Vernon Weber of Carroll

Vernon Joseph Weber, 73, of Carroll passed away early Tuesday morning, February 4, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines after a short battle with prolymphocytic T-cell leukemia. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated

Representative Best Welcomes FFA Students To Capitol Building

Recently, Iowa District 12 House Representative, Brian Best, welcomed members of a local school organization to the Capitol Building. The IKM-Manning FFA were visiting for the Legislative Symposium, which has been designed to build character and promote

Jefferson Is Semifinalist For Great American Main Street Award

The National Main Street Center is evaluating eight communities who are semifinalists for the Great American Main Street Award, and Jefferson is on that short list. The award recognizes communities for their excellence in comprehensive preservation-based commercial

Juvenile Mapleton Shooting Victim Identified

Authorities have identified a Jan. 31 juvenile shooting victim as 16-year-old Joseph Hopkins of Mapleton. An autopsy performed by the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled that a single gunshot wound was the cause of death.