Obituaries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Monday he ordered an investigation of water distribution on the hurricane-battered island and warned that there would be ?hell to pay? for mishandling of the supplies.In an interview with CNN, Rossello said drinking water supplies have been restored to roughly 60 percent of the island but some areas in the north remained at only 20 percent ...

(Reuters) Buildings in California's Napa and Sonoma counties were being evacuated early on Monday morning after multiple, fast-spreading wildfires engulfed the area with thick smoke and large flames, according to fire officials and local media.Firefighters were battling a 200-acre (80.9-hectare) wildfire in Napa County, an area nearly 70 miles north of San Francisco that is known for its vineyards, since late ...

The Mt. Pleasant Zone of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML) is hosting their annual Fall Rally on Saturday, Oct. 21. The theme of the rally this year is Abounding in Mercy. Registration for the event begins at 8:30 a.m. The meeting and program is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon, lunch included, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fairfield.The theme is taken from Psalm 86:5, which reads, ?You, Lord, are ...

Mt. Pleasant Middle- and elementary schools will be collecting school supplies from Oct. 9-13, to be shipped to areas affected by the hurricanes.School supplies can be dropped off in the shopping carts at the school offices. Suggested supplies are notebooks, crayons, markers, pencils, erasers and index cards.The Mt. Pleasant Education Association is opening up this opportunity for students to help other ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. employment fell in September for the first time in seven years as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left displaced workers temporarily unemployed and delayed hiring, the latest indication that the storms undercut economic activity in the third quarter.The Labor Department said on Friday nonfarm payrolls decreased by 33,000 jobs last month amid a record drop in employment in the leisure and hospitality ...

The Lockridge Roughriders Saddle Club will be honoring their founding members at the Fall Fun Show at noon on Oct. 7, at the Big Bend Arena, north of Keosauqua on Hwy 1.All founding members and their descendants are encouraged to attend.The Roughriders are celebrating their 50th year as a saddle club.

CLIVE ? Taking the lump-sum cash option was kind of a no-brainer for Charles ?Chuck? Svatos when he claimed his Lucky for Life winnings Tuesday at the Iowa Lottery headquarters, considering he turned 92 last July.The North Liberty man treated his daughter to lunch at Cracker Barrel after becoming the third Iowan to defy the one-in-1,813,028 odds of matching five numbers to claim the second-level Lucky for Life ...

Henry County Health Center's Park Place Elder Living is committed to the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of elders at Park Place and in the community. To educate families about dementia, Park Place will offer training for the general public on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. in the HCHC Health Education Center.The dementia training reviews understanding dementia, communicating with the individua...

WASHINGTON ? The Southeast Iowa Small Farms and Acreage Conference will be at the Washington County Extension office on Nov. 4.The event is hosted by the Washington County Extension and Outreach along with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The conference is geared toward people who want to learn more about opportunities with their small farms or acreages, or for those who are considering country ...

BURLINGTON ? Great River Health Fitness offers A Matter of Balance, an eight-week program that helps older adults reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels. A new session will begin Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 10 a.m.A Matter of Balance is a nationally recognized program developed at Boston University. Participants learn to view falls as controllable, set goals for increasing activity, make changes to ...