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 […]
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 […]
Farmer Josh visits library
The Sheffield Public Library had farmer Josh Showalter for Story Time Wednesday, Sept. 16. He had some fun books that he read, brought 2 cows, and a chicken! The kids had so much fun petting the animals and learning about farm animals. PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in […]
Riley Green replaces Dylan Scott at the 2021 Franklin County Fair
HAMPTON — Dylan Scott was to perform at the 2021 Franklin County Fair Saturday, July 17. As show business goes, he received an opportunity he could not pass up, to go on tour with Luke Bryan. The Franklin County Fair Board is happy for him and wishes him a successful tour with Luke Bryan. As […]
Back-to-school vaccine clinic is scheduled at Rockwell
MASON CITY —Vaccinating your kids against vaccine-preventable diseases is one the best ways to protect the health of your child, as well as their classmates, their teachers, and their community. CG Public Health is holding vaccine clinics offering COVID-19 and back-to-school vaccines in July and August at schools near you. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and […]
Irish Fair will be Sunday
ROCKWELL — The Sacred Heart Parish of Rockwell will conduct its 75th Annual Irish Fair on Sunday, June 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature games, a bake sale, sack auction, live auction, raffle tickets and roulette spins. Lunch will be available throughout the day. PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM […]
Riley Green replaces Dylan Scott at the 2021 Franklin County Fair
HAMPTON — Dylan Scott was to perform at the 2021 Franklin County Fair Saturday, July 17. As show business goes, he received an opportunity he could not pass up, to go on tour with Luke Bryan. The Franklin County Fair Board is happy for him and wishes him a successful tour with Luke Bryan. As […]
ABCM starts rollout of COVID-19 vaccine
The New Year rang in with a spike of COVID-19 activity in the county as long term while area long-term care facilities worked to inoculate their staff and residents against the disease. On December 29, the Dumont Wellness Center and Maple Manor Village in Aplington became the first of ABCM’s 31 Iowa locations to receive […]
Vanness claims District 3 Supervisor race
HAMPTON — Republican candidate Chris Vanness came away with the victory in the only contested Franklin County race during the Nov. 3 election. Vanness claimed the District 3 Supervisor race with 1,179 votes, while incumbent Corey A. Eberling collected 647. There were seven write-in votes. Incumbent County Sheriff Aaron Dodd ran unopposed and finished with […]
COVID-19 impacts Sheffield, Rockwell area
The West Fork Wharf in Sheffield is continuing to offer a limited take-out menu. By Dick Fridley The concern about COVID-19 has resulted in a number of adjustments in the Sheffield and Rockwell area. Here are a few of the changes: Sheffield The West Fork School District will be closed through Sunday, April 12. More […]