The Belmond-Klemme Community School District Board of Education recognized student achievements, approved personnel items and reviewed district operations

As the spring semester gets underway at Belmond-Klemme, teachers say the months ahead are some of the busiest, and most rewarding, of the school year.

When Anne Stokke arrived in Iowa as a 17-year-old foreign exchange student, she didn’t know exactly what to expect, only that she was ready for something

The district recently participated in Book Blast,

Rick Sherrard, Jaace Weidemann and Claire Uselting began their roles following the winter break, filling key positions across industrial technology, band

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BELMOND — The Belmond-Klemme Jazz Band opened its competition season with a top finish, earning first place at the Triton Jazz Festival held last week at Iowa Central Community College.

The festival, hosted at Iowa Central Community College, marked the first competition of the season for the jazz ensemble from the Belmond-Klemme Community School District.

Rowan water advisory remains in place as repair work continues

For the first time in more than 50 years, humanity is preparing to leave Earth orbit and journey back toward the Moon.

Next month, NASA plans to launch Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission that will carry four astronauts around the Moon and safely back to Earth. If successful, it will mark the first time humans have traveled beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo era ended in 1972.

That fact alone should give us pause.

The Belmond City Council on Monday discussed possible legislative changes to the state’s property tax system, and how that could impact the City’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget plans.

Lawmakers have recently tried to reform property taxes, merging levies in 2023 and proposing an overhaul of Iowa's system in 2025.

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The Wright County Board of Supervisors on Monday were presented with the annual update from Healthy Harvest of North Iowa (HHNI), which included a request for increased funding.

Andrea Evelsizer, Executive Director Healthy Harvest, was not present to give the update, but the board received an email from Evelsizer with her report.

ROWAN — The City of Rowan has issued a boil water advisory following a water main break, city officials announced Fri

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BELMOND — The Upscale the Trail Committee has been awarded a $30,000 Iowa Tree Planting Grant from the