Walker News

Especially for Supervisors Lu Barron and Linda Langston, Tuesday night was nerve-wracking. Both women prevailed in the Linn County Democratic primary, as did their colleague James Houser, but it was not a night ...

Shirley Mathews Ward "Polly" Ely, 88, of 203 23rd St. NE, died at Cottage Grove Place Thursday, May 15, 2008, after a short illness with breast cancer. via The Gazette

Tests of students and staff at Cono Christian School in Walker have shown no further cases of whooping cough, headmaster Andrew Belz said Friday. via The Gazette

The Buchanan County Public Health Department is investigating an outbreak of whooping cough in the Walker area. via The Gazette

“The thing that's just so amazing is Friday we shot five coyotes from here to Urbana”

When the coyote came bounding down the south side of a patch of switchgrass on Mark Boddicker's land west of Walker, it was clear there would be no escape. via The Gazette

“This obviously is a change that benefits consumers and puts a further burden on builders”

By GRANT SCHULTE and MELISSA WALKER * REGISTER STAFF WRITERS * February 2, 2008 Mike Speight realized something was wrong with his $250,000 Clive home when he was able to puncture the waterlogged siding with ... via Des Moines Register

A Benton County producer has named the Pork All-American for 2007 by the Iowa Pork Producers Association . via Iowa Farmer Today

“I'm used to it ... I usually dress appropriately”

Snow covers a field off County Home Road in rural Linn County north of Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. via The Gazette

“We can certainly have our differences”

It is a sad day when Iowans have to be reminded to be polite. It has always been a matter of pride that regardless of individual differences, we remain civil and considerate. via American Chronicle

A report of a naked man, sitting in a pickup truck near an eastern Montana county road, led to a chase on the ground and in the air. via KCCI

Kathryn Bures, 86, a resident of the Lutheran Home for the Aged in Vinton, formerly of Walker, died Tuesday, Dec. via The Gazette

One person was hospitalized after a fire at a Center Point duplex early this morning. via The Gazette

“It's important to have these community leaders to amplify our efforts to spread Sen. Edwards' ideas for changing the country”

Three Johnson County elected officials and a number of other county leaders have been selected to serve on a steering committee for Democratic presidential candidate and former North Carolina Sen. via Press-Citizen

EASTERN IOWA - A six week stint to remove and trim trees from power lines could affect your electric service. via KCRG