Methodist Congregation Welcomes New Pastor
The La Porte City Saint Paul United Methodist Church welcomes Pastor Rose Blank and her husband, Jeff, to the church and community! Pastor Rose has transferred to the congregation from Grinnell United...
View ArticleHawkins’ Happenings – July 15, 2015
By Jolene Kronschnabel The animated movie Green Lantern, Emerald Knights plays Wednesday, July 15, at 1:15 PM. As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal...
View ArticleClassifieds – July 15, 2015
THANK YOU Thank you to all my family, my church family and all my friends who helped me celebrate my 98th birthday at the senior center in La Porte City. I’m sorry for the lateness of this thank you. I...
View ArticleViewPoint: In the Statehouse – A Few Words About Education Funding
By Dawn Pettengill After the Governor’s vetoes, the first session of the 86th General Assembly is over and it was a grueling year. We worked a month over without pay and most of what we did in that...
View ArticlePractical Money Matters – July 15, 2015
By Nathaniel Sillin Building a Back-to-School Budget Back-to-school spending isn’t just about clothes and markers anymore. In 2014, Forbes reported that Accenture estimated...
View ArticleRobert S. Richardson
Robert Stanley Richardson, 66, of Independence, died Friday, June 19, 2015, at the Buchanan County Health Center, Independence, IA. Robert was born on December 28, 1948, in Salina, KS, the son of...
View ArticleBaseball: Union 11, Denver 5
Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. Union beat Denver on Thursday, July 9, 11-5 in seven innings. The Knights scored three runs in the sixth on an...
View ArticleBaseball: Union 8, Dike-New Hartford 2
Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. Union jumped out to an early lead on Dike and captured an 8-2 victory on Friday, July 10. The game was decided...
View ArticleBaseball: Union 1, Independence 0
Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. It took 10 innings, but the Knights managed to put away Independence 1-0 on Tuesday, July 14. With the game...
View ArticleVoters to Fill Four Seats on Union School Board
Voters will elect four members to serve on the Union Community Schools Board of Directors for four year terms, expiring in 2019. In Director District I, which includes the city of La Porte City and...
View ArticleMary M. Keune
Mary M. Keune, 77, of Mt. Auburn, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at La Porte City Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes. She was born February 4, 1938 in Minot, ND the daughter of Joseph and...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Need For Consistency in Summer Reading Programs
Schools will be required to develop summer reading programs for struggling third-graders by 2017 A survey commissioned by the Iowa Reading Research Center and conducted by Iowa’s regent universities...
View ArticleLa Porte City Council Proceedings – July 13, 2015
At its July 13 meeting, the City Council of La Porte City revisited the request to rezone a parcel of land adjacent to U.S. Highway 218 and East Reinbeck Road on the north side of La Porte City. The...
View ArticleBenton’s 8-1 Substate Win Ends Union’s Season
A fine, 20 win season for the Union Knights came to an abrupt end with a loss to the Benton Community Bobcats in substate play on July 17. Union scored first in the top half of the first inning to take...
View ArticleDon’t Miss the Susan Loeb Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday
Longtime La Porte City resident, Susan Loeb, was an educator at Hawkeye Community College with a passion for preparing students to enter the field of nursing. Following her death on July 27, 2013 due...
View ArticleDean’s List Honors for Area Students Announced
The University of Dubuque recently appointed Mariah Scott of La Porte City to the Spring Semester 2015 Academic Dean’s List. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must earn a grade point average...
View ArticleBenda – 50
Ken and Pat (Brown) Benda of La Porte City will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. The couple was married July 30, 1965, at the Brethren Church in Orange Township....
View ArticleRide LPC 7-23
WELCOME TO LA PORTE CITY – When riders on the 43rd annual RAGBRAI event roll into town on Thursday, they will be greeted by several bicycle sculptures, including “Juggler” (left), and “Smiley” (right)....
View ArticleMeditations – July 22, 2015
By Rev. Ray Atwood, Prince of Peace Cluster Counterfeit Marriage The great Saint Paul has much wisdom to pass on to us, if we are willing to listen. Two examples will suffice: “Do not grieve the Holy...
View ArticleOn Safari in South Africa – Part II
On Safari in South Africa Part I Editor’s Note: Dave Stueve, owner and operator of La Porte City’s archery pro shop, Double Lung Archery, is a booking agent for Infinito Sarafis, located in South...
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