Swaledale Council meets Monday
SWALEDALE — The Swaledale City Council conducted its regular monthly meeting Monday night at the Swaledale Town Hall. The meeting agenda included: • Call to order • Roll call • Approval of minutes from Oct. 13 regular meeting and Oct. 27 special meeting • Approval of bills • Approval of financial reports • Public forum […]
Thornton City Council meets
THORNTON — The Thornton City Council discussed several items at their regular monthly meeting last Monday night. In the most significant item of the evening, the Council approved continuing with the steps for its proposed water main project. Trick or Treat schedule Trick or Treat hours for Thornton will take place from 4 to 7 […]
West Fork Dance Team wins state titles
DES MOINES — The 2022 Iowa State Dance/Drill Team Championships were held at Wells Fargo Arena and Hy-Vee Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 1 through Friday, Dec. 3. There were over 5000 participants representing 260 high school dance team and color guards. PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to […]
Swaledale Council conducts regular meeting
The Swaledale City Council conducted its regular monthly meeting June 8 at the Town Hall. Public Works Superintendent report Public Works Superintendent Marshal Polsdorfer presented his monthly report. Polsdorfer indicated that he is looking into the possible cost of replacing the City’s pocket chlorimeter, which has been faulty recently in measuring chlorine levels in the […]
Alliant weighs in on wind farm ordinance
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors continued their work on developing a new wind farm ordinance for the county during their regular board meeting on Monday, April 11. Last week, the supervisors held a public hearing for one version of the proposed ordinance, but decided to go back to the drawing board following its first […]
Warhawks score late, but fall short of unbeaten North Butler, 51-7
Here’s to better days ahead for the West Fork football team. After getting shut out for its first two games of the season, the Warhawks were finally able to strike paydirt in its latest outing. Despite the score, the Warhawks had trouble containing North Butler, falling in a 51-7 result in a Class A-District 2 […]
Franklin County hosts economic development meeting
The Franklin County Development Association hosted a meeting of the North Central Iowa Alliance on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Center One. The North Central Iowa Alliance is local economic development organizations that work together to promote North Central Iowa through a cooperative marketing alliance. PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors […]
Shots don’t fall for Warhawks
SHEFFIELD – West Fork shot just 35 percent from the field in a 45-36 Top of Iowa cross-divisional loss to Forest City on Monday, Jan. 11. Rylie Akins once again led the Warhawks off the bench with eight points as coach Rodney Huber’s team fell to 6-5 overall. Madisyn Bonner had eight points at halftime, […]
Coaches vs. Cancer games will take place Jan. 23
HAMPTON — The annual Coaches vs. Cancer basketball games between Hampton-Dumont-CAL and West Fork are slated to be held Saturday, Jan. 23 at Hampton. Here is the schedule of games for that day: • 11 a.m. — 9th grade boys • 12:15 p.m. — JV girls • 1:30 p.m. — JV boys • 2:45 p.m. […]
Warhawks snap skid, rebound against CGD and St. Ansgar
In any sport, including baseball, it’s hard to shake off a losing skid. To alleviate this, players and coach engage in small superstitions or rituals to convert the bad juju back into good fortunes. Whatever happened within the West Fork baseball team, it surely worked, as the Warhawks snapped a three-game skid and countered with […]