Obituaries

Fort Madison - New London boys? varsity basketball dropped to 0-1 Tuesday night, after a loss at the hands of the Holy Trinity Crusaders, by the final score of 61-41. The Tigers traded blows with Holy Trinity for three of the four quarters, but a disaster in the third period was too much to overcome.New London went into the second quarter leading by one point, but gave up the lead and took a 25-22 halftime ...

Former Mt. Pleasant High School standout athlete Henry Krieger-Coble will miss the rest of his junior season at the University of Iowa due to an injury according to Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz.Krieger-Coble injured his shoulder last week in practice which required surgery this past Monday.A tight-end, Krieger-Coble caught two touchdown passes this season.

By AARON VINER Golden Triangle News Service COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? There were 19.5 seconds left to play when Kelsey Pretz delivered what appeared to be a momentum changing play.Her Columbus Wildcats trailed WACO by four points in a low scoring affair in Columbus Junction, until the senior drilled a three-point shot, closing the gap to one point.Then it was up to the foul shooting of the Warriors to help close ...

Dale Engle, age 89, of Washington, Iowa, died Thursday, September 27, 2018, at the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington after …

Marguerite (Margo) Burkholder passed away surrounded by her loved ones on September 16, 2018, at the young age of 72 …

Shirley J. Gilson, age 84, of Washington, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the M.L. McCreedy Home following …