April, 2020… a different kind of spring
WOW! Who of us in our wildest dreams would have ever imagined that we would not be gathering in our churches on Easter Sunday and that school would not be physically in session after a month??!! On the farm, daily chores continue to be done and...
By LeAnn Hjelmeland
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. and other countries are facing another problem: A mask shortage.
Face masks are in high demand to protect health care workers from contamination as they battle COVID-19. However, even non-medical people are looking for masks due to the CDC recommendation...
A combination of creative minds and extra time at home due to COVID-19 has people across the nation attempting trick shot challenges. The goal? Getting a ball or other item to land in a hole, like a basketball hoop, laundry basket, golf course hole, etc.
After seeing plenty of trick shots on...
With the summer baseball season currently suspended, ball players across the state are wondering when and if they will get a chance to play again. For Lynnville-Sully senior Bray Noun Harder, though, regardless of what happens this summer, he knows he will get to take the field again after signing on with the Luther College baseball...
Well, the battle against the virus goes on. People are wearing the masks about everywhere.
Even I now have a mask. I wear it in the grocery store because almost everyone in there has one on. I got such terrible looks without a mask. I was afraid someone was going...
Lois Van Genderen, 75, of Monroe, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, of a heart attack early Tuesday morning, Apr. 14, 2020. There was a small family graveside service at Gifford Cemetery east of Monroe on Saturday, Apr. 18, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to honor Lois may be sent...
Kevin Tish, 62, of Newton passed away Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Due to state and federal guidance on public gatherings, the family held a drive-by visitation from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 22, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to...