Let’s shift the narrative around aging in honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.Observed annually on June 15, this day is an essential opportunity for our community...

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Christopher James Brain passed away on May 10, 2025, at Knoxville Hospital, surrounded bythose he dearly loved. A celebration of life will be held...

On Tuesday, May 13, 12 members gathered for the monthly meeting of the AmericanLegion Baty-Tucker Post 168, called to order by Commander Curt Froyen. Past month’sminutes,...

Brandon Michael Pettyjohn, age 36 of Knoxville, has been charged with first-degreeharassment and assault causing injury or mental illness following an incident on May...

The Twin Cedars and Melcher-Dallas School Districts intend to continue to have schoolfour days a week next year.The Twin Cedars School Board held...

The Twin Cedars School Board welcomed representatives of CMBA Architects to itsregular meeting Monday night. CMBA had been asked to do a study to...

Due to the continued growth of the Pleasantville School District, the board approvedanother section of first grade for the coming school year....

A two-vehicle collision occurred at approximately 4:05 p.m. on Highway 163 and 198thAvenue, west of Pella, Tuesday afternoon.Trooper Anthony Salato...

Budget Agreements. We have now come to an agreement with the House on the budget billsfor the upcoming fiscal year in the amount of $9.425,000,000....

Central College held its commencement/graduation event over the weekend, now it isour local high schools’ turns. Here are the...

Gary Lee Galvin, II, age 55 of Knoxville, submitted a written plea of not guilty to chargesof domestic abuse assault-third or subsequent, as well...

An 18-year-old woman from New Sharon was injured Friday night, around 9:45 p.m,. onOskaloosa Street in Pella when the 2025 Yamaha motorcycle she...

Aniya Coleman, age 19 of Kansas City, Mo., allegedly confessed to keying a vehicle onthe Central College campus around 7 p.m. on March 21. Pella...

Kirk Lee Bentley, age 61 of Des Moines, pled not guilty to a criminal mischief chargestemming from an alleged incident on Feb. 9, 2022, in rural...