Duane Smith of Kanawha – Memorial service May 9
Memorial service for 48-year-old Duane Smith of Kanawha will be Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the Ewing Funeral Home in Britt. Visitation will be Saturday, May 9, 2026, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the
Peggy (Perkins) Wirtz of Belmond – Mass of Christian Burial May 8
A Mass of Christian Burial for 71-year-old Peggy (Perkins) Wirtz of Belmond will be Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Belmond. Burial will be in the St. Francis
North Iowa travelers offered local TSA PreCheck enrollment option
North Iowa travelers will have a local opportunity to enroll in TSA PreCheck this summer without making a trip to a larger airport. Mason City Municipal Airport will host its first TSA PreCheck enrollment event June 9-12
Fort Dodge woman pleads guilty to fentanyl conspiracy
A Fort Dodge woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to a fentanyl conspiracy charge. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 36-year-old Leslie Jo Fanning pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in
RADIO IOWA: Property tax plan passes on legislature’s final day
The Legislature has approved a plan lawmakers say will reduce property taxes for Iowa homeowners by about $4 billion over the next six years. After almost five months of negotiations, the bill was approved Sunday in the
Monday, May 4
Girls Golf
Comet Invite @ BCLUW – 1:00 p.m.
(AGWSR, South Hardin)
2. South Hardin – 431
5. AGWSR – 474
Belmond-Klemme – 280
Bishop Garrigan – 212
@ Eagle Grove – 210
North Butler – 193
@ Newman Catholic – 180
West Fork – 214
Osage – 218
Riceville – DNP
@ Northwood-Kensett – 255
Boys Golf
Comet Invite @ BCLUW – 1:00 p.m.
(AGWSR, South Hardin)
5. AGWSR – 342
6. South Hardin – 346
Sailor Invitational @ Columbus Catholic – 12:00 p.m.
(Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford, Grundy Center)
2. Grundy Center – 317
3. Aplington-Parkersburg – 323
6. Dike-New Hartford – 333
Belmond-Klemme – DNP
Bishop Garrigan – 169
@ Eagle Grove – DNP
West Fork – 179
Osage – 184
Riceville – 206
@ Northwood-Kensett – 171
Girls Soccer
Dike-New Hartford – 0
@ #10 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg – 5
Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 0
@ Humboldt – 5
#13 (1A) Iowa Falls-Alden – 4
@ Clear Lake – 1
Wright County – 0
@ Webster City – 6
Boys Soccer
Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 2
@ Humboldt – 2
Clear Lake – 5
@ Iowa Falls-Alden – 2
Webster City – 0
@ Wright County – 3
Boys Tennis
Union – 0
@ Aplington-Parkersburg – 9
Iowa Falls-Alden – 7
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 2
Track & Field
Cadet Relays (girls) @ Iowa Falls-Alden – 5:00 p.m.
(AGWSR, Grundy Center, Iowa Falls-Alden, South Hardin)
1. Grundy Center – 142
4. AGWSR – 94
5. South Hardin – 86
6. Iowa Falls-Alden – 75
Aplington-Parkersburg Girls Invite – 4:30 p.m.
(Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford)
1. Dike-New Hartford – 111
2. Aplington-Parkersburg – 102
Co-Ed Cyclone Relays @ Denver – 4:30 p.m.
(Aplington-Parkersburg boys, South Hardin boys)
3. Aplington-Parkersburg – 41
4. South Hardin – 32
Don Hoppel Co-ed Relays @ Garner Hayfield Ventura – 4:30 p.m.
(Belmond-Klemme, Hampton-Dumont-CAL)
Boys Standings
T5. Belmond-Klemme – 75
T5. Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 75
Girls Standings
3. Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 83
8. Belmond-Klemme – 29
Cowpath Relays (co-ed) @ Nashua-Plainfield – 4:30 p.m.
(Clarksville, North Butler)
Boys Standings
2. North Butler – 156
7. Clarksville – 38
Girls Standings
2. North Butler – 139
8. Clarksville – 18
New Hampton Boys Invitational – 4:30 p.m.
(Dike-New Hartford, Grundy Center)
6. Dike-New Hartford – 49
7. Grundy Center – 40
Butler County Supervisors set agenda for May 5 meeting
The Butler County Board of Supervisors will consider library services, urban renewal-related agreements and a secondary roads project during its meeting Tuesday. The board will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the board room at the Butler
Bird migration brings seasonal visitors through Iowa
Millions of birds are moving through the region as spring migration reaches its peak. As aired on the “Outdoors in North Iowa” podcast, Franklin and Wright County naturalist Aubrey Brandt says about 430 bird species can be
Butler County Extension to host fourth grade Farm Safety Day
Fourth graders from several Butler County schools will learn about farm and rural safety Thursday at the Butler County fairgrounds. Butler County Extension Program Coordinator Lesley Milius says the annual fourth grade Farm Safety Day will include
Hampton Historic Preservation Commission sets agenda for May 14 meeting
The Hampton Historic Preservation Commission and the Design Committee of the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce will hold a joint meeting next week. The agenda includes a review of minutes and financials, building improvement grant applications