By Travis Fischer The Thornton City Council approved the annual budget and passed a water subsidy plan during their regular meeting on Monday, March 3.      Following a public hearing, the council approved a budget for fiscal year 2014-15. The regular property levy for the new budget will be 13.92 per $1000 valuation, up .35 […]

By Travis Fischer The Rockwell City Council continued working towards restoring the Madison Street Bridge during their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 5.      Before discussing the bridge, the meeting began with a public hearing for the 2014-15 budget.      The budget keeps levy rates the same, with 10.88 per $1000 valuation on residential property […]

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By Travis Fischer Meservey residents concerned about a high water bill need not worry about running water to keep their pipes unfrozen.      The Meservey City Council discussed the issue during their regular meeting on Monday, March 10. It was decided that the residents who took advice by Mayor Richard Miller to keep their water […]

By Travis Fischer At the meeting, Library Director Heather Jones reported that the library had been closed for several days due to severe weather and that the library’s weather closing policy is being reviewed by the board of trustees.      Fire Chief Blaine Wilson reported that the fire department will be performing a controlled burn […]

Sheffield native Ryan Hobbiebrunken stands with his Academy Award for the work he did as an animator on Disney’s “Frozen.” By Travis Fischer It’s a long road from rural Iowa to the red carpet of the Academy Awards, but Ryan Hobbiebrunken has made the journey while working on some of the world’s most beloved modern […]

Lindsey Peterson By Kristi Nixon RICEVILLE – An accident in the locker room prior to the No. 13 West Fork girls 55-18 win at Riceville on Tuesday sent Warhawk senior Lindsey Peterson to the Mayo Clinic for 100 stitches and likely ended her high school basketball career. Peterson, who according to coach Rodney Huber, was […]

Lindsey Peterson By Kristi Nixon RICEVILLE – An accident in the locker room prior to the No. 13 West Fork girls 55-18 win at Riceville on Tuesday sent Warhawk senior Lindsey Peterson to the Mayo Clinic for 100 stitches and likely ended her high school basketball career. Peterson, who according to coach Rodney Huber, was […]

Devlin Obregon A heated election, an untimely spring snowstorm and a tragic accident were but a few of the top stories that graced the front pages of the Pioneer Enterprise in 2013. Some of those events had a larger community-wide impact than others, but all left a lasting impression on the greater southern Cerro Gordo […]

GREENE – West Fork’s Lindsey Peterson was one of six unanimous selections to the first team all-Corn Bowl Conference announced recently. Peterson, a 5-foot-9 senior, led the state in kills per set at 6.68 after finishing the season with 474 kills. She is joined as a unanimous selection on the first team by Nashua-Plainfield’s Briley […]