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Voters on Tuesday cast votes to fill election offices in county, state and federal government.
Appearing on ballots for county offices were Republican incumbent Mark Smeby and Democrat Rick Scholbrock for supervisor from District 2; Republican incumbent Jacki Backhaus and Democrat Mike Bode for...
The Northwood City Council received a report on the financial results of swimming pool operations, with the highest overall losses since the pool opened, but not significantly higher than recent years.
In the summer of 2024, the Northwood Swimming Pool operated at a loss of $67,471.69. That...
Earlier this fall the Worth County supervisors signaled their support for a Manly railroad museum and events center with a financial commitment.
At a previous meeting, the supervisors had been approached by members of the Sabin family about plans to build a railroad museum and events center.
The...
A service that connects home providers with people in need of special services is looking for help in Worth County. The Mosaic at Home service helps providers earns income and perks while providing a stable place to live for those in need.
“Mosaic offers 24-hour services through Mosaic at Home for...
At their October regular meeting, the Northwood-Kensett school board discussed associate and nutritional staff raises and approved counseling assistance for students.
The school district has been dealing with issues finding aids and nutritional staff this school year. The school board discussed pay...
The public was recently given a chance to weigh in on a proposed hazardous liquid ordinance being consider for Worth County’s zoning regulations.
Summit Carbon Solutions has been developing the pipeline and capture infrastructure, to remove carbon byproducts from the Halontown POET ethanol...
Tom Watts grew up in Northwood and graduated from Northwood’s new high school in 1964. At 18 he left and joined the military.
After eight weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) in San Antonio, Texas, he went on to Shepherd AFB in Wichita Falls, Texas for tech school in basic air...
The newest addition to the murals at Art Farm Iowa may not appear to be all that new, but that’s what makes the work of Jel Martinez especially unique.
Martinez’s approach to graffiti started when he was a young teenager in the late 80s and first began to appreciate the art on the walls of Miami...
Official enrollment numbers showed decreases in both the official enrollment, as well as in the number of students attending classes at Northwood-Kensett schools this year.
The total official enrollment in this school year was 489.58 students, down 23, from last year's official enrollment of 512....
Larry Pump, CPA, Charles City, Iowa, released an audit report on the City of Northwood for the year ended on June 30, 2024.
The City's receipts totaled $3,850,140 for the year that ended June 30, 2024, a 1.0% decrease from the prior year.
Disbursements for the year that ended June 30, 2024,...