Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon says they’ve set another record for the number of students enrolled for fall classes. 2023 was a record with 1,792 students, but this year the number is up another 6.4 percent to 1,907.
Voters in Harris Lake Park have approved continued use of state sale tax dollars for infrastructure projects, transportation, and technology.
US Senator Joni Ernst from Iowa is spending a lot a time on international issues these days. Just ahead of the commemoration of 9-11 she visited the Middle East trying to strengthen a coalition again Iran.
The judges have selected Schnitzel Strips as the best new food at the 2024 Clay County Fair. Nick Taulelle (taw LEEL) for St. Michael Minnesota is the creator.
From the very start the Clay County Fair announced it would NOT be affected by the June flood, but they still are getting inquires whether or not the event is on.
A Sanborn man has pled guilty in federal court after the robbery of a bank in Sanborn on January 22nd of this year. 40 year – old Del Martinez Evans Jr. is accused of robbing the Sanborn Savings Bank earlier this year. Evans was first charged with second degree theft and 2nd degree robbery, and he chose to plead not guilty however those charges were dismissed after federal charges of robbery by forests or violence were filed against Evans.
The Iowa legislature has approved continuance of the state sales tax that is filtered back to local school districts. Harris Lake Park Superintendent Gary Richardson says HLP patrons must reapprove the designated use of those funds at a special election Tuesday.
Just over 43 percent of Iowa is now considered abnormally dry, up from just under 38 percent in last week’s USDA Drought Monitor. Two weeks ago, it was less than four percent.
U.S. District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand this week sentenced a Sheldon woman to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl in Northwest Iowa.
A 44-year-old motorcyclist involved in a one vehicle accident over the weekend has been charged with driving without a motorcycle endorsement or insurance.