
The New Year is upon us and the Y is the place to jumpstart and complete your fitness goals. The Y has plenty to offer all of those whose resolution this year is to take the weight off, and keep it off. Currently, the Y offers fitness classes from the beginner to the more advanced […]

The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.4 percent in December, and nonfarm payroll employment increased by 103,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality and in health care but was little changed in other major industries. Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons decreased […]
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July 12, 1924 – January 06, 2011 Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m., Saturday January 15, 2011 at United Methodist Church in Grinnell, Iowa Interment: at a later date , at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa Madison was born July 24, 1924 to J. Frederick and Jean (Darrow) Tomfeld in Iowa City. He graduated from Muscatine High […]
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March 10, 1925 – January 06, 2011 Visitation: 12:00 Noon until 4:00 P.M., with family present to greet friends and relatives from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M., January 09, 2011 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. on Monday, January 10, 2011 at Hedrick Martinsburg United Methodist Church, Hedrick, Iowa, with Reverend Kim Gates officiating […]
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Oskaloosa. Kathleen Abbott, 84, of Oskaloosa died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born August 27, 1926, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Ross and Mary Garrington Lewis. She graduated from East High School in Des Moines. On June 15, 1945, she was united in marriage to Raymond Abbott, […]
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August 19, 1938 – January 6, 2011 Raymond H. Vos, 72 of Woodside, California and formerly of New Sharon passed away at his home on January 6, 2011 from complications as a result of cardiac arrest on Dec. 1, 2010. Visitation will be Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 beginning 10:00 a.m. at the Harden Funeral Home […]
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June 11, 1941 – January 06, 2011 Fairfield, Iowa Visitation: 1:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., Monday with family present to greet friends and relatives from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. January 10, 2011 at fremont Funeral Chapel, Fremont, Iowa Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at the Fremont Funeral Chapel, Fremont, Iowa Interment: Cedar […]
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Jason Ebelsheiser, who was found guilty of 1 count of sexual abuse in the 3rd degree, 2 counts of assault with intent to commit sex abuse and 1 count of tampering with records, was in court for his sentencing today. Ebelsheiser was sentenced by Judge Wilson, in a Mahaska County Courtroom, after his October 29th […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa (Grassroots Newswire) January 5, 2011 — Imagine what it would be like combining the world’s most advanced fitness program for women with the fun of Zumba dance classes. This is exactly what’s happening at Curves. What is the Curves Circuit with Zumba? Take the 30-minute total body workout provided by the Curves circuit […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office released a new analysis showing that repealing the Affordable Care Act would add $230 billion to the federal deficit by 2021: “Today’s report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office makes clear that […]
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