Kellogg News

The Kellogg Lions Club members met at the Kellogg United Methodist Church on Monday, Nov.

With a census year coming up in 2010, the Jasper County Board of Supervisors has been asked to support efforts of the federal government in assuring that everyone in Jasper County will be accounted for.

Hickory Grove Church in Kellogg will be hosting a Gospel Sing on Sunday. The event, which begins at 9:30 a.m., will feature Sammie Lee and Kalvin, Rock Creek Country, Reunited, The Davidson Brothers and the Hickory Grove Singers.

Cindy McGranahan shows off the wedding dress she created for her daughter-in-law. The dress earned the "Best Overall" title in the Textiles Division at the Clay County Fair.

A boil order that was issued on Wednesday for customers in Hickory Grove Township of Jasper County and the southern quarter of Green Castle Township of Marshall County has been lifted.

Ask any little girl what they want to be when they grow up and most won't reply a garbage collector.

Ask any little girl what they want to be when they grow up and most won't reply a garbage collector.

The Jasper County Board of Supervisors considered a proposal from the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War to rename two bridges in the county during Tuesday's regular meeting.

The Van Manen family of Kellogg will be named as one of five recipients of The Way We Live Award at the 2009 Iowa State Fair.

The Kellogg Garden Club met on June 25 at the cabin in Homdahl Park in Kellogg with 16 members present.

Some tried to catch her, a few finished before her, but no female has ever run faster in the Sully Freedom Fun Run 5K race.

Newton Rotary members spent an evening last month cleaning a portion of Highway 6 between Newton and Kellogg.

Six Jasper County residents will compete for the titles of Jasper County Fair Queen and Princess during the annual fair queen pageant, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Newton Community Theatre.

Yvonne Mallory, rural Toledo, told The News-Herald she plans to seek a third, four-year term on the Iowa Valley Community College District Board.

State fire investigators are looking for what caused a fire that damaged a manufacturing plant in Kellogg in central Iowa over the weekend.

Iowa Bishop Julius C. Trimble has announced the appointment of the Rev. Tim Morgan as pastor for both the Kellogg and Pleasant View United Methodist Churches.

The Kellogg and Killduff communities blood drive is scheduled for 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and will be at the Cabin in Holmdahl Park in Kellogg.

Kellogg, Ia. - Traffic was backed up for about 10 miles Sunday afternoon on eastbound Interstate Highway 80 in Jasper County after crews tried unsuccessfully to move the tower of a wind turbine and a trailer from the ditch.

In addition to the Memorial Day services scheduled for Union Cemetery on Monday, a number of services have been scheduled for Sunday at cemeteries around Jasper County.

I usually write an article about cemeteries in May because so many people visit them for Memorial Day.