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At its recent regular meeting, the Northwood-Kensett Board of Education discussed a forthcoming superintendent search, new bus cameras and window coverings. While superintendent Mike Crozier plans to serve that role through the end of the next school year, he told the school board that they need to...
The Northwood Chamber of Commerce will once again hold a contest to share a variety of prizes to make a special Valentine’s Day for one local winner and their loved one or loved ones. Prizes include a stay at the Country Inn & Suites, dinner for two at Tequila’s Mexican Bar & Grill, two...
The Iowa Department of Education recently announced that $1.7 million in competitive grants are available to Iowa school districts to align secondary career and technical education programs with industry-recognized credentials. The new Credentials to Careers grant will support high schoolers...
Newly formed Nexus Cooperative will award five $1,000 Ag Youth Scholarships to graduating high school seniors attending any two or four-year college. Eligibility requirements are that the high school senior graduates in the spring; is a legal U.S. citizen or permanent resident; majoring in or...
The group of snowmobile riders traveling to Michigan in mid-February, and those along for the ride in spirit includes (from left) Hayden Olson, Tim Charlson, Mike Peterson, Russ Olson, Scott Wilde and Gary Schotanus.
This February, a group of four area riders will travel a combined 1,000 miles on snowmobiles in Michigan. The ride is set to be a fun trip and a chance to support those battling cancer. It won’t be the first trip for one of the riders, who traveled twice as far two years ago. Months before his...
October N-K grad Derek Love paid Northwood a visit and brought a turf aerator for the Northwood Country Club. Love works at a Chicago-area golf course, which donated the equipment. The Northwood Volunteer Fire Company visited Northwood-Kensett classrooms to teach about fire safety. N-K...
Northwood residents and property onwers recently received a letter asking them to identify if their home plumbing includes lead pipes. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is requiring that all community water suppliers, including the City of Northwood, develop an inventory of lead service...
Last week Northwood-Kensett families received a message about how the district is prepared to respond to a type of phone call that may cause concern. In a letter to N-K families, superintendent Mike Crozier said that district officials have received reports of schools receiving anonymous phone...
Prior to the start of this year’s Iowa Legislative Session, during her Condition of the State Address, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced plans to restructure Iowa’s Area Education Agency (AEA) system. AEAs were originally created in 1974 to provide assistance for Iowans with disabilities. The...
Pictured at the ribbon cutting for Carpenter Coffee Co. are Jon and Bree Back and their children Lincoln (left of Jon), William (held by Bree), Jackson (right of Jon) and Everly.
Wednesday through Saturday mornings before most of us are out of bed, Ruby is up to her elbows in flour making raspberry white chocolate scones, caramel pecan rolls, energy bites and savory ham and cheese scones. “And just who is Ruby?” you ask. Ruby is the Barista at Carpenter Coffee (where Bean...

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