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Two perky little red petunias smile at me from the table in my garden shed, two little petunias I’ve overlooked.
After another cold Iowa winter, it’s no wonder that at the first sign of spring I’ve once again bought more flowers than I have planters.
Where can I plant the petunias? All my...
The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is now accepting applications for the Fall 2023 cohort of the University of Iowa Venture School program. The Fall 2023 program will be held as a hybrid in-person/online on Thursday evenings, and will begin with an in-person orientation session on...
Growing populations and shrinking agricultural resources are among the most important challenges facing food production. To meet projected increases in global demand for food, feed and fiber, experts say progress is needed to accelerate genetic improvement of crops.
The USDA National Institute of...
On-farm nitrogen rate trial research and nutrient management will be featured at four field days across Iowa in August and September as part of the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative’s summer 2023 Field Day Series.
The INI, which is a partnership between Iowa State University, agricultural service providers...
The WCDA if offering gift cards to students in Worth County that are in grades K-12, available through the start of the school year.
The gift card program continues through Friday, August 25, available from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the WCDA office in Northwood. The office is...
Three Worth County 4-H'ers traveled to Washington, D.C., this past April to take part in the annual National 4-H Conference. While there they learned about the nation's capital, and about the different cultures from their fellow 4-H'ers from across the U.S.
The Worth County group made up half of...
At their recent meeting, the members of the Northwood-Kenestt Board of Education discussed the impacts of recent legislation, while also choosing what they would like to see as the focus of future legislation.
On a regular basis, the school board considers and passes updates to district policy....
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Dedicated lifeguards
On Friday, July 21, lifeguards throughout North Iowa learned that they had not received the proper training, per the Red Cross’s guidelines and so their certification was revoked. This left pools without active lifeguards and there was no swimming over...
The potential for trees and plans for downtown sidewalks were discussed at the recent meeting of the Northwood city council.
On the agenda was an appeal from a group of Northwood residents, who asked the council to reconsider its ordinance that restricts the planting of trees in the city.
At issue...
The Jaspers Family Foundation Fund of Worth County will host a public grant workshop on Monday, August 28, to discuss its 2023 grant cycle.
The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Northwood Public Library, 901 1st Ave. S in Northwood. Organizations, especially those interested...