What Cheer News

State Rep. Betty DeBoef, R-What Cheer, said it's time for a change in the state Legislature and she wants to be a part of it.

4. New figs, 100 a pkg, at the Kalona House Rest. Winter apples, several varieties for sale.

Ricky Moore is getting the opportunity of a lifetime Saturday night. The Newton musician will be opening a show for a former Beatle.

Ottumwa Community Players auditions for "Love, Sex and the I.R.S.," 6-8 p.m. Sept.

The dedication of a historic landmark replica will be just one of the events during the annual Delta Days celebration this weekend.

Dwaine Lucas, 76, of Keswick, died Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at University Hospitals in Iowa City following an extended illness.

Q: How did the town of What Cheer get its name? A: According to the town's online profile, What Cheer was an Indian greeting adopted by the New England Puritans in the 1600s.

Detroit native Kesho Scott realized Iowa could be her permanent home when she met a group of elderly, white women in What Cheer, Ia., who said they were just like her.

The Jasper County Annex Building which houses the Department of Human Services offices, Conservation Board, RRACAP and several other organizations, will soon be getting a new roof.

A day of boating on Coralville Lake ended in accusations of five-counts of child endangerment for a What Cheer man Friday.

Here's a road trip for all you unrepentant, addle-pated relics of Nixon-era, semi-talented rawk excess -- this Sunday afternoon, Black Oak Arkansas will headline an outdoor concert on a two-acre spread just ...

Here's a road trip for all you unrepentant, addle-pated relics of Nixon-era, semi-talented rawk excess -- this Sunday afternoon, Black Oak Arkansas will headline an outdoor concert on a two-acre spread just ...

Lunch in the Park, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays in Central Park. Ottumwa Municipal Band summer concerts, 7 p.m. Thursdays in Central Park .

Mary Pat Pitzen, Geoff Kent, Nichole Kiefer, Kristi Ridgway, Joyce Shelby and Dan Stabile of Ottumwa, Sarah Pitzen of Iowa City, Judy Earhart of Centerville and Stephanie Haupert of What Cheer recently enjoyed ...

Helen Wells, 79, of Sigourney, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at the Keokuk County Health Center after a sudden illness.

Family Arts Festival, June 14, IHCC campus grounds. Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra Music on the Green and Super Conductors, 7 p.m. June 15 at the Marge Dodd Outdoor Stage, IHCC campus.

Three people are facing burglary charges after being arrested near Champion Storage.

West Music in Coralville canceled a meet and greet event at its store Friday with the rock band Jefferson Starship after it was determined that the band members were bogus. via Press-Citizen

“They overspent what they were allowed to by at least $50 million. Between this year and last year, the Democrats spent almost $1 billion in new spending. ”

Whether it was a good or bad legislative session partly depended on where you sat at the State Capital building this year. via The Ottumwa Courier

Know the best time to go fishing with the Angler's EDGE Plus Weather Station . This Weather Station accurately predicts the level of fish feeding activity at your location. via AccuWeather.com