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10/01/2025 - 3:09pm
BRITT - West Hancock Community School will be having Homecoming activities throughout the week of October 5 to October 11. The events will lead up to the Homecoming football game between the West Hancock Eagles and the West Fork Warhawks 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

10/01/2025 - 2:24pm
ALGONA – On Saturday, Sept. 27, the West Hancock volleyball team (0-15) played in a tournament hosted by Bishop Garrigan. The Eagles went 0-3 on the day.  The Eagles started off with a loss to Southeast Valley (14-3). The Eagles took set losses of 4...

Obituaries


Deborah Kerns
10/02/2025 - 11:37am
Deborah Sue Kerns, age 73, of Britt and later, Adel, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025 at CHI Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa with Pat and Linda near her side. Deb lived at CountryHouse Memory Care in Council Bluffs, Iowa for the...

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