Sheffield voters re-elect Sanders as mayor
SHEFFIELD — Sheffield voters re-elected incumbent Scott Sanders as mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 2 according to the unofficial vote count. Sanders received 143 votes, while challenger Lance Groh came in with 110. There was one write-in ballot. Two City Council At-Large positions were on the ballot, with Ryan Kruger and Julia Showalter claiming those spots […]
Sheffield City Council approves hiring committees
SHEFFIELD — The Sheffield City Council at its regular meeting Monday night approved the formation of hiring committees to conduct the interview process for the vacant positions in the Public Works and the Law Enforcement departments. Interviews for both vacancies will take place Saturday, Nov. 13. The Public Works Assistant position interviews will commence at […]
Thornton Library Summer Reading Program builds a castle
The children who attended the 2021 “Imagine Your Story” Summer Reading Program received “bricks” for every book read. These bricks built a 6 foot by 8 foot castle with 2 turrets. Once we met our reading goal of building the Castle, we lowered the drawbridge over the moat and surprise! Ring pops dangled from the […]
Mental health speaker is coming to NIACC
MASON CITY –– NAMI on Campus NIACC, NIACC Student Wellness, NIACC Health Division, and NIACC Trojan Athletics will host motivational mental health speaker, Mark Potter with his presentation Shatter the Stigma Victory over Depression held Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the NIACC Gym on campus. PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website […]
Franklin County Farm Bureau hosts Ag Fair
HAMPTON — Third graders from across Franklin County visited the Fairgrounds on Thursday, Sept. 30 for an Ag Fair hosted by the Franklin County Farm Bureau. At the fair, students visited 14 stations where they learned about many aspects of modern agriculture. Even though Franklin County is made up of rural communities, many students do […]
Mental health speaker is coming to NIACC
MASON CITY –– NAMI on Campus NIACC, NIACC Student Wellness, NIACC Health Division, and NIACC Trojan Athletics will host motivational mental health speaker, Mark Potter with his presentation Shatter the Stigma Victory over Depression held Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the NIACC Gym on campus. PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website […]
Thornton City Council discusses plans for nuisance properties
THORNTON — The Thornton City Council at its regular meeting Monday night discussed the City’s future plans for dealing with nuisance properties. One suggestion that was made by City Attorney Mike Moeller regarding nuisance properties would be to have a law enforcement member deliver to the property owner a cover letter along with a notice […]
Council discusses Public Library related items
SHEFFIELD — The Sheffield City Council discussed a couple of Public Library related items during Monday night’s regular meeting. The Council voted to set up interview times for potential Library Board members. “We have three potential candidates, and doing these interviews will allow us to settle on the best person for the job,” said Mayor […]
Rockwell Council discusses tree removal
ROCKWELL — The Rockwell City Council spent a good portion of its July 21 regular meeting discussing the removal of trees. Public Works Director Jay Siefken told the Council he had obtained quotes from Keeling Tree Service and Ries Excavating to remove the stump at 213 Main Street East. Siefken noted that the stump will […]
Rockwell Council discusses tree removal
ROCKWELL — The Rockwell City Council spent a good portion of its July 21 regular meeting discussing the removal of trees. Public Works Director Jay Siefken told the Council he had obtained quotes from Keeling Tree Service and Ries Excavating to remove the stump at 213 Main Street East. Siefken noted that the stump will […]