Opinion
07/19/2017 - 3:57pm
The Express (Pete Temple and myself) covered the 83rd Annual Wyoming Fair over the weekend, July 14-16.
This was our first time covering the sacred small-town fair in southern Jones County. Shirley Jones with the Midland Times had always...
Agriculture
07/19/2017 - 3:03pm
Corn and soybean farmers can learn from fellow farmers how to improve cover crop seeding success, as well as seeding cover crops before planting corn the following spring at an education event on Monday, July 24, near Arlington.
The event...
Features
Lyle Hosford celebrated his 103rd birthday on Friday, July 14. Many friends and family members stopped by Monticello Nursing and Rehab Center to offer well wishes. Hosford is seen here with granddaughter Lisa Hosford. (Photo by Kim Brooks)
07/19/2017 - 4:41pm
On Friday, July 14, Lyle Hosford celebrated quite a milestone… That was the day he turned 103 years old.
“That’s what they tell me anyway,” he joked.
Lyle has been at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since May due to a...
Sports
Kyle Sperfslage slides across home plate with a Panther run in the district championship game July 15 against Beckman in Dyersville. Sperfslage scored on a passed ball. (Photos by Pete Temple)
07/19/2017 - 3:30pm
This historic season for the Monticello High School baseball team came to an end in the Class 2A, District 4 final in Dyersville.
The Panthers had some fun first, beating Clayton Ridge/Central 3-0 in the district semifinals July 11. They...
Obituaries
Gary Lee Dirks
07/20/2017 - 8:25am
Gary Lee Dirks of Superior, Ariz. passed away July 8, 2017. Surviving are one daughter, Lesa Halbaland, one son, Todd Dirks, both of Washington state; and one sister, Wilma (Dirks) Williams.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, John...
News
07/19/2017 - 4:40pm
Several local and area businesses were burglarized and robbed overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 11-12.
Those affected include: Java Jones, Bipsy and Bopsy Boutique, the Monticello Aquatic Center, and The Grove Bar & Grill in...
