Obituaries

Infants are much less likely to get influenza or whooping cough when their mothers were vaccinated against these infections during pregnancy, and a new study suggests this doesn't pose a safety risk for babies.Both influenza and whooping cough are highly contagious, and babies who catch these infections often require hospitalization for serious complications such as pneumonia. While health officials in many ...

It is garbage bag sales time again.In the next two weeks, a representative of the Charity Services organization will be calling on behalf of the Music Boosters to explain the garbage bags, including price, sizes, quantity and how to place an order. The garbage bags will be delivered directly to the customers' homes.?The focus of the fundraiser is to help sustain a growing music program.,? said Heidi Ryon, Mt. ...

The Henry County 4-H program is excited to announce its newest 4-H Club, The Healthy Wolves. The Healthy Wolves 4-H Club has 15 members comprised of fourth- and fifth-grade students from Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District.The Healthy Wolves met for the first time on Wednesday, Feb. 14, during their lunch period. These students are Healthy Living ambassadors focused on promoting a healthy lifestyle to ...

DES MOINES ? Bipartisan approval Monday by the Iowa House of a plan to buy down transportation costs in those districts that spend the most on busing sets up a showdown with the Senate.The House proposal is a one-year plan while the Senate has taken a multiyear approach to assisting local schools.The House voted 92-5 to approve Senate File 455 after amending it to make a one-year commitment to appropriating ...

(Reuters) A Wisconsin man convicted of murder in the case that was chronicled in the Netflix documentary, ?Making of a Murderer,? on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to toss out his 2005 confession that his attorneys claim was coerced by investigators, the Washington Post reported.Attorneys for Brendan Dassey, 28, made a similar argument to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in December and ...

LIMA (Reuters) - At least 22 people died in Peru on Wednesday when a bus hurtled some 100 meters into a ravine in the mountainous south in the country's second major bus crash this year, a local official said.?There are at least 22 dead. There are some more bodies, so this could rise,? Gustavo Rondon, in charge of health care in the Arequipa region, told RPP radio.The head of civilian defense in the regional ...

Musicians, dancers, comedians and magicians are taking the stage at Iowa Wesleyan University on Friday, Feb. 23.As a benefit for the music department, a performance is being held at University Chapel on Iowa Wesleyan's (IW) campus. A silent and live auction will be held. IW's showcase package, ?Air, Land and Sea,? will be live auctioned during the show.Following the show will be a reception in the lobby of ...

Vivian (Barton) Hildebrand will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Friday, March 2. Vivian was born around Oakland Mills and lived in Henry County all her life. She married Willis Hildebrand and they had three children, Trudy, Mona and Larry (deceased).Vivian was a schoolteacher in Henry County before she retired. She moved closer to Tennessee to be closer to family in 2014.Her family invites friends to send ...

U.S. evangelist Billy Graham, who counseled presidents and preached to millions across the world from his native North Carolina to communist North Korea during his 70 years on the pulpit, died on Wednesday at the age of 99, a spokesman said.Graham died at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT) at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, according to Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.With his ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service evacuated a government office building near the White House, closed down adjacent streets and cleared pedestrians from sidewalks on Wednesday in response to a suspicious vehicle in the area.The Secret Service said in a post on Twitter that two blocks bordering the White House had been closed to traffic.Witnesses said authorities turned away federal workers heading ...