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The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors is considering a funding request from the Villisca Public Library.At the regular meeting Jan. 24, Villisca Library Director Martha Herzberg met with the supervisors to make the funding request, as well as share an annual report for 2022.“Our mission is to...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Liljedahl family during a ceremony today at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines.Owned and operated by Dennis and Diane Liljedahl, along with their son, Drew, and daughter-in-law, Candice, Liljedahl Farms...
The Noble Initiative Foundation, alongside many community volunteers, have been working diligently over the last year to see a childcare facility in Griswold come to life. These volunteers were recently notified they were awarded a grant of $500,000 from The Charles E. Lakin Foundation, securing...
Governor Reynolds and the Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced the release of an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) for communities in need of future broadband investment.
The ITQ process allows communities to propose areas across the state of Iowa that...
Area superintendents and elected officials are reacting to the passing of the Students First Act.The legislation was a priority for passage by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and was signed into law on Jan. 24.Under the new legislation, $7,598 will be deposited annually to an educational savings account for...
The Iowa Rock n’ Roll Music Association Hall of Fame Class of 2023 will include Southwest Iowa’s own John Murren.Murren, was born in Red Oak and grew up in Elliott, where he still lives. Murren is one of two nominees in the promoter category. Murren has been serving as a music promoter for the past...
Garret Allen Horgdal, 39, of Henderson, was sentenced on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, to 84 months in prison following his plea of guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. After he is released from prison, Horgdal will serve three years of supervised release.
On March 8, 2022,...
Will I be financially ready to retire? What is the best way to save for my kids’ college? Should I take Social Security early? Is our home properly insured? When should I start looking at Medicare? Would my family be taken care if something happened to me tomorrow? What if I became disabled? Could...
Discussions are still underway to determine a route for the Inman Trail project.At the Red Oak Park and Tree Board meeting, Friends of the Red Oak Trails representative Beau Boeye updated the board on discussions regarding a trail. In October of last year, it was discussed that there was city right...
The initial programming at Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub (SWITCH) is underway with
an Authentic Learning Services pilot program through a partnership with East Mills Community
School District, Green Hills Area Education Agency (AEA), Iowa Authentic Learning Network
and SWITCH’s first student...