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With just a few finishing touches left, the Viking Activity Center is set to open soon. Northwood-Kensett will host a grand opening on Thursday, August 18, to give the community and potential members a chance to look at the amenities. The grand opening will begin with a ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for help with its annual wild turkey production survey.  During the months of July and August wild turkey sightings are recorded to estimate this year’s nesting rates and nest success. Participation is easy – just note the date and county...
Last week, two state elected officials paid visits to Worth County to speak with constituents and/or recognize the implementation of a state program locally. On Tuesday, August 2, Secretary of State Rob Sand, accompanied by his family’s dog Pow, welcomed visitors to the shelter in Northwood’s...
Identifying what type of insect or plant disease is affecting your crops is a critical part in forming a response. Making the wrong decision can be costly, and may have little to no effect on the issue at hand. To help growers improve their identification skills, plant disease and insect...
The horticulture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold the 2022 Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on August 15 at Iowa State University’s Horticulture Research Station northeast of Ames. The annual event will feature various research and demonstration projects on fruit and...
A potential replacement of park equipment, stray cats and a change in policy for a new cemetery feature were discussed at the recent meeting of the Northwood city council. The Northwood Parks and Rec board was at the July 25 council meeting to follow up on an earlier request to replace the batting...
Two Fertile residents were dead following a single vehicle crash on Friday, July 22. According to reports, at approximately 8:15 p.m., a pickup truck was traveling on Fir Avenue when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it entered the ditch, before coming back onto road and ending up in the...
An accident on Friday night led to the death of two and injuries following two collisions on Highway 65. On Friday night, July 29, at 10:20 p.m., according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, a vehicle driven by Maggie Harvey, 24, of Northwood, was traveling north on Highway 65, a half mile...
The Worth County supervisors recently lent their support to a grant application to help Iowa counties develop safety plans and qualify for federal funds. They also approved a bid that will upgrade county facility security equipment. County engineer Rich Brumm explained that there may be...
Loren Stene was 65 years old when a picture of a bear climbing a tree inspired him to create his first intarsia picture. “Intarsia,” he explains, “is the art of creating a mosaic-like picture from pieces of wood.” Using 75 different species of wood that come from all parts of the world, Stene...

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