Alton News

Aletha A. Nienke, 85, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, in Ellsworth. She was born Oct.

They came in droves, pleading to save their community post offices. Yet, many -- if not most -- will say they fear the U.S. Postal Service already had its mind made up even before conducting community meetings on the possibility of closing an office.

The Clifford Roach family's annual old-fashioned wheat harvest is scheduled for 2 p.m. July 9. The farm is 2 1/2 miles southwest of Alton.

Jamie Haas was back out in the field this morning, just hours after a storm system took up residency over Osborne County, pelting much of the area with hail, high winds, heavy rains and perhaps a tornado.