Melvin News

Hartley, Ia. - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. LeRoy Webster, who was killed during combat in Iraq, was remembered Saturday as a good father and husband and a dedicated soldier who never forgot his commitment to duty.

Funeral service for U.S. Army Sgt. LeRoy Otis Webster, 28, of Hartley is 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School gymnasium, 300 North 8th Avenue West, Hartley.

Flags across Iowa will be flown at half-staff on Saturday in honor of Staff Sgt.

But, only 5 people have been hospitalized. Funeral arrangements made for fallen Siouxland soldier Yankton, SD building is 'endangered' YANKTON, S.D. - A series of buildings in Yankton, South Dakota are celebrating 100 years.

A northwest Iowa soldier has been killed in combat in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said today.

MICHAEL KELLER lives in Des Moines, works at Wandro & Baer, and farms with his siblings in Osceola County.

Phil Bootsma and Mike Schulte were sworn in as new Osceola county supervisors during the board's first meeting of the new year Friday morning.

Three individuals were hospitalized after a single-vehicle roll-over in Sioux County.

Sibley-Ocheyedan continued to hold the tenth spot in the Class 2A wrestling rankings, which were released December 18 by The Predicament.

Arlene Walker, of Sanborn, is shown signing a copy of the book "Walking Beans Wasn't Something You Did With Your Dog" at the Melvin library, where the book is available for checkout.

Spencer nicked Sibley-Ocheyedan here by one point on Dec. 6, with the Tigers totaling 199.5 points, to S-O's 198.5. Graettinger-Terril was third with 188 points, followed by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 153.5, West ...

Scott Rueter is fed up with the wind turbines that are near his home and with the company that owns them.

Three rated in three different classes battled for the top spot at the Okoboji Invitational on Saturday.