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Last week, a group of area snowmobile riders took part in an annual event to raise funds to support those battling cancer. This year was especially significant as it was the first since the event founder’s passing.
The annual Snowball Cancer Challenge was founded by Nick Keller.
Keller was a...
The Worth County Sheriff’s Office recently took part in compliance checks to make sure Worth County retailers were taking steps to keep tobacco, nicotine and vapor products out of the hands of young people.
The effort came as a part of the I-PLEDGE program, a partnership with the Iowa Department...
At their regular monthly meeting on February 12, the Northwood-Kensett school board discussed bus replacement and repairs, support for LRH, WCDA funds and roofing.
Superintendent Tony Hiatt updated the school board on the condition of buses, following an accident that took place on January 30.
The...
Discussion of the potential continuation of an agreement for law enforcement between the City of Northwood and Worth County Sheriff’s Office continued at meetings held last week.
The current agreement between the City and the County ends on June 30, and had previously been set four years ago.
The...
Free Narcan training is being offered twice a month through June at the Worth County Emergency Operation Center, at 99A Ninth Street North in Northwood.
The trainings will provide information on how to use Narcan to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Those taking part will receive a Narcan...
Hello from the N-K Middle School/High School Math team! Math classrooms have been busy this year and we’d love to share with you some of our highlights!
From Miss Einertson:
Recently sixth grade students have been working hard on dividing fractions. We finished the unit out with some applications...
The Northwood-Kensett Speech Team traveled to Waterloo West High School on Saturday, February 7, for the State Large Group Speech Contest.
An ensemble of three sophomores, Maci Smith, Anna Block and Keenan Davidson-Jacobs, performed in the category of Ensemble Acting.
The group performed "...
Iowa’s trumpeter swans attempted a modern-day record 158 nests in 2025, which is an increase of 17 percent over 2022. The nesting data is from the most recent statewide observation survey completed in December.
“It’s a neat story about the restoration. We spent a lot of time and effort to get the...
The Lake Mills Bulldogs traveled to Armstrong on Tuesday, February 10, to face the North Union Warriors in a matchup of two top-15 ranked teams in Class 1A, closing out the regular season.
Lake Mills and North Union played a defensive first quarter, with the Bulldogs taking an 8-5 lead. The second...
A simple, yet heartfelt idea turned into a very meaningful moment for Kinley Thompson, her parents, the Northwood-Kensett High School basketball teams and the sixth-grade class.
As Kinley has been battling cancer, she has stayed connected with her classmates over the past few months through...