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NEWS- �Lenten Lessons and Prayers: A Musical Journey with Christ� at St. Athanasius

Lenten Lessons and Prayers: A Musical Journey with Christ shares the story of the life of Jesus through inspirational music and narration with emphasis on the passion. It is a compilation of music woven together with narration based on scripture.

NEWS- North Iowa Juvenile Detention Center escape thwarted Mar. 6

At approximately 7:55 PM on March 6, Deputies from the Black Hawk County Sheriff�s Office were dispatched to an assault in progress at the North Iowa Juvenile Detention Center on Dunkerton Road in rural Black Hawk County.

NEWS- Nate Clayberg is BCEDC director

The Buchanan County (Iowa) Economic Development Commission (BCEDC) has hired Nate Clayberg as the organization�s new Economic Development Director. Clayberg comes to the BCEDC after spending seven years in marketing and...(Continued)

NEWS- St. Athanasius Kindergarten Information Meeting is Mar. 18

St. Athanasius School will hold an information meeting on Thursday, March 18, for parents of students who will enter Kindergarten in 2011-2012.

SPORTS-Josh Kies and I.C.A. win awards at ball tournament

Independence Christian Academy took part in the Heartland of America Christian Conference Tournament at Cono Christian School on Feb. 26-27. Private Christian schools from across the state participated.

SPORTS-Jesup boys statistics posted

Season-ending statistics for the Jesup Boys Basketball team were recently announced.

SPORTS-Don Bosco girls basketball season stats are released

Season statistics for the Don Bosco Girls Basketball team were recently released for the season just ended.

OBITUARY- Raphael G. �Red� Kerkove

JESUP � Raphael G. �Red� Kerkove, 72 years old of Jesup, Iowa, died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, IA, following a short illness.

OBITUARY- Bonnie C. Groesbeck

Independence - Bonnie C. Groesbeck, 80 years old, of rural Independence, Iowa, died on Monday, February 22, 2010, at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence following a short illness.

OBITUARY- Dorothy M. Youngblut

JESUP �Dorothy M. Youngblut, 88 years old of Jesup, IA and a resident of Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Waterloo, IA, died Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the nursing home.

OBITUARY- Marlyn William �Bill� Widdel

DEWAR � Marlyn William �Bill� Widdel, 80 years old of Dewar, IA, died Friday, February 5, 2010, at his home from heart failure, following a lengthy illness.

OBITUARY- Kelly J. Lamphier

Independence - Kelly J. Lamphier, 39 years old, of Independence, Iowa, died on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Covenant Medical Center following a long illness.

OBITUARY- Cletus Leonard Steffen

Dunkerton � Cletus Leonard Steffen, 78 years old, of Dunkerton, IA, died Friday, January 22, 2010, surrounded by his family at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo, IA.

OBITUARY- Edna Bjorklund

Edna Bjorklund, 86, of Waterloo, IA died at Covenant Medical Center on Wednesday, January 6, 2010.

OBITUARY- William E. Burrell

William E. Burrell, 75, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Van Horne, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, of a brain aneurysm at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers, FL.

OBITUARY- Delbert F. Phillips

Jesup � Delbert F. Phillips, 79 years old of Jesup, IA, died Thursday, December 24, 2009, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, IA, of natural causes.

OBITUARY- Wayne Ammond Yearous

JESUP � Wayne Ammond Yearous, 82 years old of Independence, IA, and formerly of Jesup, IA, died Friday, December 11, 2009, at the West Village Care Center, Independence, IA, of natural causes