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With Halloween past, and preparations for Thanksgiving and Christmas getting into full swing, many will be looking for every extra hour they can find in the coming months. This weekend, courtesy of Daylight Savings Time, one more will be saved.
Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday. The...
The second set of plans for Iowa congressional districts was approved last week, setting the areas that congressional representatives at the state and national levels will serve.
For Worth County, the new districts could mean one potential change in who represents the county in the Iowa Senate in...
Official enrollment numbers showed a slight decrease in the official enrollment, as well as a bigger drop in the number of students attending classes at Northwood-Kensett schools this year.
The total official enrollment in this school year was 503 students, down 0.8, or 0.2% from last year's...
In the past week, the number of new COVID-19 cases nearly equaled the number of Worth County residents that received their first or full vaccination doses.
The most recent weekly county level COVID-19 data showed that there were 20 new cases of COVID-19 between October 21 and October 28. That...
COVID-19 disrupted everything. While care continued, many people skipped or missed vital screening appointments including mammograms. Advances in mammography technology help MercyOne physicians detect breast cancer at its earliest stage, when it can be more treatable.
While many skipped their...
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center temporarily has paused accepting patients at the inpatient hospice unit due to an increase of COVID-19 patients and continued high community transmission rates.
“While our physicians and care teams continue to provide the best care to the communities we serve,...
As Halloween approaches this weekend, the Anchor presents a special kind of ghost story.
By JoAnn Lower
Current Superstition: If a rocking chair is seen to sway back and forth when apparently unoccupied, it is supposed that the chair is held by the spirit of a deceased family member.
I’ve been...
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control officially endorsed booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as opening people to mix and match the types of vaccine they receive.
The CDC approved booster shots for specific groups that are at increased risk from COVID-19. This applies to those that...
With the CDC approving booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine, Worth County Public Health will be offering boosters for those that are in the approved groups.
Those that have recieved the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, which includes those that received their initial doses through WCPH, may receive a...
This Tuesday, voters will choose who will represent them in city and school offices.
In-person absentee voting at the auditor’s office continues through this Monday, November 1. For voter convenience, the auditor’s office will be open until 5 p.m. this Friday, October 29; and on November 1.
Voter...