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KEOKUK – The resident faculty brass quintet of the School of Music of Western Illinois University (WIU), the La Moine Brass Quintet (LBQ), gave an exceptional performance at Keokuk’s Grand

The resident faculty brass quintet of the School of Music of Western Illinois University (WIU), the La Moine Brass Quintet (LBQ), gave an exceptional performance at Keokuk’s Grand Theatre on

Betty Joan (McFarland) Thomas of Greencastle, passed away peacefully On August 21, 2023, at the age of 95. Born on June 9, 1928, she was the daughter of John C. and Nina Atlanta (Smith) Westfall, and...

  By Drew Crooks Many interesting people have left a significant impact on Olympia since its founding in 1850. One such person was John M. Swan. 

WINSTON-SALEM – Angela Spoon Burgess, 83, lost her battle with cancer on Friday, April 14, 2023. The youngest of four children, Angela the daughter of the late Alfred Banner Spoon

Jeffrey Dwayne Orr: 1968 – 2021 MA1 (SW) Jeffrey Dwayne Orr USN RET, a proud veteran of the United States Navy, passed away December 15, 2021 after a

Apr 29, 2021 Laura Ann Coleman went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. She was born Feb. 17, 1968 in Warren, Michigan and grew up there with her parents and her brother, Paul. She graduated from Warren Woods-Tower High School in 1986. Laura enjoyed Tiger baseball games and watching MSU basketball or football games on TV. She completed many beautiful counted cross stitch pieces and gifted her friends with them. Laura and her parents moved to St. Louis, Michigan in 2000 an...

Peggy Ellis Blue Earth – Marguerite (Peggy) Ellis, age 90, formerly of Blue Earth passed away Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at Our Lady of Peace in St. Paul. Public visitation will be held Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 from 10-11 a.m. at Patton Funeral Home. Private funeral following at 11 a.m., guests are invited to watch the service live, below Peggy’s obituary at www.pattonfh.com. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth. Peggy was born to Iva and Frank Dray, Jan. 15, 1931, in Faribau...

Marguerite ‘Peggy’ Ellis BLUE EARTH — Marguerite “Peggy” Ellis, age 90, formerly of Blue Earth, passed away Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at Our Lady of Peace in St. Paul, Minn. Public visitation will be held 10-11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Patton Funeral Home. A private funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Guests are invited to watch the service live, below Peggy’s obituary at www.pattonfh.com. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth. Peggy was born Jan. 15, 1931, in Farib...