Appanoose County News

Shortly after graduating from Centerville High School a rural Appanoose County man decided to enlist in the service.

Respite Care Service's 'Tree of Lights' Again this year Respite Care Service's "Tree of Lights" names will be represented by luminaries around the Centerville Square.

The Appanoose County Board of Supervisors Monday morning all by 3-0 votes approved closing 448th Street in Taylor Township, approved a resolution regarding rates for use of secondary road equipment and labor and approved a change in a zoning ordinance to amend billboard regulations.

On the agenda for tonight's Centerville City Council meeting, which starts at 5:30 p.m. and will be held at City Hall, is a public hearing regarding a Community Development Block Grant wastewater application and an item dealing with the sports complex, Safe Routes to School, a letter of appreciation and whether to terminate a 28E agreement.

The man authorities accuse of having sex with a 14-year-old female in exchange for drugs has been ordered not to contact the girl.

A Moravia man is facing charges after he allegedly traded marijuana for sex with an underage girl.

The competency hearing for Jackie Paul Glascock, Sr., 66, of Cincinnati, accused of first degree murder, originally scheduled for Oct.

The Appanoose County Sheriff's Office announced the arrestA of Adam Joseph Clark, 21,A of MoraviaA on drug andA sex charges on Oct.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:46 p.m. NORTHEAST MISSOURI/SOUTHEAST IOWA -- We wondered about the availability of the H1N1 vaccine in the Heartland, so Fact Finder checked in with a number of area public health agencies Thursday.

The Appanoose Economic Development Corporation would like to introduce a new small business to the community: BK Glass, owned and operated by Brad Kirkland, of Centerville.A BK Glass offers the unique service of on-site glass replacement.A Windows and doors, residential or commercial, BK Glass will bring the equipment and the experience right to ...

Three men from Appanoose County took part in the most recent Central Iowa Honor Flight to see the WW II Memorial in Washington, D.C. O.R. Parks, J.B. Kelley and Leonard "Howard" Criswell flew out of Des Moines Tuesday, Oct.

A Centerville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Oct. 12 for his role in a four-person conspiracy to use a stolen credit and debit card to purchase items ranging from clothing to electronics to food.

A Mystic man was given probation for his role in a New Year's Day chase with Appanoose County sheriff's deputies that began north of Exline and ended in Mystic.

The owner of Gordie's Bar and Grill in Centerville has lost her appeal of an administrative law judge's decision to suspend the bar's liquor license for 30 days for repeated violations of the state's Smokefree Air Act.

A Korean War Memorial Ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at Simon Estes Auditorium at the Centerville High School.

Work continues on the Rathbun Bridge on Country Road J29. Appanoose County Engineer Gary Bishop said Thursday morning the bridge itself is in good shape and is stable.

The Iowa Ornithologists' Union fall meeting will be held in Centerville Oct. 16-18. The Rathbun Bird Club is hosting the meeting.

A state trooper shot and wounded a man suspected of leading authorities on a high-speed chase through two southern Iowa counties late Wednesday.

Officials are investigating a shooting on school property in Seymour that followed a chase involving Centerville authorities.

After the PAZZA Classic Car Show in Burlington on Sept. 27 several car owners from Appanoose County took a few minutes to park on Snake Alley, which was built in 1894.