Surveillance by the Iowa Department of Public Health and Skiff Home Care/Jasper County Public Health and testing by the State Hygienic Laboratory indicate flu activity is increasing. The flu season typically peaks in February and can last as late as May. “If you have flu symptoms, help out your family, friends, and co-workers by staying...
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Blood supply dips to critical level, local blood drive January 26
LifeServe Blood Center, the sole supplier of blood products to more than 100 hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, urgently needs donors to give blood to increase the blood supply. Recent winter weather has caused the blood supply to dip to a critically low level. In fact, nearly 200 units of blood were lost...
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Remember When – 1/15/15
1980 (35 years ago)
Marsha Arthur, Jasper County Junior Miss, was to compete in the Junior Miss pageant in Ottumwa. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Felper of Searsboro, she was a senior at Lynnville-Sully.
The Jasper County Conservation Board announced their intent to seek the acquisition of additional lands across Jasper County. Larry Hutchinson, board...
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100 years from now, scary?
Thank you for all the kind words about last week’s column. I jotted notes for that one most of last year, so now the notebook is empty! This week, I’m taking the easy way out and sharing this that should boggle your mind.
1914 Ford Model T
The year is 1914, 100 years ago. What a difference...
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Dollars & Sense – by Ryan Van Kooten, Konek, P.C.
Getting organized for your tax appointment is often the most difficult step. To help, use the list below as a guide for gathering the information you may need. While this list is not a complete list, and not all of the documents will apply to you, it is a good reference to prepare you for...
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The DeeZee Spirit – by Darrell Zegers, 1-15-15
I know it’s rare for me to write a story that is 100 percent true, but this one is.
It happened to me 15 or 20 years ago. I was renewing my chauffeur’s license. I had passed all of the requirements but the eye test, the one that worried me more than all the rest. (I...
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Fire destroys home north of Lynnville
Six fire departments answered the fire call five miles northeast of Lynnville at 5480 E. 156th St. S., Grinnell at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8. According to public county assessor records, the property is owned by Anthony Burnett and Micaela McCammant. The home was a total loss with the renters losing all their...
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