Columbus City News

Mary Etta Wilson, 89, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the Morning Sun Care Center.

Staff Sgt. Robert Schluns added chemicals to a small vial of water and watched it turn pink.

On Thursday, city officials said they are making good progress in the painstaking work of trying to get part of its downtown area up and running, five days after the Iowa River breached a levee.

Columbus Junction, Ia. - A Macksburg couple themed their wedding today - the flood party.

Iraqi troops and police backed by the U.S. military swarmed Amara, Iraq, Saturday in an attempt to break the will of armed Shiite gunmen there, officials said.

IA: Levee work stops in Columbus Junction The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jun. 14--Work that started Monday on a three-pronged attack to protect low-lying areas of Columbus Junction and the town's ...

Flood waters began receding Saturday in some Iowa towns while others waited for rivers to crest.

Receding water on Sunday revealed the widespread damage caused by a record flood crest, while other Iowa cities faced rivers that were still rising.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Ia. - Authorities have ordered evacuations in Fredonia and parts of Columbus Junction and Columbus City as big water heads down the Iowa River.

Today is the last day of school for Mike and Marica Pavey, a pair of Columbus Community school teachers with a combined 69 years of experience.

Donald C. Noble, age 69 of Columbus Junction, Iowa, died Sunday, March 30, 2008 at the Morning Sun Care Center. via Iowa City Press-Citizen

“Everyone here is really friendly.”

Methodists gather for sunrise service at 150-year-old church. By WILLIAM SMITH wsmith@thehawkeye.com DANVILLE -- Like any other Sunday morning, the pre-sunrise streets of this sleepy town remained dark and ... via Hawk Eye

“The most important question for me at the end of each day will always be, 'Did I try to help and make a difference in someone's life today?' ”

The Hawk Eye Columbus City councilman Frank Best announced Monday he is seeking the Democratic nomination for the District 87 Iowa House of Representatives seat. via Hawk Eye

“I think we need to keep this in front of our people”

Future growth and development in Columbus Junction, Columbus City and Fredonia will be guided by a comprehensive plan approved by the Columbus Junction City Council during its regular meeting Wednesday. via Muscatine Journal

“We've done a lot of comprehensive plans and made them a vision of where you want to go”

The plan will take another step forward at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, when a town meeting to gather input for the plan will be held at the Briggs Civic Center. via Muscatine Journal

* Francisco Javier Zapata, 34, of Columbus City, died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at his home in Columbus City. * Beverly L. Klein, 69, of Iowa City died Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a long battle with cancer. * David Scott Lash, 17, of Iowa City, died on Monday, January 7, 2008. * Marti Ann Sebok, 55, of Kalona, died Tuesday, January 08, 2008, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City of a long illness. * Elmer C. Miller, 97, of Kalona, died Tuesday, January 08, 2008, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona of a lingering illness. via Iowa City Press-Citizen

“I think my kitchen and living room will work just fine. "I'll put on a fresh pot of coffee and decaf and put out a few things. These are my neighbors.”

Mary Stroyan and her husband, Steve, are hosting a caucus in their rural Zwingle home. via Quad-City Times

“We feel that if it is closed that long, we will never get it back.”

There's no more mail delivery at the Columbus City Post Office. The post office's last day was Dec. via Bettendorf News

“We still have the same zip code.”

This town in southeast Iowa is without a post office for the first time since 1843. via Hawk Eye

“It didn't hurt us as bad as it could have”

COLUMBUS CITY, Iowa - This town in southeast Iowa is without a post office for the first time since 1843. via Quad-City Times