Kenneth Pollard, 75
Memorial services for Kenneth Pollard, 75, of Lenox, Iowa was held Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM at The Sharpsburg United Presbyterian Church. Visitation was held Friday, March 14, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the church. Memorials may be directed towards The Sharpsburg United Presbyterian Church in Kenneth’s memory. Memories and condolences may…
Read MoreAva Kennan qualifies for state in bowling
Ava Kennan, a junior at Lenox Community School, placed in the top four in bowling at the district meet in Red Oak on February 17. Cauy Miller is the bowling coach. At the 1A district meet in Red Oak, Ava bowled a 528 series, beating out the fifth place finisher by three pins. She bowled…
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2025 Margaret Louise Pacha Swank
Margaret Louise Pacha Swank died February 7, 2025. She was born April 15, 1922, to Alfred and Avis Benson Pacha at home, northwest of Diagonal, Ringgold County, Iowa. Margaret graduated in 1939 from Diagonal School and worked in homes after graduation until she was married to Raymond Swank of Kellerton, on May 4, 1940. They…
Read MoreRonda “Joni” White, 58
Ronda “Joni” White, 58, of Creston, died Sunday February 9, 2025, at Crest Haven Care Centre in Creston. A Celebration of Life Services was at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Burial will be Grove Cemetery, southwest of Lenox. Chaplain Roberts and Craig David officiated. The service will be…
Read MoreLenox Tigers Winter Sports
Tiger Wrestling Recap By Tyler Peterson The Lenox Tiger wrestlers put in some miles this week while in action in duals at Martensdale-St. Mary’s and Woodward-Granger, as well as a Saturday tournament in Coon Rapids. The action on Tuesday January 7th took place at Martensdale-St. Mary’s (MstM); in the tri-dual Lenox took down Pride of…
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2025 Garland D. Miller, 72
Celebration of Life Services for Garland D. Miller, 72, of Creston, Iowa, formerly of Lenox, Iowa will be held Saturday, January 18, 2025 at The Lenox United Presbyterian Church at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be held Saturday morning at the church from 10:00 AM until service time. Inurnment, with military honors, will be held at…
Read MoreKaren Ruby Massey, 64
Karen Ruby Massey, 64, of Lenox, Iowa, passed away of natural causes on Monday, January 6, 2025. Karen was born on June 8, 1960 in Creston, Iowa, to Everett and Vina (Shawler) Smith. She grew up in Lenexa, Kansas, graduating from Shawnee Mission Northwest in 1978. Shortly after graduating, Karen moved to North Carolina with…
Read MoreAnn (Zavorka) Votava
was born July 27, 1934 in Torrington, Wyoming to Louis and Antonia (Pavilicia) Zavorka. Growing up Ann moved several times before meeting and marrying James Votava on October 18, 1951. Together they lived north of Clearfield on a farm. Ann was active with helping on the farm and taking care of their home. As well…
Read MoreLMU makes changes in holiday policy
Lenox Municipal Utilities met on January 9 for their first meeting of the New Year and made changes in the holiday policy and talked about the awards program. Jeff Tull, LMU manager, said the city added President’s Day to their holiday schedule and they close at noon on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Tull…
Read More01-08-2025 Colleen Mae (Mayne) Miller
Colleen Mae (Mayne) Miller was born on the Mayne family farm on March 23, 1931 to Ruby and Eldon Mayne. Colleen was the 2nd of 4 children. She started cooking at a young age, producing many gourmet mud pies which her brothers refused to eat, and she developed a keen sense of empathy for the…
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