PELLA, Iowa—Pella Regional Health Center’s first baby of 2026 is a little girl, Amelia Jane Shepherd born at 12:08 a.m. on Jan. 1. She weighed 7...

PELLA - Moving up one spot in the Division III dual team rankings, the Central College men's wrestling team is No. 9 in the National Wrestling...

On January 2, 2026 at 0005 hours, the Knoxville Fire Department was dispatched to a structurefire in the 300 blk of W. Main St. While enroute crews...

A celebration of life for Marvin “Dizz” Conrad, 66, of Knoxville, will be held Saturday,January 3, 2026, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. at...

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A service with military honors will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026, at thePierschbacher Funeral Home in Knoxville. Following the...

Peggy Sweet, born Margaret Mary Kessel, passed away on December 23, 2025.  Peggy was bornon December 18, 1932 in Brighton, Iowa. Peggy’s parents, Ann Dougall and Clem...

Last summer Ginnie and I went to a reunion of the company I used to work for inLoveland, Colorado, Hach (pronounced “Hawk”) Company. It was great...

The Pella Police Department engaged in the following activities during the week of Dec.21-27, 2025: 170 Calls for Service, 10 Traffic Citations, 47...

Dec. 21No report received.Dec. 22In the past 24 hours, Marion County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 17 calls for serviceincluding, but not limited...

On May 6, 2022, Ryan Craig Montgomery, age 35 of New Sharon, was convicted ofassault with intent to commit sexual abuse in Washington County. The offense wascommitted...

The Pella Police Department engaged in the following activities during the week of Dec.14-20, 2025: 180 Calls for Service, 16 Traffic Citations, 54...

To the Editor:The first time I attended a caucus, I was 17 years old. I went with my mother. I did notfully understand what a caucus was or what I...

KnoxvilleBoys – 5-0, #1 in South Central Conference, FG percentage: 57.6; 3-pt percentage:36.4; FT percentage: 62.6; Total Points: 421.Girls – 0-5, #8 in SCC, 0-7 overall;...

Records of local wrestlers going into the second half of the season.Boys106, Carter Schroeder, Pella, 11-1113, Xavier Tobin, Pella, 2-0120, Gio Santiz, Knoxville, 5-4; Cole...