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Guthrie signs plea deal

MOORLAND — A Moorland woman has pleaded guilty to charges of willful injury resulting in bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with a shooting last fall, according to court records.. Cheyanne Guthrie, 30, was originally charged with attempted murder after she ...

Broadway beckons

Even as a young boy, Steven Fisher Jr. felt a calling. The recent Southeast Valley High School graduate was always drawn to the idea of singing and performing on stage. It took a while, though, for Fisher Jr. to understand what all of those emotions and dreams actually meant. “A part ...

Lambert Century Farm has deep Swedish ties

DAYTON — One farm, five generations, and deep Swedish roots tie the Lambert family of rural Dayton to the 115-acre farm that was named an Iowa Century Farm in 2024. Bruce Lambert grew up on the farm northwest of Dayton in the 1950s and ’60s, the oldest of four siblings, although he ...

Murder trial set to begin in Calhoun County

ROCKWELL CITY — The first-degree murder trial of Nathaniel Bevers McGivney will begin Tuesday in Calhoun County District Court. Bevers-McGivney, 22, of Farnhamville, is charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the Sept. 23, 2024, murder of 17-year-old Michele “Luna” ...

Eagle Grove man asks Iowa court to consider case

An Eagle Grove man who ran a stop sign in 2023 resulting in the death of a teen and serious injury to his mother is free after posting bond and has asked the Iowa Supreme Court to consider his case. According to court documents, Sara Sanga and her 13-year-old son, Kyle Hilbert, were returning ...