Wellman News

Two juveniles were taken to the Linn County Detention Center for allegedly breaking into an Iowa City youth shelter earlier this month.

A fire in Washington County has damaged a Wellman business. The Washington County Sheriff's office says flames were coming through the roof of Yoder Plumbing and Heating on First Avenue in Wellman Friday just after 4 p-m. No injuries were reported.

Fire officials think an electrical problem caused a fire that wrecked the shop and warehouse of a small Washington County business Friday night.

Posted on Oct 08, 2009 by Dave Rasdal . Rachel Powell, 93, of Keota, who received her nurse's cap in the 1930s, is nearing retirement at Powell Funeral Homes.

Posted on Oct 06, 2009 by Admin . The home of Robert and Suzan Hopp was destroyed by fire Tuesday.

A 19-year-old Iowa man has died after police say his vehicle rolled into a ditch and struck a utility pole.

This Saturday, bicyclists will remember Seth Bailey as they tour the Eastern Iowa countryside he once called home.

Lori Reece of Wellman and David Kempf of Kalona are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alison Nicole to Jesse James Meade, son of Randy Meade of West Liberty and Vicky Eichelberger of Pleasantville.

The Rev. Ed Dunn has been the pastor at St. Peter's for nearly eight years now, but he still marvels at the daylong spectacle that unfolds outside of the Catholic church once a summer.

The following seats will be up for election in Washington County in the regular city election Nov.

The cast of City Circle's production of the high school edition of "Rent" includes Hannah Green and Laurel Tippe of Iowa City; Andrew Wilkes of Iowa City, Melissa Melloy of Naperville, Ill., Kyle Scott of Tipton and Jason Milsap and Joshua Ollendick of Iowa City; and Ian Michel of Wellman.

The cast of City Circle's production of the high school edition of "Rent" includes Hannah Green and Laurel Tippe of Iowa City; Andrew Wilkes of Iowa City, Melissa Melloy of Naperville, Ill., Kyle Scott of Tipton and Jason Milsap and Joshua Ollendick of Iowa City; and Ian Michel of Wellman.

Timothy Bender has worked with pigs before on his family farm north of Wellman. So when he was judging market pigs along with cattle and sheep in the annual livestock judging contest Monday afternoon at the Johnson County Fair, he said he knew what he was looking for.

Pearl M. Paintin, 81 of Coralville died Monday, July 6, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.

Des Moines Arts Festival is a weekend of fabulous artwork, music, food and fun in Western Gateway Park.

Four Iowans were named national coaches of the year Wednesday by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.

Summer arrived in restless fashion Sunday, with a hot, muggy afternoon giving way to funnel clouds, hail, and heavy rain.

A massive dark cloud developed right over Wellman and moved slowly east exhibiting a lot of rotation.

Two Cedar Rapids schools and an Iowa City school made Newsweek's annual list of the top 1,500 public high schools in the country.

Two area high schools recently were ranked among the top in the nation. Newsweek recently published its list of the top 1,500 high schools in the country.