The Iowa High School Speech Association named three Maquoketa Valley speech teams to the 2020-2021 Large Group All-State: Reader’s Theater – “Fire Exit,” Andrew Kloser, Avery Krapfl, Carlie Lewin, Paige Panosh, Krista Ries, Nolan Ries, Preston Roling and Paige Winter; One Act Play – “Our Pla…
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Riverbend Pub’s plans to modify its existing deck were modified after a neighboring business raised concerns about how the covered outdoor seating area would obstruct its view of Manchester’s waterfront.
Historically, farming was a generational occupation, with farms often being passed down through generations as the children learned how to work and manage them from an early age. Today, while much of the lifestyle and education of children has changed, there are still new generations of farm…
Tour of new sheriff office/jail offered to public
Superintendent Dave Hoeger updated the Maquoketa Valley School Board on operational sharing agreements the district has with the North Linn School Board during the school board meeting Feb. 15.
Sports
Iowa PBS's coverage of Iowa girls' high school championships continues, as teams from across the state take to the court for the 2021 IGHSAU Girls State Basketball Championships. Coverage of each class title game will take place March 5-6 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Each game will be…
Top-seed West Delaware won its third consecutive Class 2A State Dual Wrestling Tournament team championship at Wells Fargo Arena, in Des Moines, Feb. 17, winning 35-of-42 matches in wins over No. 8 Sergeant Bluff-Luton, No. 5 Independence and No. 2 Crestwood.
West Delaware crowned two individual champions and placed all 11 wrestlers on the medal stand to capture its second traditional tournament championship in three years at the Class 2A State Wrestling Tournament, at Wells Fargo Arena, in Des Moines, Feb. 17-20.
A runner-up finish at the Class 1A State-Qualifying Meet wasn’t enough to send the West Delaware boy’s bowling team to state as the Hawks’ season ended Feb. 15 at Imperial Lanes in Camanche.
Obituaries
Dean Chauncey Wilson, 61, was called to his eternal resting pl…
Savanna Rose Domeyer, 26, of Dubuque, formerly of Delhi, passe…
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Kintzle, 76, of Earlville, passed away We…
Robin Ross Jones, 67, of Strawberry Point, passed away Thursda…
Dennis “Denny” Shepherd, 80, of Manchester, passed away Saturd…
Opinion
The question facing West Delaware voters Tuesday, March 2 is more than asking for approval to spend $20 million for needed remodeling and repairs in the district’s elementary, middle school and high school buildings.
With Delaware County just a couple of weeks away from opening a new Sheriff's Office and Jail, it’s a good time to recognize the hard work done by so many to make the project a reality.
The purpose was pretty simple when the Iowa Legislature wrote the state’s public meetings law many years ago:
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