On Aug. 8, Forest City School Board members voted unanimously for the district’s middle and high school athletic departments to help the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura football programs ensure there are enough helmets for Cardinal players this fall.
Biden’s tax and spend agenda has us climbing closer to the fiscal cliff.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. has announced the planned retirement of Bill Fenech, President, Barletta Pontoon Boats, effective Aug. 26.
Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association Board candidates have been announced.
Supervisors on Aug. 9 announced that Winnebago County has joined a statewide coalition to end human trafficking in Iowa.
Winnebago County Veterans Affairs and Winnebago County Commissioners have announced that the search to fill a commissioner vacancy, following the death of Byron 'Barney' Ruiter, has begun.
The Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation and Cookies Food Products have announced Amy Ryan of Forest City as an Iowan of the Day for the 2022 Iowa State Fair.
Results are in from the 2022 North Iowa Fair Cribbage Tournament as well as the annual Hancock County District Fair Cribbage Tournament held July 31.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds recently contacted Winnebago Historical Society officials, seeking to visit the Mansion Museum in Forest City. On Aug. 5, she witnessed the vast collection of memorabilia items in the Mansion’s Terry Branstad Room as part of a full VIP tour.
Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand had his nearly 2-year-old dog, Pow, alongside him while touting the watchdog role of his office over fiscal rules compliance in Iowa at an Aug. 2 Forest City town hall meeting.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. recently appointed Casey Tubman as President of Newmar Corporation.
The Florence Trap Shooting Range will continue to be open throughout August and September. The range is located at 42435 60th Avenue, just south of Highway 9 between Thompson and Buffalo Center.
Fertile Days will be held August 12-14, kicking off with a movie at the Fertile Library starting at 9 p.m. on Aug. 12.
Winnebago County Conservation Board’s Summer Stargazing program at the Pilot Knob State Park tower will be held on August 26. It will begin at 9 p.m. and will last about 45-60 minutes.
A municipal electric rate increase that went into effect on June 16 in Forest City won’t be enough to cover the city deficit for purchased power from Dairyland Power Cooperative, according to electric superintendent Duane Kuhn.
Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand had his nearly 2-year-old dog, Pow, alongside him while touting the watchdog role of his office over fiscal rules compliance in Iowa at an Aug. 2 Forest City town hall meeting.
The Forest City Aquatic Center and pool were open again for the first time in nearly a month on Aug. 2. It was a good time for it on a sunny day with high temperatures in the 90s.
Forest City celebrated National Night Out locally on Aug. 2 with an expanded event this year at Pammel Park for hundreds of kids and family members.
Forest City Parks Superintendent Todd Espeland provided city council members with an update on the city’s initially delayed dam to rapids project at their July 18 meeting.
The Winnebago County Historical Society continues to find innovative ways to dig up the past for all to explore. It encourages community involvement in preserving and presenting artifacts.
Veronica Maas, retired Army medical specialist, was recently voted to commander of Forest City American Legion Post 121. Maas has been serving the American Legion for 14 years.
Like all of you, I was deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected death of Mayor Barney Ruiter. As news of Barney’s death spread, it was like a pall of black smoke hung over the community. I think everyone in the community liked and respected Barney.
Barletta Pontoon Boats, a subsidiary of Winnebago Industries and an innovative builder of high-quality marine products, has announced a late-summer groundbreaking for a new 184,000 square foot production facility. It will be located on the company's existing 37-acre campus in Bristol, Indiana.
After more than four years of planning and fundraising, construction will soon begin on the Winnebago County Conservation Board’s new Environmental Education Center.
One hundred twenty three descendants of Rollie and Ruth Westerberg converged on the family farm during the July 15-17 weekend to celebrate the Westerberg's 100th wedding anniversary and the family farm being designated as a Century Farm.