Looking for a fun time this weekend?   Come to Swea City and enjoy three days of activities starting on Friday, June 24 with the Antique Tractor Ride.   Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. in … more

Contracts for high school principal Robert Zotz and elementary principal Katie Black, along with Erin Rogers were approved at the North Union School Board meeting on Monday, June 13. Principal … more

North Kossuth School Board approved two purchases during their June 13th meeting. Sixty Chromebooks for the second and sixth grade students were approved.  Along with 21 new iPads for … more

Collegiate baseball is back!  And people are excited to watch the Ragin’ Roosters at the Bancroft Memorial Ballpark. The Expedition League, based out of Sioux Falls, SD, consists of … more

Longtime Bancroft business owner Charles Kennedy passed away on Sunday, June 12 at the age of 69 at the Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines. Charlie, as most people called him, was a staple in … more

Kathy and Dick Sturm of rural Armstrong have raised a lot over the years. Dick has raised corn and soybeans and beef cattle on their farm overlooking Iowa Lake. Kathy helped raise students … more

The Swea City Council heard a proposed schedule for lagoon upgrades at their monthly meeting Wednesday, May 18. Mayor Wendy Zielske updated incoming Councilman Barry Boland and the rest of the … more