Last week, the WCDA held its spring awards banquet, with grants awarded to groups serving their community in Worth County and throughout the area.
Grants awarded on April 15 totaled $1,177,419.26 to 64 recipients.

Students at Northwood-Kensett High School will take part in prom festivities this Saturday.
This year’s prom will feature a theme of “At last I can see the lights.” Festivities will begin this Saturday, April 26.
Prom events begin with the grand march at 5 p.m. in the high school gym. Doors open...

Last week, the WCDA held its spring awards banquet, with grants awarded to groups serving their community in Worth County and throughout the area.
Grants awarded on April 15 totaled $1,177,419.26 to 64 recipients.
The largest grant of the evening went to the Worth County Sheriff’s Office, which...

One Northwood-Kensett FFA member recently earned a recognition at the state level for the first time in nearly 30 years at the school.
MacKensy Tomlinson recently received her Iowa FFA Degree. The recognition for her efforts in the program is the first time a member of the N-K chapter has earned...
Worth County Public Health (WCPH) and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) remind Iowa parents to help protect their infants by keeping them up to date with recommended immunizations.
Newborns receive some immunity against illnesses from their mothers, but this protection...
Worth County Public Health is currently forming a coalition of area groups, businesses and individuals interesting in sharing ideas and resources to contribute to the health of their county and their communities.
The coalition will focus on a wide variety of health factors, including mental health...
The annual spring clean up begins in Northwood on Thursday, April 24, continuing through Saturday, April 27.
The City is offering a chance for residents to dispose of unwanted items as they do some spring cleaning.
Dumpsters will be provided for Northwood residents at the Northwood city yard,...
At the first meeting in April, the Northwood city council will hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2025, and ends on June 30, 2026.
The budget reflects the total amount of money that the City plans to collect and spend in the coming...
The Northwood-Kensett Board of Education will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting on Thursday, April 10, to discuss the district’s proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2025, and ends on June 30, 2026.
Property tax levies and taxes levied on property in the district...
The Worth County supervisors recently discussed whether to expand and to fill the county zoning commission and also set hearings to update the water and sewer rates at the interstate interchange.
Earlier this year, as the supervisors were in discussion to pass an ordinance to add hazardous liquid...
At its regular meeting on March 24, the Northwood city council corrected a procedural mix up and passed updated building permits and also approved the bidding process for a street resurfacing project.
Over the course of meetings in February and March, the Northwood city council has worked to update...