Forty Iowa youth, including four representing Worth County, are beginning their new terms as State 4-H Council members.
The community of Bolan (current population of 19) will holds its 18th annual fall event this Saturday, September 18, with a variety of food, music, fun, vendors and more.
The day begins with the Trinity United Methodist Church’s bazaar, held in the Bolan Schoolhouse and Cultural Center, from 8 a.m...
The city of Manly will have another office on the November city election, following the resignation of its mayor last week.
Manly mayor Regan Banks submitted his resignation at the September 7 Manly city council meeting.
Banks was serving in his second stint as mayor, having served in the role...
Worth County Public Health will be holding a series of flu clinics in Worth County communities starting on Tuesday, September 21.
On Tuesday, a flu clinic will be held at Kensett Town Hall, 207 Fifth Street, from 9-10:30 a.m.
The next clinic will follow in Joice, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 201...
With another young person lost to suicide in the community, the resources available for those with questions about suicide and suicide prevention remain important.
Below are a number of online, phone and text options for adults, parents, young people and others who are worried about loved ones or...
Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Worth, as well as Pocahontas counties in response to recent severe weather.
The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to, and recover from, the effects of recent severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual...
COVID-19 rates in Worth County are continuing an upward trend that brings a weekly increase not seen since the end of 2020.
The most recently available data from the State of Iowa, released weekly, shows that between August 19 and August 26, there were 49 new cases of COVID-19 in the county,...
The Worth County supervisors recently received an update on the plans for a wind turbine development in the works in the county, as well as a proposed development agreement between the County and the company pursuing the project.
Mark Crowl, with Invenergy, was at the August 9 meeting to provide...
With the first week of school passed, the number of students actually in N-K classrooms was up from the previous year, although the total number of students educated by N-K was down.
Based on the unofficial count taken last week there were 500 students in N-K classrooms, compared to 451 at the...
With the release of information included in redistricting data for the 2020 Census, comes a look at how populations have shifted in Worth County over the last 10 years, and beyond.
Census figures show that Iowa’s population has increased since the last count, rising from 3,046,871 in the 2010...
With school back in session this week, many may be wondering about the status of COVID-19 rules and procedures at local schools.
According to the superintendents of the Central Springs and Northwood-Kensett school districts, they will continue to follow the recommendations of the Iowa Department...
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