Stories from Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Funeral services for Doris J. Carlson, 83, of Aurelia, will be Friday, January 31, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Larry Lemke officiating. Burial will be in the Memory Gardens Cemetery in Cherokee. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., with the family present, at the church. A memorial fund has been established. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia was in charge of arrangements...

When it comes to promoting industry in Alta there isn't a shortage of people interested and willing to promote a growth in the town's ability to produce services and items. With the industrial zone full the next area of improvement is making sure housing keeps up with the growing industry...

As a public library in a school building the Alta Community library has tackled issues of technology head on, and now they are discovering advanced technology is turning into a permanent feature and is making the library more efficient. It hasn't been an all at once event, but instead a gradual movement of using social media and new gadgets to offer citizens the best services possible...

Spring marks the 20th year of service to the community for Buena Vista County Engineer Jon Ites. One year from now during the spring of 2015 he will be retiring and moving on to the next steps in his life. He didn't reveal his plans for after his retirement, but he does say his wife would like to move some place warm...