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Last week’s Northwood Anchor and Manly Signal featured a story on the information shared in budgets for the County’s EMS districts. However, those budgets do not show a complete look at the financial operations of districts that make ambulance coverage possible in their areas.
There are two EMS,...
The Northwood City Council discussed a next phase of road resurfacing and a way to improve safety for students crossing a city street, at its regular meeting on April 27.
The council discussed and approved a bid for street surfacing projects that would nearly complete road resurfacing in the city,...
After ending the use of compensation boards last November, the Worth County supervisors recently approve salaries for elected officials without official recommendations.
For years, county supervisors had relied on compensation boards, appointed by county elected officials. The boards would meet to...
Worth County’s appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court in regards to a planned wind turbine development was ruled on last week, returning the issue to district court for review.
According to the court documents, Worthwhile Wind, an affiliate of Invenergy, began efforts to develop a commercial wind...
Gardiner+ Company recently released an audit report on Worth County.
The County's governmental revenues totaled $22,143,912 for the year ended June 30, 2025, a 8.40% increase from the prior year. Expenses for County operations for the year ended June 30, 2025 totaled $17,262,980, a 26.72% increase...
Jasmine Schwartz, a student at Lake Mills School, was recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer for outstanding academic achievement at the 24th Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony on April 26 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
The statewide program,...
Dagen Peterson, a student at Northwood-Kensett School, was recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer for outstanding academic achievement at the 24th Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony on April 26 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
The statewide program,...
What began more than a decade ago as a vision to better serve veterans across Winnebago and Worth counties came full circle on Tuesday, April 21, when Melissa Michaelis, Executive Director of Winn-Worth Betco, was surprised with the very first Home Base Iowa Community Champion Award.
The award was...
Last week, students at Northwood-Kensett Elementary had the opportunity to go home with a few good books, after swapping them with other students, a project inspired by three third graders.
The Book Swap began in Tiffany Gordon’s third grade classroom.
“My third grade students have the option to...
Budgets published in recent newspapers show how much it may cost to provide ambulance coverage in the county in the next fiscal year.
In September 2024, voters in two areas of the county officially approved levies to pay for ambulance coverage.
The votes came after the rural areas and towns in...