By Zach Clemens Public Works will begin on Walnut St.      Rockwell Public Works Director Jay Siefken showed the City Council a rusty lead pipe he replaced at a residence on Walnut St.      The owner of the property, John Starr, had voiced concerns to the city over rust-colored water and low water pressure.      […]

By Zach Clemens      The Thornton City Council met on Monday, September 12 and here are the highlights:      Tom Madden from Short Elliot Hendrickson, an engineering firm, reported to the Council that the lagoon relining project was completed and recommended the Council accept the project, which they did unanimously.      Madden also reported […]

By Zach Clemens Rockwell resident now has to replace her furnace for the fourth time        Problems with flooding have become a major issue for some residents of Rockwell, and those issues were discussed at the regular City Council meeting along with different policy reviews for public employees.      After storms in the last […]

Emergency personnel responded to this rollover accident Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of S43 and 220th Street. NICK PEDLEY PHOTO By Nick Pedley     The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a single-vehicle rollover accident Tuesday afternoon north of Chapin.     The accident occurred near the intersection of S43 and 220th Street. On-scene […]

The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health has had several lab confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis (crypto). Cryptosporidiosis, often referred as crypto, is a parasite that causes diarrhea. Cryptosporidium is found in the feces (stool) of an infected person or animal. Individuals become ill with the parasite by putting something in their mouth that has […]

By Zach Clemens The Swaldale City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, August 8, here are some of the highlights: Swaldale Fire Chief Blaine Wilson reported to the Council that the department has received a $2,500 grant from the Farrer Foundation that will go toward Jaws of Life. Additional grant applications are currently […]

At the 2015 People in the Park event, many youngsters took on a challenging inflatable obstacle course. After climbing through a tunnel, participants had to swing across a pit on a rope swing, as shown above. FILE PHOTO The Sheffield community will gather once again Aug. 18-21 for People in the Park, an annual event […]

By Zach Clemens      Much of the discussion at the Meservey City Council meeting in July centered around the proposed construction on the fire station for the future possibility of getting a new pumper truck for the town.      There was an objection in writing presented to the council, and there was a call […]

The park had a large crowd. JACK ZIMMERMAN PHOTO By Zach Clemens      The annual People in the Park celebration was held in Sheffield over the weekend, with this being the first year it was free of charge to attend.      The weekend started rough on Friday with thunderstorms throughout the day. Yet Saturday […]