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01/28/2026 - 4:42pm
KANAWHA - The final project for West Hancock middle school's first -semester art class at the end of the semester is to present their best works at an art show open to the public. The first of these shows took place on January 15 and was hosted by...

Opinion

01/27/2026 - 1:30pm
Week two for the Iowa legislative Session was busy with many bills written by individual legislators, with associated subcommittees. The deadline to have those individual bills submitted was the end of this second week. I have submitted several...

Sports


GHV's Chance Derr(10) scores over West Hancock's Carson Bruns(4)during the Cards 42-30 win over the Eagles. Derr came off the bench to score 8 points and grab 5 rebounds. Rick Ermer photo
01/27/2026 - 1:26pm
GARNER - The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys basketball team (5-10) played two games last week and went 1-1 in the stretch with a win against West Hancock and a loss to Forest City.  Cards Claim Win vs Eagles The GHV boys (5-9) played the West...

Obituaries


Marilyn Krauss
01/27/2026 - 3:10pm
Marilyn Kay Krauss, 83, of Webster City died January 24, 2026.  She was born to George and Edith (Hersbergen) Krauss on January 25, 1942. She graduated form Corwith-Wesley High School. After graduating from Wartburg College, she taught fourth grade...

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