Lovilia News

May 20: To Jill Braun, formerly of Lovilia and Dr. Terry Braun, formerly of Albia, both now of Iowa City, a girl.

When two roads diverged in the woods outside of Lovilia, Iowa, Joe Plum took the one less traveled.

One child dies, others injured in overnight house fire Breaking News: man dies from bar stabbing A man is dead after being stabbed at a bar.

April 26: To Natasha Bride of Ottumwa, a boy. April 25: To Krista Long of Albia, a girl; To Karrie and Dustin Hutchinson of Lovilia, a boy; To Shana and Nickolas Wehr of Sigourney, a girl. via The Ottumwa Courier

“They are easy to grow and they multiply fast. They are a good beginning flower.”

"I love flowers! I have a pretty good garden. The most important thing is just to keep it as clean as possible and don't forget to mulch," says Ruth Belzer of Albia. via The Ottumwa Courier

An Ottumwa man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Highway 63 on the southern edge of Oskaloosa. via Oskaloosa Herald

“I had asked Cory Bakalar, the assistant Lovilia fire chief who works at the VA hospital here in Knoxville, if his department would be interested in setting up a shelter Tuesday for displaced folks”

The Monroe County town of Lovilia still has fire coverage, even though many members of the volunteer fire department have resigned. via Ottumwa Courier

“That just really upset the people on the fire department because they had been out working all day to serve the community”

By WILLIAM PETROSKI * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * December 14, 2007 Controversy and hard feelings have surrounded the shutdown of an emergency shelter in the southern Iowa town of Lovilia, where 10 volunteer ... via Des Moines Register

“There's a time when someone has to take a stand for what they believe in. I can't go out and perform my job if I don't have anyone to back me up”

Firefighters walk off the job after they're told to close an emergency shelter in Monroe County on Tuesday night following an ice storm that knocked out power to many in the area. via KCCI.com

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Soon the holiday greeting cards will be filling up your mailbox. So will requests for donations from charitable organizations. via Des Moines Register

“The federal appropriation for LIHEAP has not kept up with the increased fuel costs that families are experiencing.”

When Tammy Burk and her family moved into their small Lovilia home three years ago, replacing drafty windows was just one of many updates they wanted to make to the house. via Des Moines Register

“He's out there in the shadows, in the margins, and no one is out there.”

Joe Plum is gaining notice for his innovative spoken-word poetry. Plum, who lives simply with no electricity or plumbing, rarely shares his work. via Indianola Record-Herald

B.J. Thomas works on a wood carving during Park Centre's Art at the Park festival Saturday. via Newton Daily News