Local student-athletes to compete in Shrine Bowl Saturday

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Several local student-athletes will participate in Saturday’s Iowa Shrine Bowl, a senior all-star football game with the mission of benefiting Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals. North Squad participants: Carson Costello, Dike-New Hartford Tiernan Vokes, Grundy Center Cheer squad participants:

Singer Connie Francis dies at age 87

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Singer Connie Francis, best known for her chart-topping hits in the ’50s and ’60s, has died at the age of 87. Francis’ copyrights and royalties manager, Ron Roberts, in a post on social media: “It is with