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11/04/2025 - 4:21pm
GARNER - On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany ended the “Great War” (World War I). “Armistice Day”, as it was known, became a federal holiday in the United States in 1938...

Opinion

11/04/2025 - 2:01pm
At 17 years old, my husband enlisted in the army in 1972. There he took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution. He never...

Sports

11/04/2025 - 2:06pm
FORT DODGE – Runners from the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys and girls cross country teams competed on Friday, Oct. 31 in the 2025 Class 2A Iowa State Cross Country Championships.  Jonah Pringnitz was the top finisher for the GHV Cardinals, pulling...

Obituaries

11/07/2025 - 10:18am
Donald E. Blumer, 92, of Cassville, Wis., passed away Monday, November 3, 2025, at Lancaster Health Services in Lancaster, Wisconsin.  Graveside services will be held at Concord Cemetery in Garner, Iowa on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 11 a,.m.. A...

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