Lois Pauline (Brush) Vander Schel, 93, was born May 13, 1926, near Lynnville to Lemert and Della (Renaud) Brush. She passed away peacefully on Monday, Apr. 20, 2020, at The Cottages Hospice Care in Pella. Graveside services were held on Apr. 23 at Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for the Pella...
Marlon Laverman, 64
Marlon Dale Laverman, 64, of Des Moines, was a man who impacted many lives for good. He achieved his goal of a "good death" without unnecessary pain during the wee hours of Apr. 20, 2020, thanks to staff at Taylor House Hospice. He had survived multiple myeloma for over 12 years.
Harriett Taylor, 80
Harriett Taylor, 80, of Newton and formerly of rural Lynnville, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, Apr. 25, 2020, at Wesley Life Park Centre in Newton. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a private family graveside service will be held in the Friends Cemetery in New Sharon. A memorial service will be held at...
Charlie Kaye
Jamie and Jodi Norman of Searsboro are the parents of a baby girl, Charlie Kaye, born Apr. 7, 2020. She weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Her sisters are Emma, 6, and Ava, 2.
Grandparents are Mark and Pat Norman of Searsboro and Rex...
Iowa schools to remain closed through end of the school year
The hits just keep coming as the state continues to try to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. On Friday, Apr. 17, Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced all school districts and non-public schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year. They will continue to offer continuous learning plans.
K-Farm’s spring animal births re-ignite a labor of love for the Kesling family
If there was ever a time to welcome and rejoice in new life on the farm, 2020 would be the year. The Kesling family – Cody and Kelly and children Kennedy, Kacey, and Kaiser – are embracing all of the highs and lows that are emerging this spring on their “five acres of...
April snow showers bring May flowers
The old proverb goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” While this is true for the traditional rainy month of April, what happens when snow is thrown into the mix?
The weather in Iowa has been a mixed bag of sorts with the area experiencing warm temperatures and sunshine, excessive wind and rain, and...