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A Family Tradition, One Bale at a Time

Kynlee, Kolby and Karter Smith
By Kristin Grabinoski For more than a decade, a stack of hay bales has become a fall canvas on Highway N52 in Emmet County for Chelsea (Guse) Smith and her family. What started as a fun …

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North Union High School crowned its 2026 Homecoming King and Queen on Thursday, September 23, as Greyson Colegrove and Cloey Anderson received the evening’s top honors. Rain forced the cancellation of the annual Homecoming parade in Armstrong and moved the coronation ceremony to the high school gymnasium. Despite the gloomy weather, Warrior pride filled the gym as the royal court was announced. Pictured with Queen Cloey Anderson are queen candidates Emma Preston, Maisey Bierstedt, Addy Rolling, Ainsely Ulrich and Alyssa Welbig. King candidates included Gabe Whaley, Cooper Hoye, Casey Rezac, Max Merrill and Caden Zotz. More Homecoming photos can be found on pages 4 and 5 of this week’s issue.

2026 North Union Homecoming Court

Hadley Moore (Center) of Armstrong, Emmet County, Iowa, has been selected to serve on the Iowa State 4-H Council. Moore will be representing Northwest Iowa.

New Term Begins for 2026-2027 Iowa State 4-H Council

Sydney Peterson AMES, Iowa — Thirty Iowa youth are beginning their terms as members of the 2026-2027 Iowa State 4-H Council following their induction during the closing ceremonies of the 2026 …

Electrical rate discussed at length during the Bancroft City Council monthly meeting

By Kim Meyer The Bancroft City Council meeting on September 14 became a time of listening, questions and discussion as council members and visitors worked through several electrical issues. …

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North Union senior Greyson Colegrove brought the big hammer with him as he broke through the senior banner prior to the Homecoming game against Graettinger-Terill/Ruthven-Aryshire.
By David Swartz dswartz@esthervillenews.net ARMSTRONG — After spotting Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 16 points in the first quarter, North Union shut down the Titans, scoring 30 …
The North Union volleyball team honored their four seniors during senior night held on Tuesday, September 22nd. Front row are seniors Shallie Walders, Ainsley Ulrich, Maisey Bierstedt, Cloey Anderson; presenting the seniors with their gifts were Taylor Parsons, Ally Bierstedt, Samantha Hoye, Marissa Nielsen, Briley Henrisken, and Lucy Dryer.
By David Swartz dswartz@esthervillenews.net The North Union volleyball team suffered a five-set setback, falling 3-2 to North Iowa on Tuesday, Sept. 22, by scores of 19-25, 20-25, 25-13, …
Going up for the block is North Union senior Maisey Bierstedt.

Warriors have successful week on the volleyball court

By David Swartz dswartz@esthervillenews.net The North Union volleyball team continued its strong start to the season last week, going 4-1 and moving into the Class 1A rankings at No. 15. …

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School Activities

NU FFA does well at District FFA Convention

The annual Northwest District FFA Convention was held on Wednesday, March 11 in Rockwell City, where members from North Union competed in Leadership Development Event (LDE) contests. Taylor …
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By Clinton Davis Like most, I was glad to see the cooler weather hit the area. However, all the moisture is asking for a bit much isn’t it? Not just rain but this constant mist that seems to …
By Michael Tidemann The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at their Tuesday, Sept. 22 meeting approved a resolution extending a moratorium on utility-scale solar projects in the county. The …
By Michael Tidemann Tyler Sullivan, who authors the popular Facebook Page “Iowa Scenic Views By Foot”, will sign copies of his history of Emmet County at the Lil’ Danske Kirke Danish …
By Michael Tidemann The Swea City City Council at their Wednesday, Sept. 16 meeting agreed to get an updated estimate to replace the city pool. Wendy Zielske, former mayor, speaking for the …
By Kim Meyer North Union elementary and middle school - Swea City Campus - principal   Julie Runksmeier shared with the North Kossuth School Board about the rankings they had received from …
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