Today’s Local News

RAGBRAI is a little more than two months away, and the executive committee is asking for the Knoxville community’s help as plans are made for the big day.

The Marion County Development Commission has announced the 2013 Graduation Class of Leadership Lake Red Rock.

McDonald’s in Knoxville will be closed throughout the summer as it gets completely rebuilt.

As a result of the search warrant a formal complaint has been made with the Marion County Juvenile Court Services charging a 16 year old male with multiple drug charges.

The Pella School Board held a special session this past week. They reviewed plans and specifications for the Middle Schools HVAC repairs, adopted the form of the contract for those repairs, and adopted a hearing time and place for the proposed plans.

The Knoxville Rotary Club gave out $7000 worth of scholarships to graduating seniors during their award luncheon on Wednesday.

Sara Bixby, Director of the South Central Iowa Solid Waste Agency in Tracy is leaving. Bixby has been named the new Deputy Executive Director for Administration, Information Technology and Financial Management of the Solid Waste Association of North America in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The Marion County Courthouse may shut down during RAGBRAI.

The first of several local graduation ceremonies is today.

A 50 year old Des Moines man was sentenced to 15 months in jail for the theft of walnut trees from public land in Iowa, including Corp of Engineers land at Lake Red Rock.

A 20-year-old Des Moines man pled guilty Friday to two felony counts relating to the manufacture of methamphetamine.

At approximately 3pm Friday the Knoxville Police Department, Knoxville Fire and Rescue, and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene of a fatal accident on Hwy 92/5 just west of Hwy 14.

The Knoxville City Council voted to suspend franchise fees at the VA Campus this week.

A 50 year old Des Moines man was sentenced to 15 months in jail for the theft of walnut trees from public land in Iowa, including Corp of Engineers land at Lake Red Rock.

The City of Knoxville will likely accept the title to the property at 110 East Robinson Street.

Today 348 seniors will graduate from Central College. The baccalaureate service, a gathering of the class, will begin at 3 p.m. in Douwstra Auditorium.

It is Outlaws weekend in Marion County.

A Call To Serve Ministries is holding a service surge today, helping people in our communities who need a hand with everything from cleaning to carpentry.

The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce is postponing an Expert Edge event that was scheduled for Tuesday.!–more–> Mike Wagner, with White Rabbit Consulting, will still present at a later date. Chamber Director Larissa Van Donselaar says they had a great response from people who wanted to hear from him, but unfortunately a last minute scheduling conflict arose. She says instead, they’ll review the RAGBRAI Town Hall meeting from earlier this month on Tuesday. Lunch costs $5. Call 828-7555 to preregister for the event.