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Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 2:59pm
The newspapers made the news as industry professionals across the state attended the annual Iowa Newspaper Association Convention and Trade Show.
The three-day convention kicked off on Wednesday, February 6 with a legislative meet-and-greet where...
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 2:58pm
Latham Hi-Tech Seeds has tabbed an Iowa agribusiness veteran as its new general manager.
Ryan Schon, a Glidden, Iowa native, assumed the position last week. As general manager, Schon said he will help guide teams and assist with the development of...
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 2:56pm
The Sheffield City Council’s ongoing efforts to fill their law enforcement needs continued during their regular meeting on Monday, February 11.
The city has been working to hire a new secondary police officer since last October but while a...
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 2:55pm
A Sukup Manufacturing employee has joined a group of elite young professionals – forty of them to be exact.
Emily Schmitt, general council for Sukup, was named to the Des Moines Business Record Forty under 40 list, which acknowledges business...
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 2:53pm
Shopko last week announced another round of store closures, which will affect additional communities in the area.
In January, Shopko filed petitions for court supervised financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code,...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 11:23am
SHEFFIELD — Morgan Meier broke the season school record for assists on a night when it could have been one-and-done for the West Fork girls’ basketball team.
But with Central Springs trying to make it a game, pulling within single digits...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 11:20am
SHEFFIELD – Zach Martinek scored a season-high 31 points for West Fork in the Warhawks’ 76-53 rout of North Butler on Monday, Feb. 4.
Coach Frank Schnoes started all seniors – Martinek, Mitchell Halloran, Lukas Wogen, Jesse...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 11:16am
SHEFFIELD – All six West Fork girls’ seniors contributed in some way in the Warhawks’ 51-29 Senior Night win over North Butler on Monday, Feb. 4.
The make-up game from the previous week had coach Rodney Huber’s team up by 10...
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 12:01pm
Sheffield Police Chief Sam Cain will soon be leaving the City of Sheffield. On Monday, January 28, Cain put in notice that he had accepted a job to be a deputy with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department.
“I’ve known Sheriff Dodd...
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 11:56am
The Thornton City Council oversaw the scheduled increase in water rates during their regular meeting on Monday, February 4.
Unless directed otherwise by the council, rates for water, sewer, and garbage increase by three percent annually. The new...
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 11:55am
A near week of school closures due to cold weather left West Fork elementary students with an abundance of energy but the Rockwell campus teachers knew just how to burn that off.
In memoriam of the 60th anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly,...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 1:32pm
With the best individual finish among West Fork wrestlers fourth, no Warhawks advanced to this Saturday’s sectional meet at Denver.
Coach Jared Arbegast’s team placed seventh in the eight-team field with 29 points, edging Rockford with...
