News
Daniel lJ. Martinez
05/14/2025 - 12:25pm
BRITT - The Britt City Council approved the hiring of Daniel J. Martinez for the Britt Chief of Police position. Martinez will officially begin at Britt on June 2. The council met May 6.
Martinez salary was set at $90,000 plus 3 weeks vacation the...
Opinion
05/14/2025 - 12:22pm
I graduated from high school in 1984, which was right in the middle of the farm crisis in the Midwest. There weren’t a lot of jobs here in Iowa. I remember applying to every restaurant in town—McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Perkins—you name it...
Sports
L-R: GHV's Hailey Bredlow putts at the New Hampton Invitational. Kyli Helgeson watches her putt roll to the hole. Helgeson shot a 100 over 18 holes for the day. GHV finished 5th as a team. Rick Ermer photos
05/13/2025 - 3:30pm
New Hampton – On Thursday, May 8, the GHV girls golf team competed in the New Hampton Invitational. With six teams in attendance, the Cards finished fifth.
New Hampton took top honors with a score of 335, Sumner-Fredericksburg came in second at 367...
Obituaries
05/13/2025 - 3:03pm
Vera H. Bachman, 92, of Garner, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Concord Care Center
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 16, 2025, at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with Rev. Brian Lund officiating. Burial...
