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Holman graduates from Morningside University

SIOUX CITY – Morningside University proudly celebrates the remarkable achievements of its Class of 2026 Spring graduates. These students have displayed exceptional dedication and academic excellence, earning general honors for their outstanding performance during their undergraduate studies. ...

Borton graduates from University of Dubuque

DUBUQUE – The University of Dubuque recognized and celebrated the academic accomplishments of undergraduate, graduate, and seminary students with two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 2, 2026. The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Commencement was held at 9:30 a.m. in Blades ...

Union Middle School to hire new principal

DYSART – Union Middle School will begin the 2026-27 school year this coming August with a new principal at the helm following Wayne Slack’s resignation. During a special meeting of the Union school board convened on Wednesday, June 3, directors approved Slack’s resignation from the ...

New breakfast spot blooms in downtown Traer

TRAER – A new, family-run breakfast spot has bloomed in downtown Traer. The restaurant The Hidden Kitchen, owned by Traer residents Mike and Meghan Renslow, officially opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, May 26. Tucked inside the east room of the floral shop Simply Blooming which ...

Clutier Legion post spends Memorial Day morning saluting fallen comrades

CLUTIER — “Let us turn out and show,” said the Toledo Chronicle in 1878, “that we honor and revere the memory of those who have passed over to ‘Fame’s eternal Camping ground’ and joined ‘the bivouac of the dead.’” In 2026, 250 years after the Declaration of Independence ...

Cheers to 70 years!

TRAER – The Geneseo Consolidated School Class of 1956 celebrated their 70th graduation anniversary on Saturday, May 16, in the Family Dining Room at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. Five class members and four spouses attended. Two class members and one spouse were unable to attend. The ...

Traer Legionnaires honored for 60 years of service

TRAER – During the Monday, May 18, meeting of Traer’s American Legion Kubik-Finch Post #142 held at the Memorial Building, Legionnaires Lawrence Podhajsky, left, and Ronald “Fritz” Hulme, right, were honored for 60 years of individual service to the Legion. Congratulations to both ...