State Representative Henry Stone (R-Forest City) has announced his re-election bid for Iowa House District 9. The district includes Emmet and Winnebago Counties as well as most of Kossuth County.
The Schnebly family on Oct. 22 received the John K. and Luise V. Hanson Lifetime Achievement Award for decades of dedicated service to Forest City and surrounding areas. It was part of the Community Partnership Awards held at the Boman Fine Arts Center.
The Forest City council on Monday night approved the lowest of three bids received of $96,160 from Irby Utilities in Burnsville, Minnesota, for four pieces of 15 kilovolt electrical distribution switchgear equipment. The bid also includes four associated box pads.
While it appears the long and storied history of the Forest City Summit is drawing to a close with the end of publishing on Oct. 28, 2025, a silver lining is that historical copies of each Summit and Summit-Tribune issue is to be bound and preserved.
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As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Winnebago County supervisors and department employees organized activities and awareness initiatives, including an Oct. 16 “Wear Purple Day.”
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Senior Project Manager Kylie Lange of Summit Carbon Solutions informed Hancock County supervisors of a transition of the pipeline company’s leadership team, including Joe Griffin as its new CEO in August, during the board’s Monday meeting in Garner.
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On Oct. 13, the Forest City school board approved a resolution for the transfer of $170,000 from teacher leadership and compensation funds to a flexibility account in the district’s general fund.
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Forest City first grade students recently visited the new Hanson Nature Center, which is located on native Iowa prairie and wetlands along Highway 69 north of Leland.
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The Winnebago County Extension and Outreach Family Fall Festival will be held in Thompson on Sunday, Oct. 19 for a full afternoon of fall fun.
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The Forest City Community School District will hold its 2025 Veterans Day program at 9 a.m. on Nov. 11 in the Boman Fine Arts Center Auditorium.
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Forest City Parks and Recreation Department Director Sue Edmondson informed the city council on Monday of a cost-estimated $13,251 expense to purchase a pair of new diving boards deemed necessary by her department for next year’s fiscal year budget.
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Winnebago is partnering with McDonald’s as a prize partner to bring back the iconic MONOPOLY® Game at McDonald’s restaurants after nearly a decade.
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On Oct. 26, the Harlem Wizards will return to Forest City High School to take on a group of local school staff and alumni. Tipoff will be at 3 p.m. for a game that is billed as a fun-filled event for kids and adults.
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Winnebago County Commissioner of Elections Karla Weiss has issued a reminder that the voter pre-registration deadline for the Nov. 4 city/school election is Oct. 20 at 5 p.m.
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Winnebago County Commissioner of Elections Karla Weiss has announced that voters interested in voting absentee for the Nov. 4 city/school election may file a request for an absentee ballot with the Winnebago County Auditor’s Office.