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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 …

Swea City to get new pool estimate

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 …

North Union elementary and middle receive high rankings with U.S. News & World Report

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 …

Community Comes Together to Honor 9/11 Victims

By Kristin Grabinoski For Brooke Nelsen, the idea for a local 9/11 Stair Climb came to her during a run last year. “What a great way to honor and remember those who lost their life on …
Around the region
By Kim Meyer In a vote 4-1, the North Union School Board passed a measure to build a new gymnasium at special meeting on Tuesday, May 19. Information about the gymnasium had been presented …
Twenty area children attended Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Party on Saturday, March 7th at the Swea City Public Library.   They participated in several projects relating to various Cat in the Hat …
Sisters Zoey and Chloe Jensen have been tearing up the road this past summer, the road under the pedal tractor pull competition. The girls are the daughters of Ethan and Katie Jensen of Armstrong and …
Art’s Way Manufacturing of Armstrong held their first-ever ag demo day Monday, March 10 at Riverview Cattle east of Armstrong. Ag producers and implement dealers attending had the chance …
The North Kossuth School Board held their   regular monthly m,eeting Monday, February 10, 2025. For the past several months, the board has been discussing different options to fix the …
Obituaries
Jerry Reimers
A Funeral Mass was held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 2, 2026, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bancroft. Burial was at St. John’s Cemetery. Visitation was held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on …
Celesta M. Johnson
Celesta M. Johnson, 96, formerly of Swea City, passed away at Valley Vue Care Center in Armstrong on September 28, 2026.  A memorial mass will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 10AM at …
Mark Richard Larsen
A memorial service for Mark will be held on Monday, October 5, 2026 at 5:30PM at the Christiansen-Bonnicksen American Legion in Ringsted, Iowa with Pastor Kent Madison officiating. A visitation will …
Christian “Chris” Perry
Christian “Chris” Perry . . . 25 A Memorial Gathering for Christian “Chris” Perry will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at the   Hartley Funeral Home, Hartley, Iowa. …
Carol Konradi
Services for Carol Konradi, age 74, of Dolliver, Iowa will be held Thursday September 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Armstrong. Visitation will be held prior to service, 12:00 …
Sports
Defensive lineman Kyan Walter tackles the GT/RA ball carrier during North Union’s homecoming game on September 25th.

Slow start but strong finish equals a homecoming win for the Warriors

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 …
Ainsley Ulrich and Cloey Anderson work together to keep the rally going during their game against North Iowa.

Bison squeeze by Warriors for conference win

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, …

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. …

Anderson breaks digs record

Warriors compete at Emmetsburg Invitational

By David Swartz dswartz@esthervillenews.net   EMMETSBURG — Four runners competed in the Emmetsburg Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 15.  In the girls race, Alexis …

Warriors take down Eagles

By David Swartz dswartz@esthervillenews.net BRITT — Having swept West Hancock just a few days earlier, the North Union volleyball team repeated the feat Tuesday, Sept. 8. The Warriors got …