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Covid-19 Update FC
FC COVID TKF COVID-19 cases rise in Franklin County By Travis Fischer The number of cases of COVID-19 in Franklin County continues to increase at a steady pace. As of Monday, June 29, 74 people have tested positive for the disease, confirming nine new cases from the week prior. Of the total […]
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Spread of COVID-19 continues to accelerate in Iowa
Spread of COVID-19 continues to accelerate in Iowa By Travis Fischer The spread of COVID-19 continues to accelerate as last week saw the number of new cases reach its highest point since the start of the pandemic. As of Sunday, July 12, there have been 35,070 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the […]
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Bertha Katie Miller, 96
Bertha Katie Miller, 96, passed away on July 31, 2021 in Knoxville, Iowa. She was born in Mason City, Iowa on August 22, 1924 to Ahlrich and Bauke Djuren. She graduated from Rockwell High School in 1924, continuing to work at the Rockwell Post Office. In the 1960’s Bertha and her sister Mitzie owned […]
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Rockwell City Council meets Wednesday
ROCKWELL — The Rockwell City Council met Wednesday night at the Council Chambers. Items on the agenda included: 1. Call to order 2. Approve minutes of previous meeting 3. Approve bills for payment 4. 7:05 Public Hearing Trailer/Parking Code 3-3-31 5. New business a. Router12 b. Tree removal c. Pickup d. Storm water project e. […]
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Delbert Gene Smit, 78
Sheffield – Delbert Gene Smit, 78, of Sheffield, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at his home surrounded by family. A private funeral service will be held Monday, January 18, 2021, at First Grace Baptist Church, 404 E. Gilman St., Sheffield, with Pastor Matt Reeves officiating. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery in Sheffield. Visitation […]
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Delbert Gene Smit, 78
Sheffield – Delbert Gene Smit, 78, of Sheffield, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at his home surrounded by family. A private funeral service will be held Monday, January 18, 2021, at First Grace Baptist Church, 404 E. Gilman St., Sheffield, with Pastor Matt Reeves officiating. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery in Sheffield. Visitation […]
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 […]
West Fork Seniors compete at State Speech
On Saturday, March 12, 2022 three West Fork Seniors competed at the State Individual Speech Contest. Tanishka Daver received a II rating in poetry, entitled “Planet Earth”; Taylor Kothenbeutel earned a I rating in prose with his humorous piece “Straw, Sticks and Bricks” portraying the Big Bad Wolf’s account in the story, “The Three Little […]
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Rockwell City Council passes ordinance
ROCKWELL — The Rockwell City Council at its regular meeting last Wednesday adopted the Trailer/Parking Code 3-3-31 ordinance. The action was taken following the second public hearing about the ordinance. Mayor Mike Flatness read the proposed ordinance which is as follows: PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to […]
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 […]