In honor of outstanding contributions in the fight against cancer, American Cancer Society (ACS) recently presented the volunteers of Relay For Life of Clarke County a Midwest ... Read More »

Clarke Parent, Teacher, Community Organization’s (PTCO) Schwan’s fundraiser is now open.Schwan’s Home Delivery offers more than 350 foods delivered directly to people’s homes. ... Read More »

Success isn’t always measured in wins and losses.The Clarke football team proved that this year. If you look past the 1-9 record for the season, you’ll see the Indians had a s ... Read More »

After winning three straight South Central Conference crowns, Clarke head coach Eric Zoske has one thing on his mind — winning a fourth straight.The second year head coach kno ... Read More »

Charles Porterfield, 85, of Henderson, Nev., died Nov. 27, 2013, at Sunrise Senior Living of Henderson, Nev.A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Un ... Read More »

Memorial services for Mary Case, 79, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Lamoni United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Lamoni. Visitation wit ... Read More »

The scene: Starbucks Café, evening, three days before Christmas.The characters: Two young people, sipping and wondering, wondering and sipping.It was Wednesday evening, and I ... Read More »

Cosmetic surgery has been popular for some time. People go to cosmetic surgeons wanting to look younger, older, wiser or like their favorite movie stars. Sadly, they sometimes ... Read More »

Tessa Murphy and Michael Cantonwine, both of Urbandale, were married in a Oct. 19 ceremony at Cafe di Scala in Des Moines.The bride is the daughter of David and Tina Murphy of ... Read More »

First of all, I would like to thank you for your continued support in the past election. I look forward to serving you another four years as your councilman. I have always tri ... Read More »

On Monday, Nov. 11, my husband and I attended the Veterans Day program at Clarke Community High School, and I just want to commend the student body and all who helped in the p ... Read More »