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For 40 years, Kevin Springer has been someone to turn to for a wide variety of construction and contractor needs.
Springer grew up in Bancroft, Iowa. After graduating he put everything in a truck and moved to Northwood, where Springer’s sister worked at Bakken Truck Lines. His brother-in-law Wayne...
What started out as a relatively small operation selling rock to two customers, Falkstone has become one of Iowa’s largest quarries. Serving a large area out of Northwood, it sells a wide variety of products. From road surfacing aggregate, agricultural lime, concrete and asphalt stone to...
For 15 years, Athey Income Tax & Accounting has been a trusted name in both Rochester, Minnesota, and Northwood, providing expert tax services and bookkeeping solutions to individuals and businesses alike.
Founded in 2005 by Annika Schreiber and her father, Ken Athey, the business began in...
Bice Electric is an electrical services company. They specialize in a wide range of residential projects, but their primary focus during the summer months is solar. In just the past three years, they have done 330 solar projects. Their proudest achievement is Northwood’s Athletic Center.
Owned and...
Upperclassmen at Northwood-Kensett are being offered an opportunity to help teachers in the classroom.
In a message on the school’s website, students in grades 10-12 were invited to spend their elective or study hall times helping teachers in middle school classrooms.
The students will serve as...
With a statewide ban on cell phones in classrooms introduced by Governor Kim Reynolds last week, an update on the impacts of N-K’s cell phone policies was shared recently.
The legislature will decide the exact details of the statewide policy, but it may be similar to the policies already in place...
A number of area residents have learned more about overdosing and a medicine that can save lives with trainings provided through Worth County Public Health and Prairie Ridge.
Over the course of the past several weeks, Laken Rodemaker, a certified prevention specialist in overdose education and...
The Worth County supervisors recently discussed revisiting a proposed hazardous liquid pipeline ordinance, even if it may need to be changed or revoked, depending on pending court rulings. They also discussed expanding the committee that developed the ordinance.
Last year, as a company began the...
The Northwood-Kensett Community School District and St. Ansgar Community School District School Boards have named Tony Hiatt as the districts’ next shared superintendent.
As director of elementary education at Pleasant Valley CSD, Hiatt collaboratively oversees preK-12 programming for a district...
The Northwood Fire & EMS department recently shared a look back at its activities in 2024, the first full year where the department’s volunteers provided fire, rescue and ambulance services.
As former chief Blake Severson writes in the report, “2024 was a record year for our agency, responding...