Terry Lee Rohrdanz, an amazing cattleman and well-known herdsman in the Red Angus industry, passed away Mar. 16, 2019, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines with his family at his side. A visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to...
Chadwick Ver Ploeg, 90
Chadwick Ver Ploeg, 90, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Monday, Mar. 18, 2019, in Pella. Funeral services will be Thursday, Mar. 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Third Reformed Church, 708 East 13th Street, Pella. Memorials have been designated for the Jasper County Fair.
Chadwick Lee Ver...
Poor rural road conditions make travel tricky
Warmer temperatures, melting snow, and recent rainfall have contributed to the overall poor condition of many rural roads in the area. The soft and muddy roads have developed deep ruts that make some areas nearly impassable and prompted local schools to run bus routes on hard surfaces only.
The forecast of several...
LSCEF Book Drive puts over 700 books in the hands of young readers
The Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation (LSCEF) held its second annual book drive on Friday, Mar. 8, in the elementary/middle school gym. Students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade had the opportunity to select three brand new books thanks to a Jasper Community Foundation Grant that helped fund the purchase of over 700 new books.
Students...
Jasper County Pheasants Forever lands 2019 Iowa Governor’s Pheasant Hunt
Central Iowa’s upland hunting opportunities will be highlighted this fall when Jasper County Pheasants Forever hosts the 2019 Annual Iowa Governor’s Pheasant Hunt in partnership with Northern Polk Pheasants Forever and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The Governor’s Pheasant Hunt is a tradition started in 1986 by then Iowa Governor Terry Branstad....
SERVING U.S.: Craig Weideman, U.S. Navy Career Fighter Pilot
It seems Craig Weideman of Virginia Beach, VA, was destined to fly for the United States Navy. Born and raised in Killduff, Weideman frequently found himself as a young boy during the early 1950s in the company of his parents, Wayne and Freda Weideman, during their four-hour shifts as volunteers for the Ground Observation Corps (GOC), an...
FROM THE KITCHEN: National Pi Day
National Pi Day is observed annually on Mar. 14. Math nerds and pun enthusiasts (such as myself) enjoy finding the fun in 3.14, the first three digits of the mathematical constant π (also known and pronounced as Pi).
Pi, as you learned back in math class (eons ago, right?), is the numerical...