Herald and Elsie Mitchell will celebrate their 70th anniversary on June 10, 2015. The Mitchells have three children, 10 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Duane and Marlene Ingle of Traer, will be celebrating their 60th anniversary on June 2. The couple were married on June 2, 1955 at the Church of Christ in Grinnell, Iowa. Their children Sharon (Dennis) Stoakes of Traer, Dennis (Michelle) Ingle of Clive, David (Sandraeline) Ingle of Traer, and ...

Silas Robert Schemmel was born April 22, 2015 at 4:30 a.m. at Covenant Hospital in Waterloo.Silas is welcomed by parents Ben and Cassidy Schemmel of Dysart; brother Sully Schemmel; grandparents Bob & Deb Schemmel of Dexter, IA, Mike & Wendy Wieben of Clutier; great-grandparents ...

Jay and Jennifer Dvorak of Clutier are pleased to announce the birth of their fourth child, a daughter, named Sarah Caroline, born April 14, 2015 at 5:48 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. She weighed 7 lbs 4 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She is joyfully welcomed home by big ...

Ruth Caslavka will observe her 85th birthday with a family get-together and card shower. Ruth was born in Benton County on May 28, 1930 to Lee and Maggie Harwood.She was married to George Caslavka on July 3, 1948 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. George passed away on March 23, ...

Katie Svoboda and Jason Abe of Dysart are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Kason Allan, born Thursday, April 30 at Covenant in Waterloo. He was born at 9:01 p.m., weighed 9 pounds 1.5 ounces, and was 21 inches long. He is welcomed home by brothers Bradyn (13) and Jarrett (10), as ...

Katey Samuelson and Joe Ternus are planning a May wedding at Immaculate Conception Church in Gilbertville, IA.Katey is the daughter of Bart and Amy Samuelson, La Porte City and Joe is the son of Greg and Lynne Ternus, Dysart.The couple will be graduating from Iowa State University on May 9th. ...

Wolf Creek Players announce the upcoming show "The Big Bad Musical" to play the weekend of May 8 at 7:00; May 9 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. and again Sunday, Mother's Day, May 10 at 2:00 at St. Joe's Building located at 101 Clark St, Dysart.Are you looking for something to do with your family on ...

The 10th annual performance by the What Cheer Winds concert band will be given on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the What Cheer, Iowa Opera House.The band, under the direction of Gary Huxford, celebrates the 1906 performance of John Philip Sousa's band in this location. At this year's ...

Leroy Whannel will celebrate his 101st birthday with a lunch at the hardware store in Traer on Saturday, April 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.