contempt of court nearly two weeks ago by Arapahoe County District Judge Michelle Amico after she declined to testify in the ...

DES MOINES ? On Wednesday, March 7, the Epilepsy Foundation Iowa Chapter presented Representative Dave Heaton, of Mt. Pleasant with the Lifetime Achievement Award.Heaton, a retired teacher and restaurant owner, is serving his 12th term representing House District 84, which includes Henry, Jefferson, Lee and Washington counties.?Rep. Heaton has been a friend and supporter of individuals living with epilepsy for ...

?Comedy Circuit? will be debuting at The Theatre Museum at Old Threshers on Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25 at 7 p.m.Early sell tickets for the vaudeville show will be available from cast and crew and at Jerry's Restaurant and Brown's Shoe Fit in Mt. Pleasant. Tickets also will be available at the door. There are only 120 seats per show.The show will include tent rep, Toby Tolliver, classic radio, TV ...

Kiwanis is hosting a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 17, from 6:30 to 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church.A freewill donation will be taken to benefit area schools. The donation can be placed in each person's school of choice and an extra $1,000 will be given to the school with the largest collection. Children are welcome. They can sign up for prizes including the chance to win a bicycle, an Amazon ...

VATICAN CITY - A former president of the Vatican Bank has been ordered to stand trial on charges of embezzlement and money laundering, the Vatican said, the highest ranking Holy See financial official to be indicted.A statement by the bank, officially known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), said the former president's legal counsel was also indicted.The two are Angelo Caloia, 78, who was president ...

The Danville Community Palm Sunday Service will be held Sunday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Danville Congregational UCC, 105 East Michigan.Steven Parker will bring the message. Area churches taking part are Danville Methodist, Danville First Baptist, Long Creek Methodist and Danville Congregational.Community Choir practice will begin at 5:30 p.m. with Nancy Edmisson directing. Everyone is invited to join. The ...

MUNICH (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday there were reasons to be hopeful about the situation in North Korea, especially given progress towards talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.Trump said he was prepared to meet North Korea's Kim in what would be the first face-to-face encounter between the two countries' leaders and could mark a breakthrough ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is hosting a fruit tree pruning and training workshop Wednesday, March 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Southeast Research Farm at 3115 Louisa-Washington Rd. in Crawfordsville.The training will be led by ISU Extension and Outreach Field Specialist Patrick O'Malley. Pruning and training techniques to maximize fruit production will be demonstrated on the apple and pear trees ...

(Reuters) Waymo, the autonomous vehicle arm of Alphabet Inc , said on Friday it would launch a self-driving trucks pilot in Atlanta to carry cargo for Google's data centers.The announcement comes two days after rival Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] said its self-driving trucks will haul cargo on Arizona highways.Waymo had been road testing its self-driving trucks in California and Arizona over the last year, since ...