Fayette News

Arla "Joanna" Vontalge, 79, of Wadena, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, at Maplecrest Manor in Fayette.

A motorcycle accident sends a Cedar Rapids man to the hospital. The accident happened shortly before seven o'clock Sunday evening just south of Elgin.

The numbers may shock you, but the Iowa Department of Public Health says 90,000 Iowans have had a heart attack and another 60,000 have had a stroke.

Celia Opperman, 80, of Fayette, died Friday evening, May 15, 2009, at Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union after a sudden illness.

Pacific University has narrowed its search for a new president to three finalists, including a provost at Oregon Heath & Science University.

An eastern Iowa police chief spent the day in jail. Fayette Chief, Dusty Dunn, spent four hours in jail for Habitat For Humanity.

Jordan Maher's performance at the 100th Drake Relays on Thursday was good enough to erase a bad memory from the year before.

With the beautiful spring weather comes spring cleaning. While most of us are busy cleaning our homes, students faculty and staff at Upper Iowa University cleaned the city of Fayette.

Kids of all abilities now have a new place to play in Sioux City. Wednesday, the women of the Junior League of Sioux City officially opened their park on Chris Larsen Park Road.

WEATHER ALERT: A tornado watch is in effect for much of the Mid-South, including Shelby County, until 5 a.m. MyLife YAHOO! Would you ever imagine that Tina Turner, Cher or Patsy Cline would serve you dinner in Somerville? Well, you'll have your chance at Fayette Cares' star- studded Taste of Hope charity dining event featuring Leadership Fayette ...

Susie Frank of Richfield, Minn. , talks with her sister Pat Sprague of Independence on the steps of the band shell in River Walk Park in Independence in March.

An in-depth search is under way for Trent Smith, 44, of Oelwein, whose unoccupied vehicle was found Saturday night in the middle of G Avenue near Aurora.

Authorities on Saturday identified the man killed in a house fire in rural Fayette as the former mayor of the farm hamlet of Donnan.

At least one person died in a house fire tonight at 14031 190th St. about halfway between Fayette and West Union in Fayette County, Fayette Fire Department officials said.

University of Nebraska at Omaha athletic director David Miller has stepped down to take the same position at Upper Iowa.

Local food producers in Winneshiek County are eligible to receive up to $300 in grant money to assist them in starting or expanding a new operation.

An eastern Iowa woman is recovering after police say someone pushed her down a flight of stairs.

Hilary Jean Streif, 15, of West Union, was killed and her sister was seriously injured Monday morning in a one-car crash on Golden Road a mile east of West Union, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office said.

Many eastern Iowans were there as America welcomed its new president into office.

Several northeast Iowa workers are seeing a glass half full view of last summera s disastrous flooding.