Charles Owen Bickelhaupt, born Nov. 2, 1940, in Clinton, Iowa, passed away surrounded by the love of his family on Wednesday, ...

The Mount Carroll Community Foundation has announced its 2026 grant opportunities, offering nearly $9,000 in funding to support local non-profit organizations and initiatives that enrich our community ...

Perhaps taking control of the border was President Trump's greatest success of 2025. While a senile Joe Biden's administration was arresting 100,000 illegal aliens a month and then releasing them into ...

MOUNT CARROLL—The 19th annual Manny’s Shootout is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17, at West Carroll High School. Nine games will be played throughout the day, starting at 9 a.m., with the final game ...

Clearly, Trump's actions in Venezuela give the green light to authoritarians like Putin to invade Estonia and Xi to invade Taiwan as international rules of order crumble, while a sovereign nation, ...

In regard to David Hanson’s most recent letter, I’ve always enjoyed big words, and have a relatively large vocabulary, but Mr. Hanson “got” me with “logorrheic”. I admit I had to Google it! It is ...

I would like to thank a few people who helped me out these past few days as I navigate the snow and cold. Chad, who I knew from Mest Manor where my parents lived for years, plowed my sister’s driveway ...

SHANNON—Sally Louise (Raab) Martin joined her heavenly family Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Her husband Jerry, daughters Julie, Laura, and April, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, siblings, nieces and ...

SAVANNA—West Carroll School District recently assisted in placing the Wright Ford Massey football stadium dedication plaque at the Savanna Museum & Cultural Center. The plaque was dedicated to Savanna ...

SAVANNA—A public meeting to try to revive the Twin Cities Zephyr passenger train service from Chicago to East Dubuque, including a stop in Savanna, has been scheduled. The meeting is scheduled for ...

I would first like to say I have a great deal of respect for Val Gunnarsson and commend him for stepping up during retirement to serve as Savanna's mayor. It's becoming more and more difficult to find ...

LANARK—William (Bill) C. Meador, 93, formerly of Lanark, went to his heavenly home Friday, July 11, 2025. William was born April 3, 1932, in De Smet, S.D., to Myrtle Boltz Meador and Arthur Meador.