Richard “Rich” Brackett, 49, of Altoona, passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, after a fight with cancer. He spent 73 days at Iowa Methodist Hospital with family and friends by his side daily.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 3, at Lutheran Church of the Cross, 1701 8th Street SW in Altoona....
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Colleen Fox, 85
Colleen Fox, 85 of New Sharon passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House. Funeral services were Monday, Feb. 29, at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. Burial was in Highland Cemetery in New Sharon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to MHP Hospice Serenity...
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Meal planning puts Sully woman on path to healthy living
Editor’s Note: The next several weeks will feature guest writers from the community who are filling in as Shelly Rankin is on maternity leave. Thanks, Alison, for filling in this week!
Alison Agan is a woman on a mission – a mission to get healthy, fit, and active. The Sully mother, wife, and business owner’s lifestyle...
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Student teacher hopes to inspire, make a difference
Lynnville-Sully student teacher Katy Ewing was privileged to be taught by great and influential teachers in her school days. The positive mark they left on her life has inspired Ewing to pursue a second bachelor’s degree, this time in elementary education, and invest in the lives of students.
“I think I have always wanted to be...
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Economics study spurs winning poster
A poster contest held by Dordt College coincided perfectly with Lisa Martin’s second-grade unit on economics. Martin’s second graders studied many aspects of economics and then created posters for Dordt College’s Economics Everywhere Poster Contest through the Center for Economic Education.
The contest was open to students in grades first through sixth grade and was designed...
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Bald eagle caught on trail-cam
Jack DeAngelo, manager at Sully Telephone Association, shared photos taken by a trail-cam at his farmstead located between Grinnell and Tama. Notice the times the photos were taken; either the eagle stayed a long time or came back.
“This is an amazing sight!” DeAngelo said about the photos. “You never know what you may see on a...
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Heartsill Reports by Greg Heartsill, Iowa House, Dist. 28
Funnel week survivors
Due to the limited amount of time the Iowa General Assembly has to work on policy bills each year, the legislature establishes rules that impose deadlines (also known as “funnels”) for legislation moving through the process. In order for bills to stay alive during this legislative session, they must be voted out of...
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