Basketball is a joy to play for Nadia Kaiser, but it can come with its share of challenges. When the chips are down, she looks
Month: March 2024
EGHS Senior Choir holds ‘A Night of Dreams’ Variety Show
The Eagle Grove High School (EGHS) Senior Choir held its 2024 Variety Show on Saturday night for a crowd of eager supporters. A full slate
Historical Society seeks to save classic country schoolhouse at fairgrounds
Once not so long ago, Iowa had the most country schoolhouses of any state in the nation. There were over twelve thousand six hundred in
Health Fair held at Elementary School
Following parent teacher conferences held earlier in the afternoon, the Eagle Grove Elementary school held a Health Fair Monday night, at which area healthcare agencies
Where did our local newspapers go?
Editor’s note: I no longer receive my local newspaper, the Austin-American Statesman. Oh, the paper still comes, but it’s just paper, minus the news part
Letter to the Editor: Whose side are our legislators on?
I have been keeping an eye on our Iowa Legislators this year and their rush to dismantle public education, our AEA’s, summer nutrition for our
Lawmakers need a history lesson on the rise of autocrats and fascists
So far this winter, Republicans have introduced multiple bills in the Iowa General Assembly designed to battle a fever dream of conservative buzzwords and bugaboos,
Sounding the alarm over our growing agricultural trade deficit
Agriculture is the economic engine of Iowa. When our farmers and producers are successful, our economy grows, our main streets thrive, our businesses invest in
As the culture war wages, Iowa’s real problems are being ignored
Iowa is proving one party government has a cost. In the seven years since taking control of the House, Senate and governorship, Iowa Republicans have
Supervisors approve paving projects, offer small property tax refund to Clarmond
The Wright County Board of Supervisors offered March 4 to refund just over $250 in property taxes to Clarmond Country Club. The private golf course,
