Hawkeye, IA

CHARLES CITY, Iowa – A trial is set over a collision with a semi that seriously injured two people. Carey Lynn Agnitsch, 46 of Nashua, has pleaded not guilty to serious injury by vehicle. Investigators say Agnitsch was doing her job as a rural postal carrier on July 26,...

Charles and Patricia (Jones) Baumler, will celebrate their 66th wedding anniverary and Charles’ 90th birthday.  They were married at the Presbyterian Church in Maynard on Aug. 11, 1956.  Celebrating with them will be their three daughters, Elaine (Gerry) VandeVorde, LeAnn (Ken) Popenhagen, and Stacie (Pat) Gorkow; nine grandchildren and...

SUMNER, Wis. — Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting at a home in Jefferson County. Deputies were called to a home in the Town of Sumner just before 12:15 a.m. for a report of gunshots. A person was seen walking away from the home. That person was later arrested.

VFL Trey Lipscomb made his debut with the Washington Nationals Single-A affiliate baseball squad: the Fredericksburg Nationals.  Lipscomb's debut went about as you'd expect if you watched the Frederick, Maryland, native play baseball for Tennessee in 2022. Pretty well.  Lipscomb did what ...

Rowland Jones, of rural Monona, has the area’s largest collection of model tractors, farm machinery and other agricultural toys. He has been officially collecting since 1978. “Everybody wants to know how many I have,” Rowland said. “I do not know. I’ve never counted them.”

Floraine S. Kuennen, 90, of Oelwein, Iowa, died peacefully on Saturday evening, August 6, 2022, at Maple Crest Manor with her family by her side. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oelwein, with Rev. Ray Atwood officiating. Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday and from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein. Parish Scripture Service: 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment: Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Iowa.

Robert (Bob) Eldridge of Maynard will celebrate his 90th birthday with a cake and coffee reception following worship on Sunday, August 14, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Maynard. The community is welcome to stop by and wish Bob a happy birthday between 10 and 11 a.m. at an open house...

Nicholas J. Dietz passed away on Sept. 25, 2021. He was born in May of 1945 in Postville. The world has been less bright since Nicholas J. Dietz left it behind. Gone, but certainly not forgotten, are all the stories he used to tell, the “inventions” he came up with, and the projects he was always working on.

It takes a special kind of someone to want to go out in an arena with a bucking bull. To me, anyone willing to go out into an arena like that has a lot of guts, courage, and a splash of crazy. But for those that do go out into...

Paula Rasmussen opened Monona Wildflowers on her property at 10437 Golden Ave., on Aug. 1. People can choose from a variety of beautiful blooms to build their own bouquets. (Photos by Audrey Posten)

The Iowa Department of Transportation will be holding a public information meeting regarding the proposed replacement of the bridge on Highway 3 across the Cedar River in downtown Waverly. The meeting will be held on Monday, August 15th beginning at 5:00 p.m. DOT staff will not make a formal presentation but will be able to answer any questions the public may have. A virtual presentation will also be available at iowadot.com/pim by clicking on “IA 3 Bridge Replacement.” This presentation will be available beginning around noon on the 15th.