Gail Latcham, 87, of Montezuma passed away Satur-day, Mar. 29, 2014, at the Montezuma Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services were held Apr. 2 at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma. Burial was at the Jackson Township Cemetery in Montezuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Montezuma Fire Department or the...
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Jerry L. Renaud, 69
On Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, Jerry Renaud of rural Grinnell passed away at Unity Point (formerly Iowa Methodist) Medical Center. After a valiant fight throughout the years, he lost a 17-year battle with lymphoma.
Funeral services were held Apr. 2, at the Grinnell Christian Church with Pastor Andre Norman and John Epperson officiating. Burial was in...
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Clifford E. Saboe, 90
Clifford Eugene Saboe, 90, of Marshalltown and formerly of West Union, died Mar. 25, 2014, at the Iowa Veterans Home.
A graveside memorial service will be held at the West Union Cemetery on Saturday, Apr. 5, at 11 a.m. for family and friends. Following the service, the family will be present for visitation at the Fayette...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – Apr. 3
My wife and I had quite a drive over the weekend. We had heard there was an unusual campground in southern Iowa. We were two hours late getting started, no reason, just always late. We took off and headed south. My wife wanted to eat at a nice restaurant in Oskaloosa. There was a crowd...
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Agricultural Insights by Marshall Hay – Apr. 4
While Mar. 20 marks the first day of spring, the weather doesn’t seem to always cooperate. Even though it seems that spring could be running behind this year in terms of typical warm up and precipitation, agriculture is ready in the wait to burst into action.
Spring is a busy time of year in agriculture. Fields...
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Grayson Arie
Grayson Arie was born to Mike and Hillary Enbgers of rural Lynnville on Mar. 16, 2014, at 10:36 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and measured 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Stan Renaud and Ruth Renaud of Pella and Bryce and Kathy Engbers of Grinnell.
Great-grandparents are Gerrit and Jane Renaud of Monroe, Ralph and Ruby...
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Buy, Sell, or Trade?
Lynnville-Sully junior and senior business students in Mrs. Sara Rowe’s Economics, Accounting I, and Accounting II classes received a taste of stock market trading at the Stock Market Challenge held in Des Moines on Mar. 11, hosted by Junior Achievement of Central Iowa. This was the second year L-S students teamed up with peers and applied...
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