Kyle and Jenn Esrey of Grinnell are the parents of their second son, Ryan Daniel, born Jan. 1, 2017. He weighed 8 pounds 11.7 ounces. His brother is Jacob, age 2.
Grandparents are Penny and Todd Esrey of Newton and Bob and Lesa O'Dell of Reasnor.
Great-grandparents are Julie Hall of Newton, David Esrey of Idaho, Nina...
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Jack Jeffrey
Taylor and Katie Riggen of Oskaloosa are the parents of a son, Jack Jeffrey, born Dec. 27, 2017, at Pella Regional Health Center. Jack weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and measured 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Dan and Marla Nieuwsma of Oskaloosa and Jeff and Shelly Riggen of Pella.
Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Engbers, Mr....
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Jerry Fawcett, 78
Jerry Fawcett, 78, of New Sharon, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, Dec. 28, 2016, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House. Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, at Union Mills Christian Church. Burial with military honors will be held at a later date at the Union Mills Cemetery.
Jerry Ray...
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Nola Emmert, 96
Nola Emmert, 96, died Dec. 24, 2016, in Pella. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Memorials have been designated for Liberty Evangelical Free Church – Building Fund and Pella Historical Society.
Nola Fern Monsma was born to Dirk and Anna Elscott Monsma on a farm south of Lynnville...
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Earl Vande Krol, 92
Earl Vande Krol, 92, formerly of Sully, died at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell Tuesday morning, Dec. 27, 2016. A memorial service was held Friday, Dec. 30, at Sully Community Church. Memorials have been designated for the church’s missionary fund.
Earl Wayne Vande Krol was born Feb. 22, 1924, to Geurt and Della (Veldhuizen) Vande Krol...
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400 traffic fatalities record for Iowa
In 2016, Iowa unfortunately saw an increase in traffic fatalities by 27 percent, which resulted in a record 400 lives lost. With the new year, Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau goals include:
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- Reduce impaired driving fatalities to less than 25 percent. The most effective way to stop drunk driving is to prevent it from happening...
Megan’s Legacy reaches record level
For 17 years, Dec. 30 was a day of cakes and candles for Mike Hoogeveen and family as they celebrated his daughter Megan’s birthday. Today, Dec. 30 marks a bittersweet day in which the father continues his mission to honor his daughter and bring attention to Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), the rare blood disorder that took...
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