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A question of alcohol use at the Worth County Fair led the Worth County supervisors to consider their involvement in the fairgrounds itself.
On the agenda at the March 25 supervisors meeting was a beer garden being held during the 2024 Worth County Fair.
The supervisors were asked by the Worth...
Hearings will be held the week of April 15, asking residents of several townships and cities whether they would support the formation of districts where levies could be taxed to pay for ambulance service.
The Mason City Fire Department has requested $500 per ambulance call to the area that...
The Worth County Sheriff’s Office has announced that beginning on July 1 it will reduce its open office hours for non-emergency or criminal purposes.
Starting on July 1, the WCSO lobby hours will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily.
This is for those that come to the lobby for gun permits, finger...
Many that vote in the city of Northwood recently received a notice that their polling place has changed.
With a primary and general election set for this year, the place to cast ballots will be the Timbers event center, located at 500 Central Avenue in Northwood.
Those with questions about voting...
Recently, 12 students at Northwood-Kensett High School were inducted and granted membership in the National Honor Society in a ceremony held on March 12.
A faculty council selects members for meeting high standards of scholarship, leadership, service and character.
The inductees joined the...
The Worth County Extension Service will be hosting a 4-H Lamb, Goat and Swine Workshop at the Chad and Jamie Nelson farm seven miles west of Northwood at 877 Highway 105 this Saturday, April 6, at 10 a.m. to noon.
The 4-H’ers must attend the full two hour program to become YQCA certified. All area...
The County's governmental revenues totaled $19,622,570 for the year ended on June 30, 2023, a 15.78% increase from the prior year. Expenses for County operations for the year that ended on June 30, 2023, totaled $13,773,870, a 10.20% increase from the prior year.
Gardiner + Company reported...
Last week, U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson, of Iowa, visited the Worth County Courthouse to meet with local law enforcement.
Meeting with Hinson were county supervisor Mark Smeby, EMA director Mark Tomlinson, Special Agent Steve Peterson with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation,...
Farmers who depend on custom work or provide custom services can review rates charged by others across the state in the latest Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey.
The 2024 report was published in the March edition of Ag Decision Maker and includes 130 responses and 2,805 custom rates provided by Iowa...
From the Iowa Department of Public Safety:
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. April 1-8, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcement across Iowa to curb the alarming and unsafe trend of distracted driving. To deter multitasking while driving,...