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Indianola, IA

A Celebration of Life for Charlotte Wilson will be held Friday, March 24th, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Inurnment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be given to the Carlisle Public Library or the Music Department of the Carlisle Methodist Church. To sign an online condolence, visit www.overtonfunerals.com.

Charlotte Wilson

The 6th annual Indianola Young Professionals Putt Putt and Pints Classic is coming in April, raising funds for local charities that benefit children and families in need within Indianola. Participants will travel to various businesses on the downtown Indianola square and surrounding area playing a hole of mini golf at each location, and teams of four will be awarded 1st and 2nd place prizes for their overall scores. Prizes for the “Best Dressed” team are also up for grabs. All participants will get free snacks/food at every location as well as a free koozie. The event takes place on April 1st beginning at 10am. The registration deadline is this Friday. For more registration information, click below.

IYP Putt Putt and Pints Set for April

Knoxville, IA

The Knoxville Recreation Center is taking signups for Blast Ball. Blast Ball is a simplified co-recreation version of baseball for boys and girls for children between the ages of three and five years of age. Angie Jones, Wellness Coordinator at the Knoxville Recreation Center tells KNIA/KRLS News, “It’s a great...

Knoxville Recreation Center Blast Ball

Lincoln, IA

The Knoxville Noon Kiwanis Easter Egg Event is scheduled for Saturday, April 8 starting at 1 p.m. for children 0 to 12 years of age. The event will be held at the corner of Lincoln and Madison Street. The first 400 children to check in will receive a starter bag provided by the sponsors of the event.

The Knoxville Noon Kiwanis Easter Egg Event

Our guest today on Let’s Talk Knoxville is Jason Reed, General Manager at Knoxville Raceway as we talk about improvements at the Knoxville track. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | Subscribe to Let's Talk Knoxville Podcast.

Let’s Talk Knoxville:Jason Reed

Melcher-dallas, IA

Added depth with the addition of 17 girls out for track and field at Melcher-Dallas has given Coach Amy Stuart options especially in relay events. Stuart tells KNIA Sports many of her younger runners all likely will be in relay events with the more experienced runners in the open events.

Depth A Welcome Thing For Melcher-Dallas Girls Track And Field

Woodburn, IA

Funeral Mass for Doyle Rankin, age 87 of Woodburn will be held 10:00am Friday, March 24th at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Burial will take place in Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial in Omaha at a later date.

Doyle Rankin

It’s opening day for the Pella Historical Village and Vermeer Windmill. The main campus for Pella Historical Museums is now ready for visitors, according to Executive Director Valerie Van Kooten and Assistant Director Jessi Vos, with some touch ups made and new exhibits to enjoy. The Scholte House opens...

Pella Historical Village Open for 2023

The Indianola Public Library is hosting a Puzzle Building Competition in April. Teams of five will compete to see who can complete a 500 piece puzzle the fastest, with the winner receiving a prize. The competition is for those aged 18 and up, and takes place April 6th from 6-8pm. Find registration information with this story on KNIAKRLS.com.

Indianola Library Holding Puzzle Building Competition

The Knoxville City Council is scheduled to meet tonight in regular session at 6:15 p.m. On the agenda is accepting a bid and awarding a contract to TK Concrete for the Conrey Street Sewer Improvements Project. Also approving a contract between the city of Knoxville and Thrive Knoxville for a mural on city owned property.

Knoxville City Council to Meet Tonight

The Kiwanis Club of Pella will host their annual easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 1st at 10:30 a.m., with a rain date of Saturday, April 8th. Children four and under will have a designated area to search and 5-8 year olds will have another space. The KNIA/KRLS Lil’ Big Red Radio will be there for announcements and music.

Pella Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt Returns April 1st

Pleasantville, IA

A new industrial commercial park to be located on the west edge of Pleasantville called Adkins Development was given the go-ahead by the Pleasantville City Council March 16. The council approved a contract with Vanderpool Construction out of Indianola with the cost of $6.6 million. The city council vote was...

