Moravia News

The annual Appanoose Country Train Rides will be July 11 and 12 in Moravia. The scenic 70-minute train ride in an open air passenger car pulled by a diesel-electric engine begins at the Wabash Depot Museum and travels north to Albia before returning.

A long list of summertime activities and Honey Creek Resort were the focus of the first Wednesday of the month meeting known as Kaffee Klatch, which was sponsored by Faith United Methodist Church.

The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has selected Zakory Dean Ward, a graduate of Moravia High School, as a land stewardship intern for the summer of 2009.

Honey Creek Resort State Park, located on Rathbun Lake in Moravia, will be hosting the 2009 Red Rock Threshers Tractor Ride on July 17-18. Over 250 tractors will be on display at the resort on July 16 with the southern Iowa ride slated for July 17-18. The ride will travel through several communities during the two-day event.

Activity report: 05/22/09 to 05/26/09. Civil papers processed, 7; traffic complaint, 5; noise complaint, 2; ambulance requested, 2; accident/ property damage, 3; animal complaint, 4; motorist assist, 7; burglary/alarm, 3; traffic stop, 11; suspicious person/vehicle, 6; theft, 2; OWI, 1; controlled burn/fire, 3; parking violation, 1; ...

Activity report: 05/15/09 to 05/18/09. Civil papers processed, 9; motorist assist, 3; welfare check, 1; traffic stop, 1; traffic complaint, 3; assault/domestic, 2; parking violation, 1; child abuse physical, 2; alarm/burglary, 1; suspicious person/vehicle, 3; animal complaint, 3; harassment, 2; criminal mischief, 1; OWI, 2; liquor law violation, 1; ...

From left are Mystic first responders, aka "Fire Marshall Bill," or J.R. Lewis, Kathy Hudson, Jeremy Hudson, Justin Hudson, Paige Seddon, and "new member" Brad Scott, of Moravia.

The Friends of Oakland Cemetery and Chapter D, P.E.O., continue their quest for donations, this time in the form of cemetery sitting.

The Iowa Cow Dog Club is helping with two cattle dog trials June 20-21. These trials have brought handlers and dogs from the Midwest and throughout the United States.

Melissa Thomas, who teaches K-6 special education at Moravia Elementary, recently received a grant from Farm Bureau.

Activity report: 05/12/09 to 05/14/09. Civil papers processed, 10; animal complaint, 3; motorist assist, 1; alarm/burglary, 1; warrant/served, 1; fraud, 1; welfare check, 1; trespassing, 2; harassment, 1; traffic stop, 1; accident property damage, 1; litter complaint, 1; ambulance requested, 1; fireworks, 1; accident personal injury, 1; criminal ...

Activity report: 05/08/09 to 05/11/09. civil papers processed, 8; controlled burn/fire, 1; traffic complaint, 4; litter complaint, 1; missing person, 1; noise complaint, 1; hit and run property/damage, 1; OWI, 1; mutual aid, 1; animal complaint, 4; weapons violation, 1; traffic stop, 4; motorist assist, 2; ambulance requested, 3; disturbance, 1; ...

Postseason assignments for Class 1A, 2A and 3A were released Tuesday as the summer baseball season approaches.

Spring Fever Hits Hometown There are many colleges around the country that offer agriculture majors, but one hometown college offers ag with a christian education, which is the perfect fit for two young women pursuing careers in the ag industry.

MORAVIA, Iowa - It's a Monday night in this small south-central Iowa farm town, and the high school gym is full.

The victim reported $55 was stolen and a money box. 5:55 a.m. A burglary was reported in the 700 block of East Maple.

We couldn't be more happy for our neighbors to the southwest. The Albia-Moravia-Centerville area will benefit greatly from a planned $90 million development adjacent to Honey Creek Resort at Rathbun Lake.

Area residents responded in person Monday morning and came to the Appanoose County Courthouse as several pastors delivered petitions to the county recorder asking her to not grant same-sex marriage licenses.

In the years following the Columbine massacre, what used to be considered pranks are now taken a lot more seriously by school officials.

This Friday a group of Airstream trailers from the North Iowa and Nebraska Units will rendezvous at the Ivan and Jo Curtis farm for a fun-filled rally around Appanoose County.