Tauke, Tighe look back on vast careers in education
After 40 years of teaching and coaching, Curt Tauke will retire at the end of the school year. He does have plans to return at some point to coach golf…
City invests $109K for First St., trail engineering
City Council By: Kim Brooks Express Editor One item on the Monticello City Council’s May 15 agenda brought about a lot of discussion and some disagreement. City…
Monticello youth wins State Fair t-shirt design contest
Lily Moestchen was the winner of the Iowa State Fair t-shirt contest. (Photo by Kim Brooks) This was Moestchen’s winning design for the State Fair t-shirt contest. Shirts will be…
Memorial Day events planned for May 29
By: Staff report The City of Monticello will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 29. The morning will start off with a Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery…
190th Street to see permanent, reduced speed limits
Board of Supervisors By: Kim Brooks Express Editor The speed limit will soon change on 190th Street, leading to Camp Courageous and Pictured Rocks Park off Highway 38.…
Jones Co. Every Child Reads publishes children’s book
Jones County Every Child Reads worked with artist KC Wortman to illustrate and publish “The ABC’s of Jones County.” This children’s book will soon be available for purchase at local…
Jansen looks back at aviation career
From the age of 5, Kurt knew he wanted to be a pilot. Kurt Jansen just retired after 37 years with American Airlines. His family was there for his final…
Landis Bridge is not a quick, cheap fix
Board of Supervisors By: Kim Brooks Express Editor At a prior Jones County Supervisor meeting, the board asked the Engineer’s Office to offer an estimate of what it…
Where are they now?
Hannah Thompson (center) was valedictorian of the MHS Class of 2013. She went to the UI for her undergrad and, in two years, will graduate from the College of Medicine…
Grant provides free trees to city residents
City Council By: Kim Brooks Express Editor During the May 15 Monticello City Council meeting, Parks and Recreation Director Jacob Oswald shared some positive news during the Reports portion…
MCSD named ‘Best Community for Music Education’
The MCSD was named “Best Community for Music Education” for 2023, the second year in a row. Representatives from West Music were on hand to present the honor. From left…
Ernst addresses contentious issues at townhall
Sen. Joni Ernst took a wide variety of questions during her May 6 townhall in Jones County. The meeting room at the Anamosa library was full on May 6 during…
Outdoor classroom provides added benefits at Shannon School
First graders at Shannon School enjoy the new outdoor classroom behind the school during an independent literacy lesson. Students wrote in their journals about their upcoming weekend plans. The outdoor…
Supervisors discuss expending ARPA funds
Board of Supervisors By: Kim Brooks Express Editor As several Jones County Courthouse projects start to wrap up, the Jones County board of supervisors took the opportunity to…
SRO contract approved; council approves Employment Agreement
City Council By: Kim Brooks Express Editor A two-year 28E agreement between the City of Monticello and the Monticello school district was approved during the May 1 city…