PLANO — Nancy Jones is at ease with coffee and conversation sitting in her Americana-style living room. Holding her coffee mug with both hands, Jones allows herself to sink into the thick aprons of the chair. This current chapter of her life is evolving. Life, losing life, rescuing life, cel…
Home Care Aide Day was held at the Appanoose Country Club on Sept. 17. Twenty-three home care aides from Appanoose, Wayne, Monroe, and Lucas attended a luncheon and program as a thank you for their dedication and care they give to the ill, handicapped, elderly and veterans in their community…
Study is continuing on whether the district will again offer early retirement to its staff. In recent times, the program was offered as the district was nearing financial distress. Better times financially is prompting a review of whether the program is needed.
RATHBUN LAKE — Campers looking to stay in many of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-managed spots at Rathbun Lake will have a new procedure to follow.
A Moravia man arrested in August for methamphetamine possession is going to prison following a plea deal.
Iowa Department of Public Safety vehicles sustained a five-year high of $849,878 worth of damage in 220 incidents in 2018, department officials said.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State budget experts say revenue growth likely will slow in the coming year.
Fewer than half of the vehicles from the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s two largest law enforcement divisions were equipped to give officers the option of locking up weapons in those vehicles with designated equipment such as locking rifle racks or handgun vaults as recently as May 2019,…
Friday night may bring the area’s first freeze of the season.
It's fire prevention this week, which has included several presentations by Centerville Fire and Rescue with Centerville school children. Pictured are photos from those presentations. Centerville students in preschool through third grade attended a presentation this week which included a tal…
DES MOINES, Iowa — A state audit report says nearly $62,000 is missing from deposits for the Wayne-Ringgold-Decatur County Solid Waste Management Commission.
BLOOMFIELD — A Drakesville man was arrested Monday after police said he eluded them on a stolen motorcycle.
Visitors and residents have a new place to learn and honor Centerville native, and world-renowned bass-baritone, Simon Estes.
Police say a Cincinnati man broke into a residence and assaulted a victim there.
Jason Carter, the man acquitted of murder earlier this year, has filed again to have a civil verdict that found him liable for his mother's killing set aside.
DES MOINES — As the public hearing on Alliant Energy’s request looms, the company is saying it has a partial settlement agreement for a lower increase than requested. The announcement by Alliant said the increases for Iowa customers will be lower, but did not reveal a figure for the new rate.
On a late September afternoon, while Centerville squared itself for the annual celebration of pancakes, parades, queen contests, school bands, and more pancakes, a city within the city was silent.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa game officials and deer hunters are taking extra precautions this season in the wake of an emerging threat of a chronic fatal disease affecting deer.
This week, students at Centerville High School have been dressing up and participating with the annual homecoming festivities.
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa judge has upheld voter ID as allowable under the Iowa Constitution but struck down as unconstitutional portions of a 2017 voting reform law challenged by a Hispanic civil rights group and an Iowa State University student.
OTTUMWA — The unseasonably hot weather will break tonight as storms move back into southeast Iowa. Some of the storms could be severe.
OTTUMWA — In July, Iowa Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks said she was thinking about running for Congress in the wake of Rep. Dave Loebsack’s decision not to seek re-election in 2020. Six weeks later, she’s in.
UNIONVILLE, Mo. — The former CEO of the Putnam County Memorial Hospital pled guilty to a federal fraud charge last week.
The Rathbun Land and Water Alliance held their Fourth Annual Farm to Faucet Landowner Appreciation and Water Treatment Plant Tour on Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Rathbun Regional Water Association Water Treatment Plant near Centerville.
Hy-Vee donates to food bank
The general election, which will include cities and schools, is upcoming Nov. 5. After the filing deadline has passed recently, the Appanoose County auditor released those who have filed for each race.
Aubreyonna McGill is the seventeen-year-old daughter of Will and Thilea McGill. She is a senior at Centerville High School. McGill is active in Student Council as a committee head, National Honor Society, volleyball, track manager, FFA and is the FFA President. She is also in 4-H, Youth Coun…
In response to concerns over ongoing levee assessments and repairs along the lower Chariton River and the Missouri River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District will not conduct the previously announced increased releases from Rathbun Lake.
ALBIA — A jury of seven women and five men found a Centerville woman guilty of murder and arson in the death of her husband last year.
A settlement agreement was filed Monday afternoon, ending the legal battle between Appanoose County and the Appanoose Conservation Foundation.
ALBIA — A jury of seven women and five men are deliberating whether a Centerville woman is guilty in a murder-arson case, and will continue to deliberate Wednesday morning.
OTTUMWA — Severe weather is possible for the area on Saturday, but that’s not forecasters’ main concern.
Iowa Trust donates to concert association
Ronald McDonald House recently received a $5,000 donation from Hy-Vee, Inc. to provide Home Away From Homes for out of town families with critically ill children. Family’s travel to Des Moines to seek the medical care needed to treat and manage their child’s illness.
Wayne County Hospital was recently nominated to the Des Moines Register as one of the best places to work in Iowa. After a robust survey of our employees and providers was obtained, they agreed.
DES MOINES — A Bloomfield man convicted after he admitted shooting his father twice made a bid for a new sentencing before the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday.
ALBIA — Jury selection is slated to begin today at the Monroe County Courthouse, where a Centerville woman will be tried on murder and arson charges this week.
Leanne Mitchell, a Centerville native who headed the costume department at Radio City Music Hall for the Rockettes, died Aug. 13 in Bend, Oregon. She was 90.
Centerville Schools have alerted parents through social media, e-mail and text notifications that a faulty smoke detector briefly caused the school to be evacuated on Monday.
CHS homecoming top-10
Centerville residents Dr. Kathy (Jewett) Lange and Lottie Wilson received awards at Indian Hills Community College’s Staff Day event that kicked off the new academic year.
OTTUMWA — A large swath of Iowa, including the Ottumwa area, could see strong storms Thursday.
RURAL CENTERVILLE — No injuries were reported after a fire caused approximately $20,000 in damage to a rural home Tuesday.
A majority of school board members signaled Monday they didn’t wish to reconsider the district’s policy on memorials on school grounds.
Current interest rates have prompted the Centerville Community School District to begin the process of refinancing about $3.15 million in bonds.
ALBIA — A pedestrian on Highway 34 east of Albia was struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning and killed.
The town of Moulton celebrated their annual Jamboree Thursday-Saturday, which coincided with the town's 150th birthday. The theme — "A Century of Service" — acknowledged the 100th birthday of the Moulton American Legion Burl McClure Post No. 280. See more photos online at photos.dailyiowegian.com
The Seymour Warriorettes volleyball team helped christen the school's new gymnasium Thursday with a 3-0 victory. The school lost their previous gymnasium in an EF-2 tornado in March 2017. The gymnasium was completed for the upcoming school year. In the interim, Seymour had competed in other …
In an analysis presented by city leadership Monday, it’s too early to tell if the less than one-year-old city-run ambulance service will make or lose money.
