STRAY THOUGHTS: Police video case is wrapped in important legal principles
STRAY THOUGHTS: Police video case is wrapped in important legal principles By Randy Evans It was Christmas Eve. The gifts were laid beneath the Christmas tree at the home of Merl…
Thank you for supporting our seniors
Thank you for supporting our seniors Once again, the Jones County community has shown what it means to take care of its own. The Journal-Eureka’s annual Dining Dollars campaign h…
GUEST COLUMN: Spread peace and cheer in the New Year
GUEST COLUMN: Spread peace and cheer in the New Year By Derek Lumsden, Jones County Economic Development executive director Now that the Christmas and New Year holiday seasons ar…
A different kind of New Year’s Resolution
A different kind of New Year’s Resolution By Laura Drummy laura@nelsonmediacompany.com By the calendar’s decree, we are once again invited to reinvent ourselves. The new year …
Letter to the Editor: Anamosa trail needs winter care
Letter to the Editor: Anamosa trail needs winter care To all concerned, The walking/bike trail from town to the Hale Bridge is used by many. The snow this year has cut down on i…
A Penny for your thoughts on letting go
A Penny for your thoughts on letting go By Laura Drummy laura@nelsonmediacompany.com As the calendar turns toward another year’s close, most of us find ourselves looking back at…
No scripted ending, just shared grace
No scripted ending, just shared grace By Laura Drummy laura@nelsonmediacompany.com Every December, the holidays arrive with a familiar set of expectations. They show up wrapped i…
Guest Column: Details how votes are counted and verified in Jones County
Guest Column: Details how votes are counted and verified in Jones County By Whitney Hein, Jones County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Voting systems are required to be used in…
Guest Column: What You Need to Know to Vote at Nov. 4 City and School Election
Guest Column: What You Need to Know to Vote at Nov. 4 City and School Election By Whitney Hein, Jones County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections In odd-numbered years such as 2025,…
Between the lines: Best in the business
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor It goes without saying that I liked former Maquoketa Sentinel-Press sports editor Jack Marlowe even before I actually had the chance to first me…
Never Forget: How 9/11 taught a generation about courage and compassion
Never Forget: How 9/11 taught a generation about courage and compassion By Laura Drummy This week marks 24 years since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a day that changed the nation fo…
Between the lines: Diers a four-year, four-sport star
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor Year-after-year it’s becoming one of the more rarer accomplishments to complete at the high school level in Anamosa. Competing in four s…
Guest Column: Jack Nicklaus vs. Tiger Woods
By Tim Hollett Over the last quarter-century some of my student-athletes have asked me who was better, Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods? Jack was known as the ‘Golden Bear’ w…
Betweeen the lines: Plenty of sports parallels
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor It hasn’t gone unnoticed by me how similar this class of 2025’s sports season has played out much like one of the greatest athletic classes in…