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Clarion Development Alliance president Brittany Howieson and the board of directors presented certificates of achievement and milestone awards at the group’s 2025-26 meeting Monday, Oc…

Designs, plans, and budgets for the Eagle Grove Community School District’s administrative addition and elementary building HVAC system update headlined the Monday, October 12, meeting…

Discussion of Americans with Disabilities Act compliance for the Wright County website through a recent seminar was the highlight of the Monday, October 12, Board of Supervisors meetin…

Information regarding a district student count day with 45 fewer students than the 2025-26 academic year was presented at the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows school board meeting Thursday, Octo…

BELMOND — It took just one month for the Belmond Public Library to find sponsors for every magazine subscription available through its Adopt-A-Magazine program this year.All 51 titles …

BELMOND — Sixty years later, the memories of Oct. 14, 1966, remain vivid for those who lived through the tornado that devastated Belmond.The tornado killed six people, hospitalized 36 …

Through a letter from Wright County Economic Development Director Aaron Budweg, the continuing work with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Assessment initiative took an…

A notice of acceptability, two pay orders, and a change request moved the City of Clarion nearer to the finish line of its water main project at the Tuesday, October 6, council meeting…

A cup of coffee might not seem like a big deal.But in a small Iowa community, where a customer spends that dollar can ripple far beyond the cash register.That’s one of the lessons Char…

Eagle Grove's downtown will get a new holiday look this winter after the City Council unanimously approved a $20,160 package of new pole-mounted decorations at its Monday, October 5, m…

With the recent closing of the Goldfield Veterinary Clinic, the Wright County Humane Society is trying to find avenues to handle stray dogs and cats in the area. They made a presentati…

It used to be that a small-town student would have limited options when it came to higher education offerings.“There would only be state schools or private institutions to choose from.…

EAGLE GROVE — A new Halloween event in Eagle Grove will bring together law enforcement, local businesses and families for an evening of trick-or-treating, games and community connectio…

BELMOND — At Belmond-Klemme volleyball home matches, some of the students receiving recognition aren't the ones putting points on the scoreboard.For the third year, the Bronco Volleyba…

With a unanimous vote of approval, the Wright County Board of Supervisors approved a 28E agreement between the city of Belmond and the county sheriff’s office to have the sheriff’s dep…