Curtis and Rochelle Parker of Ankeny are the parents of a daughter, Holland Joy, born Sept. 3, 2016, weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long. Grandparents are Rick and Carla Fopma of Lynnville, Cindy Parker of Billings, MT, and the late David Parker of Monroe. Great-grandparents are Dick and Joyce Ver Ploeg...
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Allen Dale
Quentin and Stephanie Douglas of Brooklyn are the parents of Allen Dale Douglas born Sept. 1, 2016. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces. His big sister is Kierra (age 4). Grandparents are Teresa and the late Allen Latcham of Lynnville and Dale and Joy Douglas of Brooklyn. Great-grandparents are John and Dorothy Latcham of Grinnell...
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Van Manen-Sennert
Ronald and Barbara Sennert of Linn Grove are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kate Sennert, to Jacob Van Manen, son of Kevin and Julie Van Manen of Kellogg.
Kate is a 2010 graduate of Sioux Central High School and a 2014 graduate of Iowa State University, Ames. Kate works for NuTech Seed, Ames,...
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Gary D. Ratcliff, 63
Gary D. Ratcliff, 63, of Sergeant Bluff, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at a Sioux City hospital.
Services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in Lynnville Friends Cemetery.
Gary D. Ratcliff was born Sept. 11, 1952, to Ross and...
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Dale Ritter, 61
Dale Ritter, 61, of Newton died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 9, at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may be designated to Newton Foursquare Church or Jasper County Animal Rescue League and may be left at the funeral home.
Dale Francis Ritter,...
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Co-Line’s expansion to add 120,000 square feet of manufacturing space
Co-Line Welding, Inc., located six miles south of Sully, is well underway in its 12th and largest building project in its 37-year history. The addition of 120,000 square feet of manufacturing space to the company's south facility is ahead of schedule, thanks to cooperative weather and the skilled workforce of the contractor, Jensen Builders.
Currently, the...
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L-S students among thousands at Farm Progress Show
From field demos to concept tractors, 31 high school students traveled to Boone on Wednesday, Aug. 31, with Brian Lowry, agriculture teacher and FFA advisor, for the 63rd Farm Progress Show. The students joined thousands of farmers, agribusiness officials, and agriculture companies at the interactive venue to network, gain information, and learn more about the...
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