A company tasked with expanding a road in Urbandale failed numerous times last year to control the dust from construction, which led to complaints from
Month: August 2022
Wright County Trails Committee receives $4,000 group donation
Prairie Energy Cooperative, Corn Belt Power Cooperative, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, and COBANK, ACB all contribute to the Wright County Trails project Clarion, Iowa
Football camp week a strong success – fundraising breaks record
With the football season fast approaching, Head Coach Logan Willard and his coaching team spent the first five days of the month in Camp Week,
Age of the Geek: A tale of two cons | OPINION
I must have caught the travel bug because I’ve been back in the Central Standard Time zone for less than a week and I’m already
The Alternative: We Need Warren Harding | OPINION
The Senate passed the $280 billion “Chips For America” bill. Well intentioned, but I think there are unfortunate unintended consequences down the road. In Farm
Downtown Matters
The downtown district in the town where I live looks like downtown districts in small towns everywhere: Three blocks of two-story century-old brick buildings in
Two wrongful-arrest cases show suspicion is not enough in our system of justice
It is difficult for many of us to muster empathy for people accused of crimes who have complaints about the way police treated them.
Hometown Cookin’ Favorites: zuchinni muffins & chicken in a garden
Last week I mentioned making a trip to Lincoln, NE to visit relatives. I am still in search of recipes for zucchini and squash as
Supervisors Talk Pipelines, Joint Drainage District
The Wright County Board of Supervisors met Monday with Supervisor Karl Helgevold stepping in as Chairman Pro-Tem and Supervisor Dean Kluss present. Chairman Rasmussen was
Herpes kills thousands of carp in Storm Lake
The koi herpes virus is killing a massive number of young carp in Storm Lake, where they are washing ashore and rotting by the thousands,
