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In recent weeks the Vikings Activity Center project has received support from a Worth County-based charitable foundation and a fund set up in the memory of a longtime devoted supporter of the Northwood community and Northwood-Kensett schools.
The Northwood-Kensett school district will build an...
The Northwood city council met with a financial advisor at their regular meeting last Monday, who informed them of a need to raise sewer utility rates to cover the higher than expected costs of operating the City's new wastewater treatment facility.
Larry Burger, of Speer Financial, explained the...
The Korean War has been called “the Forgotten War.” Coverage of the 1950s conflict was censored, its memory decades later often overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War.
The war pitted South Korea and the United States against North Korea and China. Other nations also contributed troops,...
Post Consumer Brands will be having a special event to celebrate its 125th Anniversary this Saturday, November 9, from 9 a.m. until noon. This event will be held at South Square in St. Ansgar, located at 202 South Washington Street. The event will be held in the gymnasium and kitchen area of South...
Sentencing has been handed down in the criminal case of Barb Kavars, ending the saga that began almost a year ago.
For her conviction on 14 counts of animal neglect, Kavars was sentenced to a two-year probation period and a $65 fine plus surchage on each count; was ordered to undergo a mental...
The North Iowa Community Action Organization Energy Assistance Program began taking applications for supplemental assistance on November 1.
The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors, including total household income, household size, dwelling type and type of heating...
While it has taken a few extra weeks to be completed, Northwood-Kensett's newest educational environment has been in use since the start of the school year, offering an improved and adaptable space for collaborative learning for N-K's students and staff.
Over the summer the N-K junior/senior high...
If you ask Charlie Henderson what his favorite things are, he will smile and say, “My grandchildren, lutefisk suppers and Allis Chalmers tractors.”
“My six grandchildren are the best part of my life," he said, pointing to their pictures on his living room wall. “I love spending time with them and...
ACT, the educational testing agency, recently announced national assessment results, which showed that Iowa's average composite score tied for first in the nation amongst students in the class of 2019.
Iowa and South Dakota had an average composite score of 21.6 out of a possible 36. Iowa’s score...
Northwood-Kensett's official student population, used to determine State of Iowa funding, has decreased slightly since the official count was taken in 2018, according to the certified enrollment numbers recently registered with the State.
The total official enrollment is 507.8 students, down 3.65...