A rough, emotional five-hour day of wrestling concluded with Sioux Central advancing two seniors — Nichole Hart and Nataley Frerk — from Friday’s State Qualifying Meet at Western Christian to the ...

Spencer’s process for awarding Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) and hotel/motel tax grants to area nongovernment organizations will get a bit of a shakeup this year as city leaders adjust to new ...

More than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States each year. This February, during American Heart Month, the American Heart Association is calling on everyday citizens to be ...

I joined a virtual book club during the COVID-19 lockdown, and it was a lifeline. It was also the first time I’d ever joined a book club. Odd thing for a book lover/word nerd/writer/librarian to say, ...

AMES — The mystery of how plants survive freezing temperatures and rebound after winter has long fascinated scientists, including Iowa State University professor of horticulture, Rajeev Arora, an ...

Break out the leather gloves, heavy long sleeve shirt or coat, pruners and head out to your raspberry patch. Proper routine pruning can help reduce the risk of disease, manage insect pests and boost ...

The Tiger toolbox is heading down to Coralville as five Spencer hammers — Kiara Ruiz, Madison Stickrod, Jada Mingus-Alfaro, Rylee Nehman, Abigail Young — qualified for the 2026 State Girls Wrestling ...

Family farms, small businesses and hardworking Iowans are the backbone of our economy and local communities. Iowa agriculture feeds and fuels our nation, small businesses keep our Main Streets vibrant ...

Rep. Megan Jones, R-Sioux Rapids, welcomed Lauren Holm and Lilly Morey. Lauren is a constituent from House District 6 and Lilly is a former constituent. Lauren and Lilly are House pages for this ...

The last chance to be a Lakes Conference champion. That was the reality of the 2026 Lakes Conference Wrestling Tournament held at Storm Lake on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the 100th and final version of the ...

A Lakes Conference clash between Spencer at Spirit Lake started with a respectful gesture and turned into a game that came down to the final quarter on Friday, Jan. 30, as the Indians held off the ...

The American Legion of Iowa is now accepting nominations and applications for Iowa Boys State 2026, a premier leadership and civics program for high-achieving high school juniors. The six-day program, ...