May is School Board Recognition Month in Iowa, and the Iowa Association of School Boards invites communities to celebrate and thank their local school board members for their service to Iowa’s 486,475 public school students. Members of the North Iowa School Board include, front from left: Vice President Rachel Wubben, Jared Viergutz, and Board Secretary Kortney Hagedorn. Back row: Alicia Brass, Robin Kettwick, and President Matt Duve. Not pictured are Brian Plath and Cody Wirtjes.
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 1:09pm
North Iowa Community Schools have a full teaching staff on board for the 2024-2025 school year.
Superintendent Joe Erickson says the school has filled its last remaining opening with the addition...
Ticketholder Carolyn Skogen is the lucky winner of this quilt donated by the Heartwarmers Quilt Guild of Buffalo Center for a raffle to support Buffalo Center’s effort to bring a new healthcare clinic to town. The Clinic Search Committee held the drawing for the raffle last Tuesday afternoon and presented Skogen, center, with her prize. Also pictured are Clinic Search Committee members Lori Bierle, left, and Jim Engle.
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 1:06pm
Carolyn Skogen of Buffalo Center is the winner of the quilt raffle conducted this spring to raise money for a new healthcare clinic in Buffalo Center. The Heartwarmers Quilt Guild donated the “Be...
Trustees from the old Farmers Cooperative Elevator visited the Buffalo Center Fire Station last Friday with a $16,500 check for the Buffalo Center Fire Department. From left are: Doug Murra, Dean Beenken, David Milbrandt, and Eldon Johnson of Farmers Cooperative, along with firemen Jeff Ostermann, Andy Lavrenz, Tate Corporon, and Nick Hartman.
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 1:05pm
Three area fire departments are the beneficiaries of thousands of dollars in extra funds from the old Farmers Cooperative Elevator.
Farmers Cooperative sold the elevator in Buffalo Center to...
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 1:20pm
The first couple to walk the red carpet for “Hollywood Nights” at the North Iowa High School Prom on Saturday night included Lisa Heyer, right, and Dakota Carlson. Lisa is a senior at North Iowa and...
The Lakota Public Library is among a dozen Kossuth County libraries facing a steep drop in funding from the county when the new fiscal year begins this July. The Kossuth County Supervisors plan to discuss additional library funding at a July 9 meeting.
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 3:49pm
Librarians in Kossuth County say a planned cut in county funding could result in multiple libraries closing their doors.
A large group of librarians, city officials, and concerned citizens...