News
08/27/2025 - 1:00pm
KANAWHA - Labor Day is coming up, which means the city of Kanawha's Labor Day weekend celebration is right around the corner. Events will take place on Thursday the 28th and Friday the 29th in the lead-up to the official start of the celebration on...
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
The West Hancock high school football team, alongside the high school cheerleaders, coaches, and managers. Front row (L to R): Manager Garrett Gardner, Reagan Johnson, Carson Bruns, Teague Smith, Carlos Hernandez, Gustavo Gomez, Cooper McLaughlin, Reese Luedtke, Juan Meza, Manager Kase Merriam. Second row: Manager Noah Marchand, Michael Gretillat, Ozzy Smith, Jacoby Subject, Erick Barranca, Nathan Bixel, Caiden Squier, Cameron Fox, Coen Witte, Gavin Wunder, Trinity Cruise, Manager Jagger Monson. Third row: Manager Kash Redeisel, Gage Schwaller, Hayden Kelly, Wyatt Finch, Jerry Karsjens, Ryker Haugland, Ty Harms, Arnold Meza, Giovanni Garcia, Manager Kaydin Doughan. Fourth row: Manager Max Padilla, Levi Monson, Javier Hernandez, Gaige Tindall, Kipton Youngwirth, Eli Marchand, Jordan Carlson, Brody Dixon, Preston Gayken, Brody Johnson, Manager Blake Peterson. Fifth row: Easton Johnson, Cristian Alonso-Lopez, Cameron Purvis, Ted Peterson, Alex Calles, Caden Roberts, Gabriel Urista, Bode Zadow. Back row: Nick Burgardt, Tate Hagen, Chase Eisenman, Seth Goepel, Mark Sanger, Cheer Coach Shae Eckels, Kevin Eisenman, Ryan Johnson, Brady Wilson, Paul Francis, Stacey Goepel. Cheer Leaders: Front row: Krysten Gayken, Star Chipman. Second row: Lizbeth Sandoval, Danielle Nelson. Third row: Jennifer Karsjens, Jayme Zahourek. Fourth row: Addysen Prime, Jennifer Karsjens. Back Row: Statisticians - Emily Boothroyd, Olivia DeWaard
08/27/2025 - 12:48pm
West Hancock High School football will be starting the 2025 football season on August 29 with the first home varsity game of the season against GHV. Having finished 12-1 overall in 2024, Head Coach Mark Sanger feels optimistic about the team's...
Obituaries
08/25/2025 - 12:12pm
Betty Anderson, 100, of Britt, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Westview Care Center in Britt.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Betty Anderson will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 335 First...
