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Twelve Twenties Club members met on Monday, August 12, at 6 p.m. at the Sandy Olson pavilion. Before the business meeting members enjoyed a picnic dinner like a 1820s lawn party. Linda Loken, president, called the meeting to order.
Roll call was taken by secretary Becky Tews. Delores Knudson,...
Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association’s Nominating Committee members Russell Buss, Kenneth Hansen, James Hemberger, Rick Hofbauer and Michael Flugum met on Wednesday, August 14.
The Committee nominated a slate of candidates to fill the expiring terms of WCTA Directors Mark Johnson and Dale...
By Erin McCorderin@nwdanchor.com
The proposed Joice library and community center project got a boost recently with the award of a Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grant from the Enhance Iowa Board. The grant is in the amount of $341,500.
This past June, Joice mayor Mark Thoma had presented...
Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association’s Nominating Committee members Russell Buss, Kenneth Hansen, James Hemberger, Rick Hofbauer, & Michael Flugum met on Wednesday, August 14.
The Committee nominated a slate of candidates to fill the expiring terms of WCTA Directors Mark Johnson and...
When school is in full session, the approximately 6,000 school buses in the state will haul over 240,000 children, twice a day, on routes totaling about 230,000 miles each day. That’s comparable to driving all of the residents in the city of Des Moines to the moon in one day – and that happens...
For almost the last year, Gregg and Sandy Olson and a steering committee have been researching the possibility of building and operating a new activity center in Northwood to provide social, health and educational experiences for adults over age 60.
The first part of the project was to conduct a...
By Erin McCorderin@nwdanchor.com
A shared social worker will be a new resource available for children and families through an agreement between the Lake Mills, Northwood-Kensett and Central Springs school districts.
Amy Abels started in the newly created position at the beginning of the school...
Joining the faculty at Northwood-Kensett Junior-Senior High School is Trevor Hunt, the district's new physical education teacher.
Hunt will be teaching PE to students in grades 7-12 and health classes for high school students. He will also serve as a volunteer assistant coach for football and...
Two times each year, in the spring and the fall, the City of Northwood has offered its residents the chance to dispose of items that would not normally be thrown away with the weekly garbage. In the past, a full week has been dedicated to the "Clean Up," but this fall that will be reduced to a few...
Northwood will be celebrating the 16th annual Founders Day this Saturday, September 7, with a variety of events and activities.
The day will start with an omelet breakfast hosted by the Northwood Lions Club at the Masonic Temple from 7-9:30 a.m.
The Aristocrats Classic Car show begins on Central...