Obituaries

A Mono-Slope Barn Tour and Cover Crop Grazing Field Day will be held at the Pidgeon?s Farm, located at 3086 Franklin Ave., in Salem, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.Presentations include: Host-Daniel and Sabrina Pidgeon, ISU Extension and Outreach Beef Specialists for Southeast Iowa; Patrick Wall, Green Valley Seed Forage Manager; David Otte, Practical Farmers of Iowa producer; George ...

Let freedom ring! What is freedom? What does it look like? Does freedom in money mean that we have no restrictions? Can we spend as much as we want? Or does that just produce debt and bondage to payments? Does freedom in marriage mean I can sleep around with others, or do what I want? We call that adultery and broken promises, which produces a prison of heartache, sorrow and bitterness.Freedom is not without ...

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On Saturday, July 2, 2016, Shelly Degroodt Langston met northwest of Mt. Pleasant, at Old Richwood Cemetery, with Carol Klopfenstein, county historian, and members of the Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission (HCPCC), to visit the recently set stone of her great-great grandfather, William Degroodt.Langston had contacted Klopfenstein to research the death and burial of her ancestor, who served with the 25th ...

Loras College has announced the names of students who achieved Dean's List status for the 2016 spring semester.Mikhayla N. Kruse-Meek, of Mt. Pleasant, was included in the 2016 spring semester Dean?s List. A student must earn a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to be recognized.

In the next few days, we will again celebrate our nation?s independence with picnics, barbeques and fireworks. This is an exciting time of the year for all Americans. It is particularly important to those with religious beliefs as our country is the result of our ancestors who were searching for freedom to practice their beliefs.Today, there are those who seek to deprive us of many of our religious freedoms. I ...

Locals are invited to learn more about how to use the ?Spend Smart, Eat Smart? website.Tutorials on the website and all that it offers to help people live and eat healthy will be held on July 5, 2016, at the Fellowship Cup, in Mt. Pleasant. The class will begin at 5:30 p.m.This workshop is free and open to all.Call 319-385-3242 to sign up for the class.

Happy birthday!David Mixon, Connie Bridger, JoAnn Corell and Skye LovingHappy anniversary!Bill and Cindy DorrellRegan and Katie StoopsMr. and Mrs. Mark HunterMr. and Mrs. Will Whitaker

Members of Chapter Iowa J, Wayland, of the National T.T.T. Society met June 28, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., at Sassy?s Café, in Wayland.The Founders Service was conducted by officers and members. Following this service, members ate dinner and enjoyed a time of fellowship.President Georgia Fort called the meeting to order. Roll call was taken and the minutes of the May meeting were read. Treasurer Diann Miller gave her ...

Steve and Joy Wilson will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on July 9, 2016.Friends and family of the couple are invited to attend a reception from noon to 3:30 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.Cake and refreshments will be provided.