Morning Sun News

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye Paul Peters of Wapello, a former Line 1 inspector who worked in the 1950s at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, waits for a screening while attending the Cold War Patriots National Day of Remembrance Thursday at the Machinist Hall in Middletown.

A barking dog may have thwarted a disaster when it woke up its owner as smoke started to engulf a home sometime near noon Monday.

Few challengers come out in city races in Louisa County. At the edge of a county with few contested city races, Oakville is a hotbed of election activity.

Morning Sun, Ia. - At least 400 pigs died in a fire Thursday near Morning Sun in southeast Iowa.

Kale Boysen of Morning Sun showed the Champion Commercial Gilt and Alden Tucker of New London showed the Reserve Champion Poland China Gilt in the 4-H Breeding Swine Show at the Iowa State Fair.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Mount Union Mayor Dan Johnson stands among the flood-damaged items from his home Friday, the day after flash flooding rushed through Mount Union.

It was a night to honor veterans at 34 Raceway. On the track, a young driver picked up a win to get closer to his first season championship.

It was a night to honor veterans at 34 Raceway. On the track, a young driver picked up a win to get closer to his first season championship.

Dan Ray Boomershine's obituary appeared Friday in The Hawk Eye, but before that, speculation about what may have happened circulated in Morning Sun and nearby Wapello about whether a neighbor witnessed the incident.

Two weeks into the filing period for September's school elections, four area residents have expressed interest in running for two seats on the Southeastern Community College Board of Trustees.

Tanner Thomann had an inkling Saturday just might be Ray Raker's night at 34 Raceway.

The odds were against Bobby Mincer in the 305 sprint car feature Saturday at 34 Raceway.