The Northwood-Kensett Vikings girls basketball team hosted the Newman Knights in a Top of Iowa Conference game on Monday, February 2, and fell 60-22 after trailing 40-18 at the half.
A simple, yet heartfelt idea turned into a very meaningful moment for Kinley Thompson, her parents, the Northwood-Kensett High School basketball teams and the sixth-grade class.
As Kinley has been battling cancer, she has stayed connected with her classmates over the past few months through...
The Worth County Supervisors and representatives of the City of Northwood continue to discuss the potential future of the agreement for law enforcement service in the city.
The Worth County Sheriff’s Office has provided full law enforcement coverage in the city of Northwood since 2016, under an...
The year is 1970. Northwood-Kensett’s Choral Department, under the direction of Lowell Gangstad, is practicing for its upcoming musical, “110 in the Shade.”
Mr. Gangstad decides to divide the chorus into little groups and, in doing so, puts Jim Hanson and Kathy Hanson together.
“At the time I...
On Saturday, the Iowa legislators representing Worth County took part in a forum in Northwood, sharing information on the current session and answering questions from their constituents.
Winn-Worth Betco presented the forum, welcoming Represenative Jane Bloomingdale and Senator Doug Campbell....
The Northwood-Kensett Speech team traveled to Mason City on January 24 to perform at the District Large Group Speech Contest.
Sophomores Maci Smith, Annamarie Block and Keenan Davidson-Jacobs entered in the category of Ensemble Acting and performed "Elevator Games" by Sean Abley. Their performance...
With local governments beginning the budgeting process, they will be considering how much will be needed to raise with property tax levies to pay for what is in those budgets.
Below is a look at the current property tax levies in the county.
The local tax levy rates any particular property owner...
At their regular meeting on January 26, the Northwood city council discussed sheriff deputy salaries, ways to avoid frozen pipes and a proposed school crosswalk.
In the portion of the meeting set aside for public comment, Katrina Neve spoke on deputy salaries. While Neve is a deputy with the Worth...
Last Friday night, a Northwood-Kensett school bus was struck on its way back to Northwood after dropping off students at the end of the school day.
According to information shared by the school district, the bus was traveling north on Highway 65, south of Northwood, when a vehicle attempting to...
On Monday, January 26, members of the Northwood Fire & EMS department responded to two emergency scenarios in a unique setting.
One event had the members of the department called to respond to a mother who had unexpectedly delivered a baby. The other event involved a call for a man who was...
July
Northwood celebrated the Fourth of July. The fireworks were held the day before. On the Fourth, the annual parade was held. The Northwood Anchor was honored to serve as grand marshals. Other Fourth events included the naming of Little, Junior and Miss and Mr. Northwood and citizens of the...
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