Mormon Trail Student Severely Injured in Derby Crash
Mormon Trail High School student Mark Ripperger, 18, is in the Iowa Methodist Hospital ICU after a Friday crash east of Derby. He suffered a broken back, fractured ribs, and a collapsed lung. Danny Cobb and his young son Erick were mildly hurt when Cobb’s pickup rolled into a ditch. The family previously lost an older brother, Mike, in a December 1983 snowstorm collision near Lucas.
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Ror
Claudia Ripperger
Derby
Mormon Trail High School
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Danny Cobb
Chariton
Erick
Iowa Highway Patrol
Ripperger
Cobb
Ripferger
Mike Ripperger
Lucas
Vandell Automotive opens in Humeston after leasing former Body Shop
Vandell Automotive will operate at the former Humeston Body Shop site in Humeston, with Tracey and Barb Vandell as owners. The shop will offer tune ups, overhauls, air conditioning, transmission work, shocks, brakes, and general automotive services. Ed Butz remains at the site doing body work as an employee of K & S Manufacturing, Inc.
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Humeston
Tracey
Barb Vandell
Vandell Automotive
General Automotive
Ed Butz
K & S Manufacturing, Inc
Lottery winners in county Iowa reach $16.9M prize total
Two area residents and a Fort Dodge woman were winners after buying Iowa Lottery tickets in Wayne County during the fourth month of operation. Russell G. Place Jr. of Lineville led county winners with $1000, Geraldine McCaleb of Fort Dodge won $500, and Joseph E. Keener of Promise City earned $100. By month four the Iowa Lottery had awarded $16.9 million in prizes.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Wayne County
Geraldine McCaleb
Joseph E. Keener
Promise City
Iowa Lottery
ISU Grants Degrees to Wayne County Graduates
Three Wayne County students were among 1,650 Iowa State University fall graduates on December 21. Irma Wille Winslow of Corydon earned a bachelor's in liberal studies, Julie Kay Bode of Corydon received a bachelor’s in marketing, and David Glenn Homann of Lineville earned a bachelor of animal science.
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Wayne County
Iowa State University
Julie Kay Bode
Corydon
David Glenn Homann
Lineville
Wayne Hospital Opens Lineville Satellite Clinic
Wayne County Hospital announces the Lineville Medical Clinic will begin regular operations January 13 with a grand opening to follow. Physicians Hoch Merritt and Garber will rotate days with each in clinic from 1 to 5 pm, while Julie Rouse and Jeanette Kelly staff the office. Appointments start January 6 at 515-876-2070.
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Lineville Medical Clinic
Wayne County Hospital
Mark Wheeler
Doug Hoch
Melody Merritt
Keith Garber
Julie Rouse
Jeanette Kelly
Garden Grove church names new pastor Dennis Reinhold
Calvary Bible Church of Garden Grove has called Pastor Dennis Reinhold of Excelsior Springs Missouri to the Garden Grove area. He will serve Sundays until June then move with his wife Jeanette and their four children. Reinhold grew up on a Wisconsin farm, lived in Germany six years, did mission work, pastored a Missouri Bible Church, founded a Christian school, and now administers a private Christian School teaching math and science.
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Garden Grove
Dennis Reinhold
Excelsior Springs
Jeanette
Reinhold
Wisconsin
Germany
Missouri
Services for Jes us Osa Davison 88
Mary Osa Davison 88 died December 25 1985 at Wayne County Hospital. Services held Friday at Wolf Funeral Home with Rev Gale Hawkee officiating. Burial in Corydon Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Born September 13 1897 in Bethlehem Iowa she taught school near Millerton before marrying Albert Lawrence Davison July 2 1918. The Davisons farmed near Humeston then Des Moines and California before returning to Humeston and later Fort Dage. She was lifelong Methodist. Survivors include son Bill Davison sister Ruby Dunn three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Wayne County Hospital
Wolf Funeral Home
Gale Hawkee
Corydon Cemetery
Mrs. Davison
Calvin Davis
Mary Ellen Mumma
Bethlehem
Iowa
Millerton
Albert Lawrence Davison
Davisons
Humeston
Des Moines
Davison
Farmers Mutual
California
E.I. du Pont Company
Fort Dage
Wayne Genealogists to hear Shaker story program
The Wayne County Genealogical Society will host Mavis Brees of Seymour for a Jan. 2 meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the LeCompte Public Library in Corydon. She will discuss "The Shaker Society" as the program topic.
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Shaker Society
Mavis Brees
Seymour
Wayne County Genealogical Society
LeCompte Public Library
Corydon
Wayne County labor survey outlines 594 seeking jobs
Wayne County Job Service of Iowa released a county labor survey based on 2,716 mailed packets. Of respondents, 594 individuals indicated they would be available for work in a new or expanded business, with most age 22 to 39 and wages up to five dollars per hour.
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Job Service of
Iowa
Midwest
Corydon
Allerton
Northwest
Humeston
Millerton
Cambria
Lineville
Seymour
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Robert Bell
Dwight Thomas
LeRoy Johnson
William Goodell
J.C. Davison
Leland Kenney
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