Clarinda Herald-Journal

Hy-Vee marked National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a donation of $160,000 to two organizations dedicated to the fight against breast cancer. Full Story »

The Page County Sheriff’s department responded to a one vehicle accident at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1 on J64. Full Story »

The Clarinda Hy-Vee Food Store will be having their annual Free Veterans Day Breakfast on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The breakfast will be from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and each veteran will receive their breakfast free, and also will be given a free carnation. Full Story »

The family of Walt Stanton will be hosting an open house in honor of his 80th birthday on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 at Amity Hall in College Springs from 1-4 p.m. Come and join us in wishing Walt a happy 80th birthday. If you cannot attend, cards and well wishes may be sent to Walt Stanton, 105 Pine, P.O. Box 69, College Springs, Iowa 51637. Full Story »

Having been an independent stationery store owner for fourteen years, Cinda Baxter understood the pain felt by retailers when the economy sank and consumers held back. What began as an economic downturn in the autumn had become a psychological tsunami by March 1st. Full Story »

Beau Williams, a sophomore from Clarinda, exploring, who is a graduate of Clarinda High School, playing bass, is a member of the 2009-10 Central College Jazz Band. The group, under the direction of Gabriel Espinosa, will perform in Cox-Snow Recital Hall Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. Full Story »

Jordon Gowing, a senior religion major from Clarinda, is serving as a member of the Student Government Association for the 2009-2010 school year at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Full Story »

Iowa Western Community College reported record enrollment numbers for the fall semester, continuing a trend of impressive growth at Southwest Iowa’s premier educational institution. Full Story »

Clarinda Lutheran School recently announced its honor roll for the first quarter. Full Story »

Four members of the South Page FFA Chapter and their advisor departed College Springs in the early hours of October 24, for Indianapolis, Indiana and the 82nd National FFA Convention. Those in attendance were: Karmen Harvey, Tyler Slough, Tanner Marriott, Natalie Story and South Page FFA Advisor Rachel Saunders. Over 55,000 FFA members were in attendance at National Convention this year. At ... Full Story »

Stephanie Swanson from Coin was recently recognized as a member of the Buena Vista University 2009 homecoming court. Stephanie is a senior majoring in athletic training at BVU. Full Story »

Tickets went on sale this week for the 15th annual Clarinda Sings program to be presented Sunday, Nov. 22, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Full Story »

A benefit is being planned for Jim Jobe, to assist with medical expenses for cancer treatments, on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Antique John’s Pavilion in Clarinda. A soup and salad bar supper with desserts and beverage will be served, beginning at 5:00 p.m. There will also be a pie and craft auction. If you wish to donate a pie or craft item for the auction, please contact Elaine at (712) 542-3741 or ... Full Story »

Iowa agriculture puts healthy, affordable choices of food on the table for today’s consumers and brings jobs and economic development to the state and Page County according to a just-completed economic analysis sponsored by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF). Full Story »

Southwest Iowa was well represented at the Tribute to Women during the Iowa Federation of Republican Women Biennial Convention Oct. 16 and 17 in Des Moines. Honored at the Friday evening banquet were Elaine Christensen from Page County, Sylvia McAllister from Fremont County and Page County native, Mary Richardson Reed from Humboldt County. Full Story »

Senior Meal every third Sunday at Clarinda Regional Health Center Full Story »

Thursday, November 5 Bible Study, Vaughn’s Café, 6:30 a.m. Full Story »

The Clarinda MHI recently held their quarterly employee recognition celebration for April, May, June, July, August and September 2009 to recognize years of service for MHI and Shared Service staff. Being recognized for 35 years of service was Pat Jorgensen. 30 years: Deb Tornholm, Teresa Barlow, Jeri Nielsen, Lora Wood and Lyle Ellison. 25 years: Don Buesing. 20 years: Karen Schramm and Gary ... Full Story »

One day last week my 13-year old son woke me up in the morning saying he did not feel well and he was coughing. A little bit later I took his temperature and it was 100 degrees. I told him he needed to stay home from school. He asked me what was wrong with him and I told him he had the H1N1 flu. He wanted to know if he was going to die. His concern about having the H1N1 flu made me realize how ... Full Story »

Updates on the latest crop production products and recommendations are the featured topics of the 2009 Ag Chemical Dealer Update Series. Sponsored by Iowa State University Extension, this series will be held Nov. 24 to Dec. 16 at eight locations around Iowa. Full Story »

Emily Gowing is serving as a member of the Beacon newspaper staff for the 2009-2010 school year at Northwestern College in Orange City. The Beacon staff coordinates the writing, publication and distribution of the college’s weekly newspaper, under the direction of English professor Weston Cutter. Emily, a sophomore from Clarinda, is majoring in journalism, and is serving as photo editor for the ... Full Story »

Practice for Clarinda Sings will begin at 8 p.m., an hour later than usual, this Thursday, Director Linda Krueger announced, because of a school conflict. Practices for the following weeks will return to the regular 7 p.m. starting time. Full Story »

Every 70 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer's, and as many as 5.3 million people in the United States are living with the disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association. This progressive, irreversible neurological disorder has no cure, but the earlier someone you love is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the sooner he or she can receive the treatment they need. Full Story »

This November, during National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month, the Alzheimer’s Association is helping to relieve the physical and emotional stress these caregivers experience with the introduction of a new resource – Caregiver Stress Check. Full Story »

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Scientists have learned a great deal about Alzheimer’s disease in the century since Dr. Alzheimer first drew attention to it. Today we know that Alzheimer’s: Full Story »