81 year old Marilyn Sanderhoff Swanson of Blair passed away December 23rd. She was a long time employee of Blair Community Schools. She is survived by her children, Gary Swanson, Chrissy Maybon, her brother John Sanderhoff and their families. Visitation is 9:30 Saturday, January 3rd, the memorial service starts at 10:30, both at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Details at Campbell Aman.com

Yesterday’s storms kept the Iowa State Patrol busy. The patrol says it responded to 158 calls for service from 6am Sunday to 8pm, of that 31 vehicle crashes with 22 having property damage, one of those accidents was fatal, eight had injuries and 127 motorist assists were performed.     That storm yesterday closed parts of I-35 from Ames to the Minnesota border.

New members of the Missouri Valley City Council were sworn in at the most recent meeting – Russ Meadows and Christopher Gilpin, Mayor Roger Marshall and Fire Chief Angel Smiley.     Also at that meeting, Jack Gaukel was hired as a certified officer of the Missouri Valley Police Department. Phyllis Henrich was introduced as the new Library Director.