Wellsburg News

A line of severe storms making its way through Iowa on Wednesday evening produced large hail and heavy rain.

Eldon and Sheryl Harms will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family get-together later this summer.

“I've been going from post office to post office from Wellsburg all the way over here to Waterloo to try to get somebody to take my returns and stamp them before midnight”

Tuesday was the last day to file your federal return. It had to be postmarked or e-filed by midnight. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

“We pulled together law enforcement and some other emergency responders and we put together a plan”

Ackley, IA- A threatening message written in a high school bathroom has a school district taking serious safety measures. via KIMT

“It's supposed to be the American dream to own your own home to raise your family in your own home now I mean where do we go, what do we do”

New figures out, Thursday, show the foreclosure rate at .83%. The highest ever. Many more are falling behind on housing payments and are nearing foreclosure. via KWWL-TV Waterloo

“Six-on-six basketball in Iowa meant a great deal not just to the girls who played, but also to the communities that supported them”

Vivian DuShane of Osage and her sister Zola Mullenbach from Stacyville will be featured in a new Iowa Public Television documentary about girls six-on-six basketball. via Mitchell County Press News

Marlyn and Lourine Pruis will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a card shower. via Waterloo Courier

Emma de Neui will celebrate her 100th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Presbyterian Village, 502 Butler St., Ackley. via Waterloo Courier

Boyd and Delores Meyer will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a card shower on Monday. via Waterloo Courier

A 22-year-old Waterloo man was killed Friday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 20 six miles northwest of Wellsburg. via Waterloo Courier

“It's the ice storm and the blizzards that are the big issue.”

Winter weather is believed to have contributed to a fatal accident on U.S. Highway 20 early today. via Waterloo Courier

“Some of our sections are exploding”

There may soon be a little more room to stretch out while enjoying the latest page-turner in this Grundy Center town. via Waterloo Courier

Krystle Marie Cordes and Joseph Ray Primus were married Aug. 11 in Wellsburg. Parents of the couple are Rod and Delaine Cordes of Cedar Falls and Rollin and Bern Primus of Wellsburg. via Waterloo Courier

Hospitals Visiting hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Mary Greeley, 2 to 8 p.m. at Story County and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Boone County. via Ames Tribune

Claire and Doratha Carolus will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. next Sunday at the Wellsburg Memorial Building. via Waterloo Courier

“This restaurant (Larsen's) and the second place winner were very close”

By Laura Bacon, NT Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:13 AM CDT Nelda Christian, Chair of the Iowa Pork Producers Association Food Service and Restaurant and Committee, presented Neal and ... via Atlantic News-Telegraph

Robbyn Fuller and Jeremy Intemann exchanged wedding vows Aug. 4 in Wellsburg. Parents of the couple are Rod and Pam Fuller of Wellsburg, and Ken and Ellie Wymore of Waterloo and Jerry and Chris Intemann of ... via Waterloo Courier

Mary Greeley Medical Center The names of the following patients are published with their permission: Admitted Oct. via Ames Tribune

Hospitals Visiting hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Mary Greeley, 2 to 8 p.m. at Story County and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Boone County. via Ames Tribune