By the time you read this, funnel week—the first deadline for the progress of legislation– will have passed. This deadline means that more than half of all the ideas for new laws will be eliminated […]
The following are the church services in Forest City and surrounding locations listed in alphabetical order. This is a our weekly feature at this time every Sunday. Forest City: Calvary Baptist Church at 636 N. […]
Much of the Mt. Valley Township in Winnebago County has been converted over to wetland restoration and another project is on the horizon if the NCRS has its way. In a meeting this week of […]
Area counties have been concerned with the way their property tax dollars are being spent in the County Social Services Mental Health Region. This 22 county region began it’s first year of operation reportedly overspending […]
Area schools are watching the Iowa Legislature and lobbying local legislators whenever possible on the possibility of higher funding in several key areas. One of these has to do with equal funding for students in […]
The Forest City Council has set Monday, March 2nd at 7 pm as the date and time to finalize the proposed city budget in a public hearing. FOrest City Mayor Byron Ruiter talked about what […]
Local blood donors are urged to schedule an appointment to save lives with LifeServe Blood Center to help make up for donation appointments canceled due to the ongoing flu season. Claire Deroin of the LifeServe […]
Rocky Raccoon is a Des Moines premiere Beatles Tribute experience. the group will be performing at the Boman Fine Arts Center in Forest City Saturday night at 7 pm. Dan May of the Boman Fine […]
The Forest City Community School Board is striving for energy efficiency by rotating its rooftop replacement projects. Forest City Community Schools Superintendent Darwin Lehmann explains that this summer will be no different.
Rural schools have had to compete with metropolitan schools over educational funding in a unique manner. While schools are given funding by the state for operating and educating, in rural cases money has had to […]
