The Observer - DeWitt, Iowa

05/11/2026

🎓Contact Mindy to include a personal message, or a message from your business or organization to celebrate this year's graduates!

05/08/2026

Central DeWitt FFA hosted its 1st annual fishing derby last weekend. Watch all the fun by going to dewittobserver.com!

05/07/2026

Fred Smith celebrated his 100th birthday with the sounds of a tractor that was purchased the year he was born. Link to full story in comments 👇

05/06/2026

Pick up a copy of today's Observer for our ☀️SUMMER FUN & DINING GUIDE⛱️! A seasonal magazine of PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO & WHERE TO EAT in Eastern Iowa! Plus a fun-filled May - Sept. event calendar! THANK YOU to our FABULOUS advertisers who make this publication possible each year. Show them some ❤️ and support local!

05/06/2026

Attention bargain hunters - time to plan your route! Pick up a hard copy of our map/listings in this today's Observer - on sale now at The Observer office, Randy's Market, Scott Drug, Kwik Star, MJ's East, Mac's, DTM, and Casey's.

05/05/2026

😎 ☀️Sneak peek at our May 6th front page! This week's issue includes our ☀️SUMMER FUN & Dining Guide⛱️ AND the CITY WIDE GARAGE SALES map & listings. Check out our complete PRINT and NEW DIGITAL content at dewittobserver.com

05/05/2026

🎓Our Graduation Keepsake will be treasured for years to come! We can personalize a message for your special graduate(s) or help you share your support for all area graduating seniors! Contact Mindy to learn more.

05/04/2026

A Survivor’s Story
Aronson shares childhood experience hiding from N***s

After speaking to St. Joseph students about her experience as a child survivor of the Holocaust, Yvonne Aronson said, above all else, there was one thing she wanted her young

04/30/2026

They fled everything. What they found in DeWitt changed everything. Watch Yana's full story in our Hometown Newscast on The Observer website.

04/30/2026

https://www.mercyone.org/location/mercyone-genesis-dewitt-laboratory

04/30/2026

https://www.dewittobserver.com/news/local/school-board-oks-facilities-plan/article_60e29462-0d3b-4b54-86a5-91c9d0fc1c34.html

All students safe, learning and collaborating on one campus.