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As the 2025 City-School Election approaches, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and members of Iowa’s election security team are reinforcing Iowa’s election security with voters. Thanks to numerous safeguards in place to protect the integrity of Iowa elections, Iowa remains a top-ranked state for...
We wanted to start off by saying congratulations to Ivy Urbatsch for qualifying for the State Cross Country Meet in Fort Dodge on Saturday, November 1. Ivy placed first at the state qualifying meet at NIACC on Thursday, October 23. She is the first state qualifying meet champion from N-K and the...
The Iowa Department of Transportation is helping young drivers navigate the real-world challenges they face behind the wheel: peer pressure, risky decisions, and inexperience.
The Iowa DOT’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) announces the launch of a new national driver safety initiative, Alive at 25...
North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) will offer High School Equivalency (HSE) classes in Garner beginning on Wednesday, October 29. Classes will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Garner Education Center.
The HSE program is designed for adults age 17 and older who did...
The Lake Mills Community Preschool and Daycare announces its sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Meals are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, or disability. Child care participants who are members...
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Governor Kim Reynolds are encouraging Iowa farmers to plant cover crops this fall to improve water quality and save money on next year’s crop insurance premiums. The savings are offered through the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s (IDALS)...
The wine industry continues to change. New grapes are being introduced, and updated growing methods are improving fruit quality, sustainability and financial returns for producers.
A 2024 report on the Economic Impact of the Wine Industry in Iowa estimated that Iowa wine and winery-related tourism...
To understand how and why two therapy dogs grace the halls near-daily at Northwood-Kensett, you’d have to go back to an Iowa School Counselor’s Conference in the fall of 2015.
Mrs. Amy Hansen sat in, mostly out of curiosity, on a session called “Therapy Dogs in the School Setting,” in which a...
The Worth County supervisors recently approved the beginning process for the construction of a new building for the offices of county departments.
At their meeting on October 13, the supervisors discussed an agreement with Veenstra & Kimm, an engineering firm, for the design and engineering of...
The Northwood-Kensett Elementary School building is in need of a new roof, as discussed by the school board at their October regular meeting. Also discussed was how the district staff will use recent state assessments to focus on student learning.
Heavy rainfalls earlier this year reinforced the...