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News

08/05/2025 - 4:38pm
GARNER - Hancock County was among the counties declared a disaster following the storm system that swept across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota on July 28 and into the early morning of July 29. According to the National Weather Service, the...

Opinion

06/25/2025 - 11:20am
After an unprecedented effort from 12 Iowa Republican senators to get a bill (HF639) to the floor for a vote our hopes of passage were dashed by Gov. Reynolds’ veto. This bill protected property owners and their rights from the use of eminent domain...

Sports

07/15/2025 - 2:50pm
The Top of Iowa West Division announced All-Conference Team picks for baseball and softball. Included are athletes from Bishop Garrigan, Eagle Grove, Forest City, Lake Mills, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, North Union, West Hancock and Belmond-Klemme...

Obituaries

08/05/2025 - 3:00pm
Greg was a phenomenal husband, dad, grandpa, friend, and according to him, the owner of the most perfect eyebrows ever known to man. He will be remembered for his faith in God, incredible hugs, generosity, razor-sharp wit, unmatched sense of humor,...

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