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Supervisors hold dual meetings

The Emmet County Board of Supervisors held back-to-back meetings Tuesday, April 2 – first a state-mandated budget statement letter public hearing at 8:15 a.m. then their regular meeting at 9. …

Reineke new Conservation Board director

Emmet County Conservation Board Director Eric Anderson introduced Matt Reineke as the new director to the board at their Thursday, April 4 meeting. Reineke has served for many years with the …

Hansons Score a Deal with Scheels for their Netsack Invention

Inventions are created to solve a problem. The Hanson family identified a problem and they were determined to solve it. The family includes Mat and Leslie and their four children Teagan, a sophomore, …

Dr. Oleson is back to backs 

Dr. Greg Oleson has returned to local chiropractic care after a hiatus   Dr. Greg Oleson is moving in to an office inside his son, Parker Oleson’s gym, Pro Fitness & Performance. …

North Union FFA stays busy with compitions

The North Union FFA participated in this year’s Iowa Envirothon. The Envirothon covers a variety of areas ranging across environmental and natural resources sciences, including aquatic ecology, …

Primary to see races for supervisor, sheriff

The June 4 Iowa primary election will see races for supervisor and sheriff, but not county auditor, according to information provided by the Emmet County Auditor’s Office. With the filing …

Audit report approved by North Union School Board

A short meeting was held on Tuesday, March 27th to hold a budget hearing and to approve the school audit. The audit report was given and approved.   The final budget hearing will be held on …
Obituaries
Kathleen “Fae” Porter
Kathleen “Fae” Porter, age 80, of La Vista, NE, and Mesa, AZ, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Banner Baywood Hospital in Mesa. Fae was born on April 15, 1943, in Watertown, …
Virgil E. West
Virgil E. West, son of Arthur and Gladys (Juhl) West, was born on the family farm near Estherville, Iowa on March 29, 1934. He passed away at his apartment at Homestead of Estherville on March 19, …
Celebration of Life Barb Ross
To honor Barb’s memory, the family will gather to celebrate her life with smiles, not tears.   The family invites everyone to remember her journey with love, laughter and memories at a …
Lois Ann Anderson
Lois Ann Anderson, daughter of Emma (Jones) and Ivan Nelson, was born on April 24th, 1941, in Massachusetts.   She died peacefully on March 14, 2024, surrounded by her family at Valley Vue Care …
Laura Marlene Truslow
Laura Marlene Truslow, 61, passed away at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday, March 13th.   She was born to Olive Elaine Karns and Boyd Powell on September 14th, 1962, …
Sports

Warrior boys are ready to hit the track

ARMSTRONG — Sixteen boys reported to practice for the North Union Boys Track Team this spring. Coach Loren Looft is in his 15th year of coaching track and will be assisted by Brooke …

Five Seniors Return for the girl's track season

ARMSTRONG — The North Union Girls Track Team will look to replace some key athletes this season, but the Warriors also return other athletes with key state experience. Of the five seniors …

New Coach to lead young Golf Team

ARMSTRONG — The North Union Boys Golf Team is under new management as Connor Anderson begins his first year at the helm of the team. Anderson was an assistant golf coach in Fairmont, …

Back to Back State Appearances

By David Swartz CORALVILLE — Senior Harley Tobin came up short of her goal of winning a state medal, but the North Union senior who wrestles with Algona had some quality matches in putting …
Around the region
April…. time to blow out winter cobwebs. My therapist is doing just that. She’s taking a 10 day holiday so for my “session”, I’m venting in print.   Who, …
The Future of Ethanol and SAF   Sustainable aviation fuel or SAF is quoted as potentially being a 35 billion gallon a year domestic market by 2050. This I believe is incorrect because SAF …
“Small Town Scramble” was founded by a group of local business owners who were passionate about showcasing the charm and uniqueness of small town Iowa. The idea was to create an event …
Cornwell, Frideres, Maher & Associates, P.L.C., CPA’s today released an agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Bancroft, Iowa for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The …
North Union Swea City Campus building superintendent Adam Pointer   presented the North Kossuth School Board with a few upcoming projects that will need to take place in the building. The …