ESSEX – The Essex community was shaken last week with the death of one of their most beloved students and athletes in a two-car accident Tuesday morning.
VILLISCA — An Anita man is in jail today largely because he stopped for gas and a soda at a convenience store minutes after robbing the Bank Iowa in Villisca last week.
RED OAK — Terry Branstad brought his gubernatorial campaign to Red Oak Wednesday, presenting his “Truth in Budgeting” program while hammering current Gov. Chet Culver’s financial practices.
Lois “Marie” (Baker) Murphy, 47, passed away July 11, 2010.
Milton Lantz, Jr., 60, of Red Oak, passed away on June 26, 2010, after injuries sustained in an accident.
Pastor Paul D. Shores, 52, of Emerson, passed away on July 15, 2010, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha.
Donna L. Pierce, 80, of rural Red Oak, passed away on July 16, 2010, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak.
Mary J. Lewis, 72, of Red Oak, passed away on July 16, 2010, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Neb.
Rex D. Holmes, 82 of Red Oak, passed away on July 14, 2010, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak.
Dear Editor,
In the World Cup soccer match the Dutch competed with an overly aggressive attitude toward the Spanish. That obviously contributed to Holland’s loss to Spain.
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