Recently, 8 students at Northwood-Kensett High School were inducted and granted membership in the National Honor Society in a ceremony held on March 21.
A number of changes to the Northwood Code of Ordinances will be the subject of a public hearing set for the city council’s regular meeting on Monday, April 10, at 6 p.m.
Updates to the City’s code have been done over the course of several months, with city officials working with a consultant.
The...
At their regular meeting on March 20, the Northwood-Kensett Board of Education discussed making up snow days.
Superintendent Mike Crozier updated the school board, that as of the school day that was canceled before spring break, the school year was down to just over a day more than the minimum...
As local officials have discussed the planned ambulance service from the Northwood Volunteer Fire Company (NVFC), one aspect has focused on the level of care NVFC members can provide.
The question has revolved around the level of training that NVFC members have achieved, and the medical...
At the first meeting in April, the Northwood City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2023, and ends on June 30, 2024.
The budget hearing process is delayed this year, after a state error provided local governments with...
As of January 1, the Iowa DOT began offering a permit that allows vehicles to travel on roads carrying weights above the previous legal limit. For counties, that may mean issues in determining the status of roads and bridges to see if they will be open for those permits.
On January 1, 2023, the...
Following an error by the State of Iowa, local governments in Iowa began the annual budget process earlier this year expecting more in property valuation than they will ultimately have access to. The Northwood city council recently got a look at the impact on their budget for the fiscal year that...
With a few remaining questions, at their March 13 meeting, the Northwood city council considered its part in the Northwood Volunteer Fire Company’s plans to begin offering an ambulance service.
Two considerations were brought to the council by NVFC chief Blake Severson. One would be the question...
The community transit bus and it’s very accomodating driver, Jim Hanson, took my wife and I plus a few others on a short trip from the retirement center here in Northwood to the elementary school for a very special “learning experience” recently.
Excited third grade youngsters were bubbling around...
The National Weather Service, Iowa Homeland Security, FEMA and emergency management agencies around Iowa have designated March 27-31, 2023 as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa.
Andrew Ansorge, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines said, “As winter’s cold gives way to...
The Iowa Cancer Registry, part of the Iowa Health Registry, recently celebrated a milestone of 50 years recording, tracking and reporting on the rates of cancer in Iowa and its counties.
The National Cancer Act was signed in 1971, as the disease became the second leading cause of death in the U.S...
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