Obituaries

Ashley Vanorny's path to community service started with the Girl Scouts.Stacey Walker, Molly Hanson and Ryan Bruner grew up in families where public service and helping others was second nature.Simeon Talley worked for a presidential campaign in Iowa, but stayed to build communities in the state's art and political worlds.All are under 35, and each has made volunteering, government service, leading not-for-prof...

The four Henry County chapters of the P.E.O. Sisterhood will hold a ?Tip Night? fundraiser at the Mt. Pleasant Pizza Ranch Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m.Members will be bussing tables and will earn a percentage of the evening's sales, plus all of the tips given. Friends, family and everyone else is encouraged to eat out that evening to help support the P.E.O. Sisterhood.The four chapters are Chapter ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? In recognition of Black History Month, Southeastern Community College (SCC) will host Dr. Hal Chase for two presentations of ?Outside In: African-American History in Iowa, 1838-2018.?Chase will present on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at noon in the Industrial Technology Training Center on SCC's Keokuk campus and at 6:30 p.m. in room 123 on West Burlington's campus.The presentation is an audiovisual ...

Mt. Pleasant Community High School's show choir ?InMotion? came home Saturday night with the First Runner-Up trophy won at the Pella Dutch Masters Invitational.Keokuk placed first, followed by Mt. Pleasant, West Branch, Harlan, Central Lee and Van Meter. InMotion's Bea Fitten was chosen by the judges as Best Female Soloist among the 14 ensembles competing.Mt. Pleasant will next be competing Saturday, Feb. 24, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The wreckage of an Iranian plane that crashed with 65 people on board was found in central Iran, state media said on Monday, but aviation authorities could not confirm the report.The Aseman Airlines flight from Tehran disappeared from radar screens on Sunday 50 minutes into its journey to the southwestern city of Yasuj. It is believed to have gone down in a mountainous area near the town of ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Inside the Pyeongchang venues the world's finest winter sports athletes battle it out for medals, but outside the atmosphere is friendlier as athletes and collectors gather to trade the Olympic pins that are made as mementos of each Games.Every Olympics attracts enthusiasts like Bob Kalmuk from California who travel to watch the sports, meet people and trade the pins which are created by ...

VATICAN CITY - An unholy war of words has broken out among Vatican and Catholic officials over the Holy See's rapprochement with Communist China, with cardinals, archbishops and priests caught in an undiplomatic crossfire.In the past few days, one cardinal has accused another of spouting ?nonsense? and a priest accused an archbishop of being so naive about China that he was like Alice in Wonderland.The exchanges...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced on Friday he would run for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah, confirming months of speculation that he would return to national politics.?I've decided to run for United States Senate because I've decided I can help bring Utah's values and Utah's lessons to Washington,? Romney, a frequent critic of Republican President Donald Trump, ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has banned events marking Valentine's Day, and media coverage of them, for the second year in a row after a court ruled the holiday un-Islamic.The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued an advisory on Wednesday warning television and radio stations against any Valentine's Day celebrations.?No event shall be held at the official level or at any public place,? ...

LOS ANGELES - McDonald's Corp is removing cheeseburgers from U.S. Happy Meal menus and shrinking the french fry serving in one ?Mighty Meal? as part of a new global plan to cut calories and make its food for children more healthy.The changes announced Thursday come as the world's biggest fast-food chain for the first time established global limits for calories, sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in Happy ...