Helga Toyton, 97, of Ottawa, passed on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at the Pavilion of Ottawa. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Burial will follow at St. Columba Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, at the funeral home. Helga wa...

Alra Elaine Severson, 92, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024 at Pleasant View. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at the First Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, with Rev. John Walker, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Deer Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 to...

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courtesy of Julien's AuctionsGuitars from artists like John Lennon, Randy Bachman, Bob Dylan and more are part of Julien's Auctions upcoming Music Icons auction, and now fans in Nashville will have a chance to see those items before they go on the...

Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- South Dakota's two-term Republican governor, Kristi Noem, has been widely promoted as a contender to be former President Donald Trump's 2024 running mate, with Trump himself saying that she was on his shortlist ...

Getty Images - STOCK(WASHINGTON) -- The House passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act on Wednesday amid unrest on college campuses.The bill, which was introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, passed 320-91.The measure was led by Rep. Mike Lawler, R...

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Getty Images - STOCK(PHOENIX) -- The Arizona Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal a strict, Civil War-era abortion ban that was recently ruled enforceable by the state Supreme Court.Two Republican senators, T.J. Shope and Shawnna Bolick, joined the 14 D...