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By Kim Meyer Less than 24 hours after voters rejected the North Union School District’s $12 million bond referendum, the school board was already facing a new question: What’s next? … more
By Kim Meyer The North Union School Board has tabled a decision on upgrading the fire alarm system at the Armstrong campus after receiving two proposals with significantly different price tags. … more
By Michael Tidemann The Emmet County Nature Center Foundation and Emmet County Conservation Board at their Thursday, Nov. 5 meeting discussed plans for the Saturday, April 3, 2027, banquet at … more
By Michael Tidemann The Ringsted City Council at their Monday, Nv. 9 meeting gave the go-ahead to pursue the possibility of bringing a life-size kaleidoscope to the city. Carol Solberg and … more
By Michael Tidemann Seasoned runner, poet and author Tyler Sullivan signed his history of Emmet County before a full house Friday Oct. 30 at the Lil’ Danske Kirke Danish Museum in Ringsted. … more
The first time North Union Community School District's proposed Public Measure 32-HF went before voters, it did not receive the support needed to move forward with plans for a new gymnasium in … more
Submitted   At the conclusion of the last basketball season, coaches and parents sat down and brainstormed a way that we could best help our youth succeed.   With that, we came up with … more
North Union School- Swea City Campus -received information shortly after 8:00 am on October 29, 2026 that a student had sent a text message to another student that they were bringing a bomb to school … more
By Taylor Larsen, NUHS Journalism Student On October 21-24 eight members of the North Union FFA Chapter boarded a charter bus to venture to the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo held in … more
By Michael Tidemann The Emmet County Board of Supervisors after their weekly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 27 dedicated the $1.6-million west Courthouse addition. The addition took 18 months to … more
By Michael Tidemann The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees in a special session Tuesday, Oct. 27 reviewed the draft stage of a fiscal 2023 audit with an Illinois company the college … more
The Armstrong Veterans Day program will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 9:00 a.m., at   North Union High School. Guest speaker for the program will be Casee Ross, Emmet County … more
By Clinton J. Davis Election day has come and gone. I am thankful I won’t have to hear the negative ads about Tureck and Hinson again. This year seemed heavier than ever. My soon to be … more
Sommer Nielsen, City Clerk with Ringsted, has successfully earned her Certified Municipal Clerk Certification, through the Iowa Municipal Finance Officers Association (IMFOA), demonstrating a strong … more
Make sure to download the 2026 Christmas Colorings.  Winners will be chosen in December and be included in our annual Christmas Section on December 16. more
By Michael Tidemann FENTON – North Union Community School District patrons at the district grade school in Fenton Tuesday, Oct. 20 heard the details of a proposed $12-million gymnasium complex … more
By Kim Meyer The North Kossuth School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, October 20th to take care of several board policies and school personnel. Several annual board policies were … more
By Clinton J. Davis Just like that the weather changes. We have seen heat and now it seems the cooler weather has made its way in. With it, it brought rain. The Weather Channel is saying we will … more
By Kristin Grabinoski Former Armstrong-Ringsted graduate reaches coaching milestone while building a culture of character, teamwork and resilience For Ken Vigdal, reaching 100 career wins … more
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