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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while breast cancer is still the most common cancer among women, technology is making the screening process easier than ever.
New this year, patients have the opportunity to self-schedule their mammogram appointments through Patient Online Services,...
Amy Jorgensen was just a little girl when she started begging for a pony. Every day she begged. Then one day when she was nine years old, much to her delight, her parents gave her one.
“I rode every day after school. I rode bareback because I couldn’t lift the saddle. I hooked bailing twine to the...
Following a request from a Northwood business, Worth County recently adopted a local version of the Adopt-A-Highway program.
TruStile Doors in Northwood approached the County about the possibility of adopting a stretch of Highway 105, east of Northwood.
Worth County engineer Rich Brumm brought...
While plans had called for groundbreaking to take place next year, the potential for a substantial grant may delay the initial construction of the forthcoming Vikings Activity Center.
The project will build additional gym, practice, physical education and training spaces for Northwood-Kensett...
A local resident had a frightening experience when they spotted an unknown vehicle in their yard and saw people running through their yard.
The Worth County Sheriff's Office reported in a release that they received the call on Saturday, October 12, just after 10 p.m.. A resident reported a...
Mayo Clinic Health System will offer flu vaccine at sites throughout Southeast Minnesota.
New this year, patients can self-schedule a flu vaccination appointment by logging into Patient Online Services, and clicking on "New Appointment." Then they can click on the Flu Immunization button, and...
Recently Northern Country Cooperative made donations to area schools for their BackPack Programs. The schools receiving donations include the Minnesota schools of Alden-Conger, LeRoy, Glenville-Emmons, Grand Meadow, Lyle and Southland Public Schools and the Iowa schools of St. Ansgar and Riceville...
Most of the time when I have a “senior moment” it means I’ve forgotten what I was going to say or why I entered a room or where I put my phone. This time, however, a “Senior Moment” is what I’m going to bring to Anchor readers each month and it’s about remembering things rather than forgetting or...
The red wood colored "Wilkinson Park Bridge" in Rock Falls, Iowa, has been a local landmark and a treasure in the area for half a century.
Les Graversen had a vision 50 years ago on creating a bridge to go over the creek at the Wilkinson Pioneer Park in Rock Falls, Iowa. After visiting the bridges...
hould disaster strike, the Worth County Emergency Management Agency has a new mobile headquarters that will help them handle it.
The headquarters comes in the form of a new trailer, specially equipped for emergency response by Featherlite Trailers of Cresco, Iowa.
"Anytime you have an incident...