Blakesburg News

If you've ever thought about public service, now is the time to act. Monday was the start of the filing period to run for a public school board.

A trip to DEKEL's Steak House in Blakesburg is a treat for the palate. The restaurant opened a little more than a year ago four evenings a week, from 4-9 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday; and 4-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The Eddyville-Blakesburg School Board this week discussed its desire to continue a longstanding agreement of whole-grade sharing at the high school level with the Fremont school district.

Four area young women will compete for the 2009 Wapello County Fair Queen and Fair Princess crowns.

Information about an incident involving police, the sheriff's department and a hearse is not being released.

Things are looking a little brighter for the Eddyville Childcare Center. "It's now running in a positive mode," said Eddyville-Blakesburg School Board Vice President Deb Bahr during a board meeting this week.

BOYS - Tipton senior Eric Thien won the 3,200 meters in 9:33.34, with Eddyville-Blakesburg's Zach Baker taking second .

A crash Thursday evening sent two people to the hospital. The Iowa State Patrol says vehicles driven by James Curtis, 24, of Albia and Angella Cartwright, 40, of Blakesburg, collided at Highway 34 and 215th Avenue.

Clarke's Clinton Casterline tees off during the SCC Meet Monday in Osceola. The Clarke boys' golf team played host to the South Central Conference Meet Monday in Osceola and came away with a fifth-place finish.

Postseason assignments for Class 1A, 2A and 3A were released Tuesday as the summer baseball season approaches.

The blood was fake. The siren wasn't fake, the two cars weren't fake and the teenagers inside them weren't fake.

Residents of both the city and Wapello County are affected when there's a problem with drinking water from Ottumwa Water Works.

April 8: To Lynnette and Joshua Major of Albia, a girl. April 6: To Amber and Scott Moore of Ottumwa, a boy; To Winter Taylor of Birmingham, a girl; To Crystal and Brad Fisher of Blakesburg, a boy.

Organizers over the weekend announced the detailed route bicyclists will follow during RAGBRAI during the week of July 19-25. In the Courier's coverage area, cyclists will pass through a number of communities ...

Taking a Courier along to Peru were, from left, Jo Slaymaker, Ed Hannan, Vern Slaymaker holding the Courier, Helen Hannan, Pat Lane and Merle Lane.

Suggestions of a statewide school curriculum initially brought worry about a "loss of local control." But some local officials seem OK with the final legislation.

Kylee Martin performs in After Dinner/Acting at the conference speech competition on Tuesday.

Jake Demmon of Eddyville-Blakesburg learned there are perks to being the first person at his school to win a state wrestling championship.

Milly Morris-Amos, Reece Amos and Cindy Brown recently visited Milly's son and their brother, Reg Amos, and took a Courier with them to Fremont, Calif., to visit Reg's Square Mile Studio.

Dec. 10: To Christy and Adam Grove of Blakesburg, a girl. Dec. 6: To Anne and Mike Hagen of Ottumwa, a girl; To Kendra and Nathan Stephanie of Ottumwa, a boy; To Cody Hufford and Jared Moss of Bloomfield, a ...