Russell Sportsmen’s Club will have a free youth trap shoot for middle school and high school students on Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. at the range at 41570 280th Avenue southwest of Russell.
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The Albia Community School District invites all residents to attend a community meeting on Wednesday, May 22, to provide feedback as part of the district’s development of a blueprint for the future of its facilities.
The Monroe County Master Gardeners will be hosting their annual plant sale on Saturday, May 4 from 8–10 a.m. at the ISU Extension Office, 4 Washington Ave East, Albia.
Sports News
Grinnell – Albia’s girls tennis squad finished fourth at the Grinnell Tournament on April 22 by scoring 59 team points. Ballard won the tournament by scoring 137.
Ryan Little and McKenna Montgomery qualified for and competed at the ‘Blue Oval’ of Drake Stadium with outstanding performances over the weekend. Little would compete on Friday with Montgomery taking to the track on Saturday.
It’s that time in the season where you want to see times falling and relays becoming faster. The Lady Dees were able to have a stellar night in Sigourney on Monday April 22. In doing so, they were able to set six new meet records as well as four new track records on the Sigourney Savages t…
Obituaries
Donna Kay (McCracken) Guess, age 83 of Lee’s Summit, Mo. passed away on April 22 at the St. Luke’s Hospice House of Kansas City. Donna was born on July 23, 1940, in Trenton, Missouri, to Donald “Duck” and Mildred (Miller) McCracken.
The Putnam family is celebrating the life of Bonnie “Colleen” Putnam, who passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Albia, at age 87.
Lawrence (Larry) Jay Dobberthein, 83, of Melrose passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at his home at Rathbun Lake in Melrose.
