The North Iowa Community School District will make available for a short window, this morning, a flu shot clinic for all those who missed out on the opportunity earlier this year. The clinic will take place in the basement cafeteria of the high school beginning at 9am and continuing until 9:30am. There is a $30 […]
Domestic violence has become a problem in many communities throughout Iowa. In Forest City, the problem is not as severe as it is in major U. S. cities, but that is not keeping the city officials from making a statement to recognize and possible curb the problem. Bridget Davis of Crisis Intervention Services met with […]
LifeServe Blood Center returns to Waldorf University in Forest City this week. Donating blood is safe, simple, and saves lives. Mary Mathiesan is the director of Student Health Services at the university and says the criteria for making a donation is easy. Those who would like to participate can schedule a blood donation appointment online […]
Forest City High School is presenting the musical, “The Battle of the Boat”, November 2-4th in the high school auditorium. Forest City High School Musical Director Trent Teske says 65 students are involved and he sets the stage for the production. Tickets for the show go on sale today at the high school office for […]
Parts of the country along the coasts have been battered this year by Mother Nature, and a new study from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute warns that the threat of climate change extends much farther inland and could wreak havoc on transportation and infrastructure systems across the Midwest. Study author Mary Craighead says policymakers need to understand the […]
Rain has kept Iowa and Nebraska farmers out of corn and soybean fields in the past few weeks significantly delaying the harvest. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says just 32 percent of the Iowa soybean crop has been harvested, the lowest percentage harvested by this date since 1985 and only 13 percent of the corn […]
Waldorf University will be a busy place beginning on Thursday as Homecoming activities begin and run through Sunday. Each team from all fall sports will be playing home matches and the university will other special events taking place as well. It all begins with the coronation of the Homecoming King and Queen on Thursday night […]
In preparation for the sale of the former county jail, the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors will meet to discuss what should be done with the remaining contents of the facility and how the sale will be handled. The current proposal is to auction the facility off but keep the tower and transmitter under a […]
Economists warn that the costs of climate change in the United States, from the health impacts of air pollution to natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires, could top $350 billion annually in the next 10 years.However, Ryan Wiser, a senior scientist with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, said some of those costs could be […]
The Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report has been released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October. “The continued wet weather across the state slowed harvest again last week and as a result just 13 percent of corn and 32 percent of beans have been harvested. […]
