Wednesday, April 15th, 1936 to Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 Obituary: Ella Jane (Clark) Earl was born April 15, 1936 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Ethan and Mary Elizabeth (Orman) Clark. She was raised in the Melcher area and attended school there. On June 18, 1950 she was united in marriage to Frank Bingham. To […]
Family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 PM prior to the service. Memorials may be made in care of Bob’s family. Bob passed away on January 25, 2011 at his home. His parents preceded him in death. Bob is survived by his wife Brenda; children: Chris Kaplan of Knoxville, Robbie Kaplan of Wisconsin, Kevin Colyn […]
Thursday, January 23rd, 1947 to Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 Obituary: James Clay Bost, Jr. was born on January 23, 1947 in Statesville, NC, the son of James Clay Bost, Sr. and Ruth (Brewer) Bost. He lived in the Knoxville and Harvey areas for many years before moving to Blakesburg. James enjoyed working on cars and […]
President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union Address this evening. In starting his speech, Obama recognized Representative Gabrielle Giffords as she recovers from the recent Tucson Shooting. Obama started off his speech by calling on congress to “Not only sit together tonight, but work together tomorrow.” He then went on to discuss […]
The Republican Party responded to the State of the Union address by President Obama. Congressman Paul Ryan from Janesville, Wisconsin and Chairman of the House Budget Committee was chosen to speak on behalf of the GOP. Ryan mentioned Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords absence from the speech tonight and was praying for her return to the House. […]
WASHINGTON – Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea will have an easier path to access quality health care and benefits under a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final regulation that will expand the dates when illnesses caused by herbicide exposure can be presumed to be related to Agent […]
January 25, 2011 (Des Moines) – Figures released today by the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) show that for the first eleven months of 2010, Iowa pork exports surpassed the $1 billion mark, achieving the highest level in Iowa history. Iowa companies exported $1,005,022,505 in pork products January through November, 2010. Even without the […]
(DES MOINES, Iowa) Washington County District Court Judge Dan F. Morrison has assessed a $7,000 civil penalty against Miller Welding & Tiling, Inc., d/b/a G & R Construction, of Washington, Iowa, for violations of Iowa’s One Call (“Call before you dig”) statute. In a decree filed Friday, Judge Morrison also enjoined the defendant from further […]
Will continue the Eggs and Issues from Saturday. Area residents now had the opportunity to ask those who represent them questions. The first question that was asked from the floor dealt with the collection of sales tax from online presences, and what the state was going to do about this in order to help level […]
DES MOINES, IA – Phyllis Stevens and Marla Stevens were sentenced today for multiple felony offenses, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Phyllis Stevens was sentenced to a term of 72 months in prison, based upon her earlier guilty pleas to the crimes of conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to file false income […]
