Society
Jerry and Sheila Brown of Osage, Iowa, will celebrate 50 years of marriage (and still like each other most days) on June 21, 2025. That's proof that with enough patience, coffee and tractor repairs, love really can go the distance.
The two were married on June 21, 1975, at Immanuel Lutheran Church...
Talyn Evans of Osage, Iowa, along with Jacob Springer of Northwood, Iowa, are proud to announce their upcoming wedding.
The couple will be married on Saturday, June 28, at The Timbers in Northwood.
Talyn is the daughter of Tricia and Mark Evans of Osage. She is the granddaughter of Sandy Krause...
More than 3,800 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2025 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean's list.
To earn dean's list distinctions in SDSU's colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must...
More than 400 students graduated from Buena Vista University in Spring 2025.
Local students who graduated included:
Sydney Kingery of Plymouth graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in criminology and criminal justice.
Jana Crimmings of Manly graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in...
Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the spring 2025 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college.
Amongst the Kirkwood students earning this distinction was Silas Girouard of Northwood.
Gracie Urbatsch was among a group of exceptional graduates this past year at Coe College.
Urbatsch, of Grafton, Iowa, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Economics and Business Administration.
The graduating Kohawks demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics and the arts; were...
Many hours were spent last week getting the buildings ready in Bolan for Vacation Bible School this week. “TRUE NORTH, Trusting Jesus in a Wild World” will be the theme from Monday, June 9 through Friday, June 13, from 9 a.m. until Noon. On Friday evening at 6 p.m. there will be a light finger...
Greetings from the Kensett Library,
The weather is getting warmer and with that comes the sounds and smells of summer and school being done. So what better place to come and hang out at but the library.
Our summer reading program will began on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 1 - 3 p.m. It will be...
Summer is quickly arriving: hotter weather, outdoor fun, family gatherings and all the other things we enjoy. Reconnect 720 will adjust the summer activity schedules for June and July to include those favorite games and projects but not add much that is new.
Every Monday at 8:30 a.m. you’ll find...
On Sunday afternoon, May 25 Joe and Linda Nydegger joined Loren and Renee Nydegger and Anna and Ben at the Mt. Vernon Community High School Commencement. Clare graduated with a Distinguished GPA, wearing a maroon/white cord. She also received the Melchert Book Scholarship. On Saturday, May 31 Joe...