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BGM seniors awarded scholarships in Mollie Tibbetts's honor on what would have been her 26th birthday
BROOKLYN, Iowa — On what will forever be a special date to Morgan Collum, she found herself talking about her younger cousin, Mollie Tibbetts, in the high school they both graduated from on Wednesday. May 8 is the day Tibbetts was born. Wednesday would have been her 26th birthday....
The Wright County Monitor
Goldfield- Diana Mae Schmidt was born March 19, 1951, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of LeRoy J. and Darlene (Novak) Bird. She was the second oldest out of 5 siblings. She graduated from LaSalle Catholic School in Cedar Rapids in 1969. After graduating, Diana enjoyed spending time at the Singles Club with her friends; this is where she met her husband. Diana was united in marriage to Robert Dean Schmidt on June 27, 1975 at St. Ludmila Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Together they moved to Robert’s family farm west of Williamsburg where she went from city to farm girl. For the next 20 years she enjoyed driving the tractor, milking cows, caring for the hogs and having all of her nieces and nephews out to the farm. In 1991 they were blessed with their daughter, Theresa. They moved their family to Goldfield in 1995.
L-S boys finish third, C-M ninth at SICL track and field meet
MARENGO — The streak is over. After winning the conference title in four straight seasons, the Lynnville-Sully boys track and field team was limited to one victory on April 30 and when the meet finally ended three days later, the Hawks were in third place of the 11-team field.
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation Announces 2024 Poweshiek County Alliance Grant Awards
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024 Poweshiek County Alliance (PCA) grant recipients. A total of $192,386 will be distributed to support 33 projects across the county benefitting residents of Brooklyn, Deep River, Grinnell, Hartwick, Malcom, Montezuma, Searsboro, and other rural areas. PCA grants are available annually...
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