This weekend, Northwood-Kensett marching musicians will take part in the 86th North Iowa Band Festival in Mason City, with a theme of “The Sounds of Iowa.” As N-K joins other area schools, two members of the band, Kamryn Backhaus and Trent Tiedema
This weekend, Northwood-Kensett marching musicians will take part in the 86th North Iowa Band Festival in Mason City, with a theme of “The Sounds of Iowa.” As N-K joins other area schools, two members of the band, Kamryn Backhaus and Trent Tiedemann, will represent them for the last time.
Each...
This Monday, people throughout the nation will honor those who gave their lives serving their country. Several area communities will hold their own Memorial Day services this Monday.
Government offices and most businesses will close on Monday to allow family and friends to gather to honor the...
The Northwood-Kensett Community School District will be participating in the Summer Food Service Program. This continues to be an opportunity for the district to provide a variety of meals during the summer for young people, who perhaps rely on their school the rest of the year for their best...
This Sunday, the 42 members of the Northwood-Kensett class of 2025 will celebrate their graduation.
N-K’s commencement ceremony will be held this Sunday, May 25, at 1 p.m. in the N-KHS gymnasium.
The class flower is the white rose. The class song is “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield. The class...
Northwood-Kensett High School held its annual Fine Arts Awards and Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 13. The high school band and choir performed, and students were recognized for their accomplishments in Art, Speech, Choir and Band.
Emily Abbas presented awards for Art. Paige Dolphin received the...
At meetings held last week, the Worth County supervisors discussed and ultimately failed to approve increases in elected officials’ salaries.
The process of determining elected official salaries changed with this fiscal year, after the Iowa Legislature changed how county compensation boards...
At meetings held last week, the Northwood city council approved street improvements, including an area extending beyond what was originally planned. The council also discussed potentially raising wages for elected positions.
Since 2020, the City of Northwood has dedicated funds each year to...
Students in the first grade classes at Northwood-Kensett ended last week learning about cattle and about equipment used on farms on a field trip in and near Northwood.
The students took part in the ag learning field trip organized by Teresa Stehn, of Worth County Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom...
Herb “Gene” Rose was recognized for his service with a Quilt of Valor on May 3.
The Quilts of Valor program began in 2003, when founder Catherine Roberts’ son was stationed in Iraq. Roberts had a dream of a man hunched over in despair. She next saw him wrapped in a quilt, and his demeanor changed...
Starting just before Easter, kindergarten students in Worth County schools welcomed collections of eggs, not to hunt or decorate, but to learn about as they grew to hatch into chicks.
Teresa Stehn, with Worth County Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program traveled to kindergarten classrooms in...
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