Senior Spotlight Broadcasts to continue on RadioOnTheGo

RadioOnThe Go’s 2025 Senior Spotlight Broadcasts continue Wednesday with the seniors from Belmond-Klemme taking over the airwaves of 104-point-9 KLMJ from 2-5pm. On KQCR, 99 The Wave, from 2-5pm Wednesday, it will be the seniors from Grundy

Iowa ESA application period begins Wednesday

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The Iowa Department of Education today announced that the Students First Education Savings Account, or ESA program, officially opens for applications for the 2025-26 school year on Wednesday at 8am.  Parents and guardians can access the online

Initial bargaining session held by the B-K School Board

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The initial bargaining session between the Belmond-Klemme School Board and the Belmond-Klemme Education Association was held last week in Belmond. The initial employment contract bargaining position by the education association included a 35-hundred dollar pay increase for

Several projects discussed by the Thornton Council

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Last week the Thornton City Council approved the city’s next fiscal year budget which begins on July 1st. In other business, the Thornton council discussed the property at 216 Main Street, and decided to put the property

Iowa housing market springs to life in March

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The latest Iowa Housing Report was released by the Iowa REALTORS organization for the month of March. From a monthly standpoint, new listings for single family homes jumped 37-point-9 percent, from the 28-hundred new listings in February.

NIACC Earns 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School Designation

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North Iowa Area Community College has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Methodology, criteria, and weightings

2nd Iowa Crop Report issued by the USDA

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Dry conditions helped Iowa farmers as days suitable for fieldwork increased to 5-point-9 for the week ending Sunday. The latest Iowa Crop Report from the USDA shows that fieldwork included tillage, seeding oats, and applying anhydrous, manure