Pleasantville Adkins Project Approved

Fundraising is underway to support a $1.5 million capital campaign to help the Pella Community Food Shelf fully move into a new space later this spring. Executive Director Melissa Zula says they will spend April and May renovating a building purchased at 1111 West 16th Street, which will become the non-profit organization’s permanent home for operations in June. In the meantime, Zula says their regular pickups for the 80 to 100 households they serve per month will continue at The Well on Oskaloosa Street on Tuesday mornings and evenings.

Pella Food Shelf to Maintain Normal Services Ahead of Planned Move

Wisconsin State

Michael Chorowicz is the new assistant coach for receivers on the Central College football team. Chorowicz spent the past season as an assistant receivers coach at Liberty University (Va.) after a year as a student assistant. A Sheboygan, Wisconsin native, he played wide receiver at Liberty before graduating in 2019 with a 4.0 grade point average. He added a master’s degree in sport management in 2020 and a master’s in business administration degree in 2023.

Chorowicz Joins Central Football Staff

Thousands of visitors will soon converge on the Tulip City for its signature celebration, and preparations are ramping up even more from those organizing the 88th Tulip Time. Pella Historical Museums Assistant Director Jessi Vos says one of the ways residents can prepare is by purchasing their Dutch costumes at the annual market, this year to be held March 30th through April 1st. Payments can be made by cash or check only.

Dutch Costume Market Returning Next Week

A longtime non-profit serving the hungriest in Pella and the surrounding area will have a new home soon. Executive Director of the Pella Community Food Shelf Melissa Zula says the organization is set to move into the old Pella Sports Page restaurant on the west side of the community at 1111 West 16th Street by June 1st. Zula says even as they moved nearly seven years ago into their current space at The Well, they’ve continued to grow themselves, and the group has been desiring a permanent location with more space for their needs.

Pella Food Shelf Announces June Move, Capital Campaign

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Lacona, IA

A Mass of Christian Burial for Wayne H. Schurman, 84, of Lacona, Iowa will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lacona, Iowa with a burial with military honors following at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Lacona.

Wayne H. Schurman

Tracy, IA

Graveside services for Hayden Mark Bacus will be held at 11:00am, Tuesday, March 21st at the Bellefountaine Cemetery in Tracy. A luncheon will follow at the Tracy Fire Department. The Garden Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Hayden Mark Bacus

Norwalk, IA

Services for Carol Jean “Jeanie” Mowrer age 80, of Norwalk will be held at 11:00am Wednesday, March 22nd at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. The family will greet friends prior to services from 10 until service time. Graveside services will be held at 3:00pm Wednesday in the Brethren Cemetery in Dallas Center.

Carol Jean “Jeanie” Mowrer

Des Moines, IA

The motto on the back of Norwalk’s boys basketball warmups perfectly summarized the 2022-2023 season. Different roles, same goals. The final goal achieved by this year’s Warriors was a trip to the Boys State Basketball Tournament in Des Moines. Norwalk finished 20-4 overall, placed second in the Little...

Energy and toughness highlight Norwalk’s season-long run to the Boys State Basketball Tournament

The Knoxville School Board is scheduled to meet Monday in regular session starting at 5:30 p.m. The board will consider the certified budget publication with a notice of public hearing and adoption of budget and taxes They will set a hearing for the 2023-2024 certified budget April 10. Also on...

School Board to Meet Monday

Today’s Peoples Bank Let’s Talk Indianola features State Senator Julian Garrett regarding the state budget protections. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | Subscribe to Let's Talk Indianola.

Let’s Talk Indianola – State Budget Projections

During policy and planning at their regular meeting Tuesday, the Pella City Council will revisit a project last discussed extensively in late 2019. Civil Design Advantage was hired to conduct master planning for the 2.75 acre site on the 500 Block of Oskaloosa Street, where the city’s long-time coal power plant was once housed until 2014.

Pella City Council Revisiting Southside Beautification Project Tuesday

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Knoxville Girls Soccer Fundraiser in Pella Tuesday

The Knoxville girls varsity soccer team will have a new coach in 2023 as Bethany Johnson takes over...

Knoxville Girls Soccer Fundraiser in Pella Tuesday

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