News
02/05/2026 - 12:00am
Bill Gibson, Editor
The Star had 16 pages, 6 column. at this time.
Rev. P. C. Matthias retires after 35 years at St. John Lutheran Church in Clarksville. He became pastor on December 1, 1940, coming here from a church he was serving in Dundee,...
Sports
02/05/2026 - 12:00am
The North Butler school district has accepted an invitation to join the Iowa Star Conference. The invitation is to help to balance the Iowa Star's North and South divisions. The Bearcats will move from the Top-of-Iowa Conference East division to the...
Obituaries
02/09/2026 - 11:19am
Rev. Joy Marie Edeker
November 29, 1963- February 9, 2026
Joy Marie Edeker, 62, of Anderson, passed away February 9, 2026 following an unexpected illness.
She was born on November 29, 1963 in Taunton, Massachusetts, the daughter of John H. and...
