Obituaries

From there Elisha went up to Bethel?some youths came out of the town and jeered him, ?Go on up, you baldhead! Go on up, you baldhead!? Elisha?called down a curse on them in the name of Yahweh. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled 42 of the youths?Elisha went on to Mount Carmel and ?Samaria. -2 Kings 2:23-25Jesus said that all of what we call the ?Old Testament? points to him (Luke 24:25-27, 44-47). In ...

Unusually mild temperatures through much of February sparked worries among gardeners. While we know that spring-flowering bulbs such as snowdrops and crocuses are very hardy, what about our trees that are budding very early?Iowa State University horticulturists assure us that native species, at least, will be fine. In some cases, what a close observer is spotting is not a leaf bud. Rather, it is a fairly ...

The New London High School Vocal Music Department will present the musical comedy, ?Grease? on Friday and Saturday, March 3 and March 4, at 7 p.m., in the New London High School auditorium.Proceeds benefit future productions of the music department.New London?s production of ?Grease? includes a cast of over 30 students and features set design and choreography developed by the students themselves. A live pit ...

Mt. Pleasant Central Site has announced its schedule for bulk garbage days.The site will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on March 31, April 28, Sept. 29, and Oct. 27.The site will also be open from 8 a.m. to noon, on April 1, April 29, Sept. 30 and Oct. 28.Mattresses, furniture, rolled up carpet and pads, and other bulky household items will be accepted on those dates only.Items normally accepted, such as ...

Above, Jason Bender, President of Lomont Molding LLC, signs the contract for a 100? x 250? Lomont building expansion in Mt. Pleasant. The expansion will include shipping and receiving docks, and provide additional space for finished goods storage.

A 7 pound 7 ounce girl, Adalyn Sue Porter, was born Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua, the daughter of Nathan and Jessica Porter, of Fairfield.She has one sister, Emerson, 5; and two brothers, Aiden, 5, and Ethan, 3.Grandparents include Mike and Sue Carr of Fairfield and Dennis and Brenda Perry of Houston, Texas.Great-grandparents include Nellie Bird of Garner and J.R. Carr of ...

Mt. Pleasant will be kicking off this year?s Youth Art Month Show at the Henry County Courthouse on Sunday, March 5, from 1 to 3 p.m.The artwork that will be displayed is created by Mt. Pleasant Elementary, Middle School and High School students.All artwork will remain displayed at the courthouse through March 28.The public is invited to view the artwork during the month of March.

Organizers of the sixth annual ?Celebration of Iowa: Agriculture Art Exhibition? competition are accepting new submissions online at www.iowaculture.gov through July 1.The competition offers $5,600 in prizes, with? awards presented? during the Iowa State Fair and ?finalist artwork ?displayed August through October at the State Historical Museum of Iowa, in Des Moines. The exhibit is overseen by the Iowa Arts ...

Henry County local Leon Rossiter and his 1956 Dodge D500-1 Custom Royal Lancer won Best Domestic from a group of more than 640 vehicles displayed at the Concours in the Hills event on Feb. 11 in Fountain Hills, Ariz.The Concours showcases a diverse range of ultra-high performance, luxury, and classic vehicles from both imported and domestic manufactures. The vehicles range from multi-million dollar 200-mph cars, ...

A 6 pound 3 ounce boy, Eli Dale Carlson, was born Friday, Aug. 22, 2013, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, to Melanie and John Carlson of Lockridge.He has one brother, Aaron, 4.Grandparents include Carl Carlson of Fairfield and Jeff and Debbie Hinnah of Sigourney.