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Each year, the Iowa Department of Education shares data on school faculty and administrators in Iowa, and how they compare amongst districts in salary, experience, age and other factors.
The information shows how LM compares to other Iowa districts. The numbers come from Department of Education...
A meeting will be held on Thursday, March 12, for the parents and student athletes planning to take part in sports in the 2026-2027 school year.
The annual Parent-Athlete Meeting will include guest speaker Nick Mitchell. A look at the remodeled weight room will also be available before the meeting...
On Tuesday, June 2, voters will choose who will represent their political parties in the November general election. That will include federal, state and county offices.
Filing for candidates for county offices begins this Monday, March 2. Up for election in Worth County this year are the offices...
A recent edition of the Northwood Anchor featured pictures of Northwood-Kensett second graders playing with a parachute in gym class. The image brought up found memories for many who took part in a similar activity, as well as the longtime gym teacher who helped introduce the parachute to PE 55...
At meetings last week, the Worth County supervisors discussed and revised the County’s plans to provide law enforcement in the county’s two largest cities.
The supervisors and sheriff Jesse Luther discussed that by Iowa code, sheriff departments are only required to respond to emergencies in cities...
On February 12, several local residents rode snowmobiles roughly a combined 2,900 miles and raised nearly $20,000 to support those battling cancer. Amongst those taking part were three members of the same family, with two returning riders and one joining for the first time.
The annual Snowball...
Planning for this summer’s Iowa 4-H Youth Conference is officially underway as youth leaders from across the state gathered Jan. 31–Feb. 1 for the Iowa 4-H State Council Winter Retreat at the Des Moines Y Camp in Boone.
The retreat brought together members of the 2025–2026 Iowa 4-H State Council...
Changes are starting to be finalized within the Top of Iowa Conference in preparation for the conference reducing to 14 members for the 26/27 school year. We’ve touched on changes for fall sports in previous articles, and now we have finalized plans for winter sports.
In HS boys wrestling, each...
The Iowa State University Pesticide Safety Education Program has revised several applicator manuals and exams to reflect the updated pesticide applicator certification and training rules implemented by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship on January 1.
The training manuals are...
The city of Grafton has joined more than 125 other Iowa entities who have chosen to show their support for Iowa Veterans by becoming an HBI community. Home Base Iowa is a one-of-kind program designed to connect veterans and service members with more than 2,300 businesses statewide who have pledged...