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Pictured are the 2025-26 Melcher-Dallas FFA Chapter Officers. From left to right are LilySchneider-Secretary, Tucker Branson-Treasurer, Reece...

April 7:In the past 24 hours, Marion County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 16 calls for serviceincluding, but not limited to: 2 domestics, 1...

Do you ever stop and wonder where we would be if God had not done that for us?What if the first Easter had never happened?Would humanity still be...

The Melcher-Dallas varsity girls’ track team finished sixth behind larger schools at theEast Union Co-ed Monday night.“It was a cold and windy...

The Twin Cedars School Board approved the budget for the coming fiscal year Mondaynight. The rate will be around $14.31 per $1,000 of taxable...

The Twin Cedars PTO, along with dedicated students, have raised at least $50,000 torevamp the elementary school library.Through fundraising...

Fred V. Hull passed away on April 7, 2025 in Eagan, Minnesota of complications fromAlzheimer's disease. Fred was born on December 30, 1942 in...

Earlier this year, the Henry Knox Chapter of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) hosted the exciting annual JAC (Junior American...

I would like to respond to a letter that appeared March 21, 2025.Christ indeed had a list of qualifications to be met before one deserves to be...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on X Friday afternoon that she will not seekreelection in 2026. This announcement came as a surprise to most,...

As reported, the State Special Defense Unit has turned away at least four defendants inMarion County criminal cases in recent months. Sen. Julian...

Rep. Brooke Boden is on a mission to hold state officials accountable for mining issues,as she does not want any other region in Iowa to suffer...

A new endowed scholarship has been established by the Hugh and Dorothy Templeton family throughthe Knoxville Panther Scholarship Foundation.The Hugh A and Dorothy B...

Michael Craig Dietrich, age 61 of Knoxville, pled not guilty to a charge of fraudulentpractice. He is accused of falsely claiming ownership of a vehicle purchased bysomeone...