VICTOR BRIEFS – Week of Jan. 23, 2014
Help needed for basketball tournament The HLV Booster Club will be hosting a youth fifth- and sixth-grade girls basketball tournament Saturday, Jan. 25. The HLV fifth grade team will be among the teams...
View ArticleVICTOR CITY COUNCIL – Budget discussion commences in Victor
A fiscal year budget of $1.03 million is being proposed by the city of Victor for fiscal year 2015. The tax rate will remain the same, at $9.48 per $1,000 assessed valuation of property, the same rate...
View ArticleBelle Plaine gets HLV letter ending business manager sharing agreement
By JIM MAGDEFRAU BELLE PLAINE – The official letter, which notified the Belle Plaine Board of Education of the end of its sharing agreement with HLV for business manager/bookkeeper, was read by the...
View ArticleRATSKIN’S RUMBLINGS – Jan. 23, 2014: Thanks to our letter writers in ‘13
Hard to believe, but we’re more than two-thirds of the way through the first month of 2014. One thing that has been on my “to-do” list that’s slipped by in the past few weeks, as my thoughts have been...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS – IHSAA announces football districts for 2014-2015
Some big surprises came this morning when the Iowa High School Athletic Association drew up football districts for 2014 and 2015. Of last year’s quartet of Iowa Class 3A teams, just one was placed in a...
View ArticleIOWA WINTER SPORTS POST-SEASON – Pairings announced for Iowa County teams
The post-season is fast approaching, and the Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced boys’ basketball and wrestling assignments. Additionally, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has...
View ArticleIowa County Supervisor resigns
By BENJAMIN S. EVANS Kim Tanke, vice chairperson of the Iowa County Board of Supervisors, has resigned. In a short letter of resignation to the Iowa County auditor, dated Monday, Jan. 20, Tanke cited...
View ArticleAREA BASKETBALL, WRESTLING SCORES
Boys’ basketball • Keota 83, English Valleys 34 • BGM 55, Iowa Valley 41 • Mount Vernon 64, Clear Creek Amana 54 • Dyersville Beckman 71, Williamsburg 64 Girls’ basketball • English Valleys 37, Keota...
View ArticlePush For Pidima is planned Feb. 1
A benefit is planned Saturday, Feb. 1, called “Push for Pidima,” at the Victor American Legion Hall in Victor. According to event organizers, Kevin Pidima, Victor, has been diagnosed with chronic...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – Agenda for Jan. 31, 2014
IOWA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 970 COURT AVE MARENGO IA 52301 (319) 642-3041 AGENDA Friday, January 31, 2014 — 9:00 A.M. Approve the Agenda Approve the Minutes Communications 9:10 a.m. – Open Forum...
View ArticleDISTRICT FOOTBALL –CCA learns it will play ex-4A team Assumption;Williamsburg...
By BRIAN RATHJEN Speculation and anticipation of whom Clear Creek Amana will be playing this fall and next ended Thursday, Jan. 23. And on at least one Friday – heck, possibly a Thursday night – it...
View ArticleMAKING THE CALL: Cold racks area municipalities, school districts
By BRIAN RATHJEN and BENJAMIN S. EVANS The weather forecast just called for another bone-chilling night, with temperatures expected to dip well into the double digits below zero. And the expected wind...
View ArticleCAUCUS 2014 – Iowa County comes out to caucus
Republicans and Democrats turned out Tuesday, Jan. 21, to participate in their caucuses, one of the first events in the process that will eventually lead to the November general election. At the...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY OBITUARIES – Jan. 30, 2014
Kaitlyn Mumm, 4 Funeral service for Kaitlyn M. “Katybug” Mumm, 4, Williamsburg, was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at First United Methodist Church, Marengo. She died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, in...
View ArticleHLV senior is Eagle Scout; another completes project
By BRIAN RATHJEN One HLV senior has earned his Eagle Scout badge, while another completed his project to hopefully get his. Scott Michalek received his Eagle Scout rank Dec. 3, while Rhett Thys hosted...
View ArticleVICTOR BRIEFS – Jan. 29, 2014
Blood drive is Feb. 3 at Victor Legion A community blood drive has been planned from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the Victor American Legion hall, 601 Third St. Donors must be in good health, be 17...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR – Jan. 30, 2014: Could county roads be pre-treated?
To the Editor: Being longtime Iowa County residents and taxpayers, we are posing the following question. Is there some reason, and if so, why M Avenue south of Marengo and other heavily traveled paved...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS – Former Iowa County supervisor charged with theft
PRESS RELEASE FROM IOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT: On today’s date (Wednesday, Jan. 29), former Iowa County Treasurer and Iowa County Board of Supervisor member Kimberly J. Tanke, was charged with...
View ArticleAREA BASKETBALL SCORES – Jan. 31, 2014
Boys scores • Williamsburg 65, Clear Creek Amana 47 • Tri-County 49, Iowa Valley 47 • BGM 62, English Valleys 43 • North Mahaska 57, HLV 20 Girls scores • Williamsburg 54, Clear Creek Amana 43 • Iowa...
View ArticleUnemployment claims up in Iowa County
Iowa County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment jumped to 4.8 percent for Decemvber 2013, up nearly 1 percent from November. Iowa Workforce Development reported 410 unemployment claims for the month, 80...
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