Track & Field state qualifying assignments announced
Track & field state qualifying meet assignments were announced Tuesday by the IHSAA and IGHSAU. Class 1A qualifier at Belle Plaine: AGWSR, Clarksville Class 1A qualifier at Saint Ansgar: Belmond-Klemme, North Butler, West Fork Class 2A qualifier
NIACC receives a robot donation from Stellar Industries
NIACC officials say they have received a generous donation of a UR 10 collaborative robot, or cobot, from Stellar Industries valued at 130-thousand dollars. The cobot will be utilized by NIACC’s Industrial Automation and Robotics program. The
Butler Supervisors approve next fiscal year budget
Today the Butler County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s fiscal year 2025 budget. The Butler supervisors voted to reduce the recommendations made by the county compensation board for the salaries of the county’s elected officials by
Ground broken for Prairie Rock Bike Park in Mason City
Today ground was broken for Mason City’s Prairie Rock Trails Bike Park. Located on the southern edge of the Lime Creek Nature Center and Conservation Area, city officials say it will help secure North Iowa’s reputation as
Local Schedule/Results – Tuesday, April 23
Track & Field Falcon Coed Relays @ Aplington-Parkersburg – 4:30 p.m. (AGWSR girls only, Aplington-Parkersburg) South Tama Coed Invite – 4:30 p.m. (AGWSR boys only) Lady Simons Relays @ Dike-New Hartford – 4:45 p.m. (Clarksville, Dike-New Hartford,
State treasurer reports on outstanding debt
Iowa State Treasurer Roby Smith reports the Iowa outstanding debt obligations for state and local governments totaled 20-point-9-billion dollars as of June 30th, 2023. Overall, this represents a 3-point-93 percent increase over the past fiscal year, the
Franklin Supervisors approve code of ordinances
Yesterday the Franklin County Board of Supervisors adopted the county’s next fiscal year budget. The Franklin supervisors approved a utility permit for Dumont Telephone to place fiber optics in Osceola and Grant Township, adopted the code of
NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers over Magic, Knicks beat 76ers, Lakers lose to Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Monday night. The Nuggets came back from a 20-point second-half deficit,
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Hurricanes, Maple Leafs, Golden Knights and Oilers all win
The Carolina Hurricanes won Game 2 in the first-round playoffs against the New York Islanders with a score of 5-3 on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C. at the PNC Arena, giving them a 2-0 series lead. The
Spring planting well underway in Iowa
The latest Iowa Crop Report from the USDA shows that through Sunday, corn planted reached 13 percent complete, 3 days ahead of last year and the 5-year average. 8 percent of the expected soybean crop has been