Obituaries

Henry County's Treasurer's Office will be closed all day Thursday, Oct. 12, as office staff will attend the statewide Driver License and Identity Conference hosted by the Iowa Department of Transportation.

The public is invited to celebrate National Health Information Technology Week with Henry County Health Center. HIT Week focuses on the value of Healthcare Information Technology. This year, HCHC is focusing on supporting health care transformation and making communities healthier.The HCHC Information Technology Department will be hosting a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in ...

Charlotte Adams, a professor of dance at the University of Iowa since 1998, is reigniting her passion for performing via ?Dancing on the Ceiling.?Lying on the floor was more appealing to her when she went back in the studio in May, she said with a laugh. She's preparing for an evening of solo performances by six women ages 48 to 66 from across the country, who have accumulated more than 200 years of critically ...

WACO's 2017 Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty (C.R.O.P.) drive will be held during the month of October to raise funds for those who need it most at home and around the world.This year's goal is to raise $35,000. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds will be used in the WACO community.This year, there is an online giving option at ~In 2016, the money raised during C.R.O.P. supported the WACO summer ...

The Wayland Lions Club held their September meeting at the Wayland Community Center. There were 15 members and three guests present.President Chuck Brown called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roger Roth gave the Invocation before the meeting broke for a delicious meal catered by Alice Hochstetler.At the resumption of the meeting, Marianne Pattyson read the minutes and Terry ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Yoimono is Japanese for ?good stuff.? It's also the name of Will Lenzen Jr.'s new co-working space, where he hopes a lot of ?good stuff? will be born.Lenzen opened Yoimono on Sept. 15 in Cedar Rapids's New Bohemia District for freelancers, entrepreneurs and employees working remotely to work in a collaborative environment.?I want this space to feel different and to feel creative,? Lenzen said. ...

MEXICO CITY ? Rescuers are unlikely to find any more survivors of Mexico's earthquake still buried in the ruins and will cease operations to find them at the end of Thursday, the emergency services chief said.Tuesday marks one week since the 7.1 magnitude quake struck around lunchtime, killing 331 people, damaging 11,000 homes and leading to a outpouring of civilian volunteers to aid and comfort the victims.Luis...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Designing an SUV with cup holders, room for groceries, a stereo system and top speed of more than 70 mph may not seem like a big deal.It is if the SUV is a ?Solar Utility Vehicle? that represents the next generation of solar-powered vehicle, replacing hot, cramped, single-seaters built for efficiency and utility.It's also a big deal if the vehicle is more than just a way to get from Point A to ...

Life has been quite interesting around here these last days and weeks. We certainly haven't had any worries about getting bored!My brother Jeriah, now 22, is getting married next Thursday to Esther Hershberger. The big day will be hosted in the furniture shop at my parents where my husband Daniel works.Besides the wedding preparations, we've had plenty of other things going on around us to keep us hopping. I'll ...

Dance the night away in Polishville on Sunday, Oct. 8, or Sunday, Oct. 22.Dance with Jerry Beauchamp of Eldora on Oct. 8, or Lyle Beaver of Iowa City on Oct. 22. There will be food for sale at 4:30 p.m. Dancing is from 6 to 9 p.m. both evenings.