Opinion
09/11/2024 - 8:52am
To the Editor,
Greta Van Susteran, a journalist with a reputation for painstaking accuracy, recently provided a chart showing inflation since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration:
Gas +50.5%, Electricity +31.7%, Fuel Oil +49.1%,...
Agriculture
09/11/2024 - 9:54am
Wesley Meyer of Anamosa is one of 40 Iowa youth who are beginning their new terms as State 4-H Council members.
The State 4-H Council induction was held during the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference in June.
“These...
Features
On Aug. 4, Dr. Kristie Fisher, president of Kirkwood Community College, and Lisa Folken, director of Jones County Regional Center, welcomed a full room of stakeholders of the very first Leadership Council in Jones County. (Photos by Kim Brooks)
09/11/2024 - 9:08am
“On behalf of President Dr. Kristie Fisher, the Kirkwood Foundation, and myself, I want to express our sincere gratitude for attending our inaugural Kirkwood Jones County Leadership Council. What a fantastic group of Jones County leaders. We...
Sports
Monticello won the Midland volleyball tournament on Saturday. Team members include, first row from left: Mya Hansen, Koye Jaeger, Madilynn Kromminga, Addison Norton and Emma Kromminga. Second row: Jayden Kuper, Hailey Henderson, Ava Zimmerman, Brynn Schmit, Kennedy Hermsen, Hannah Butterworth and Alyvia Husmann. (Photo courtesy of Andrea Ellison)
09/11/2024 - 10:19am
Not only did the Monticello High School volleyball team win the Midland Tournament Sept. 7 in Wyoming, it did so in dominating fashion.
The Panthers (1-0, 10-3) swept six straight matches on Saturday, winning each of them in two sets and not...
Obituaries
09/11/2024 - 8:35am
Robert (Bob) Bearce, 63, of Edgewood passed away unexpectedly Sept. 6, 2024.
Bob was a free spirit. He lived life on his own terms, indifferent to fear - either his own, or those of others. He loved drawing and to tinker with anything he...
News
09/11/2024 - 9:06am
Monticello Parks and Recreation, thanks to volunteers, is pursuing a new project not just for the community, but in an effort to attract visitors to Monticello.
During the Sept. 3 Monticello City Council meeting, P&R Director Jacob...
