News
Sloth and Mama T, CAPTION Maxwell "Sloth" Williams (left) and Mama T are crowned the 2025 Hobo King and Queen.
08/12/2025 - 4:16pm
BRITT - Three candidates were presented for the king and queen of the Britt Hobo Convention and only one from each group were crowned the 125th Hobo King and Queen, the highest honor in the community. Queen candidiates were Doubletrack, Asia, and...
Opinion
06/25/2025 - 11:20am
After an unprecedented effort from 12 Iowa Republican senators to get a bill (HF639) to the floor for a vote our hopes of passage were dashed by Gov. Reynolds’ veto. This bill protected property owners and their rights from the use of eminent domain...
Sports
07/15/2025 - 2:50pm
The Top of Iowa West Division announced All-Conference Team picks for baseball and softball. Included are athletes from Bishop Garrigan, Eagle Grove, Forest City, Lake Mills, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, North Union, West Hancock and Belmond-Klemme...
Obituaries
08/17/2025 - 9:32pm
CLEAR LAKE - Kenneth “Ken” Joseph Chizek, 68, passed away on August 16 at home after a courageous cancer battle with peritoneal mesothelioma, surrounded by his loving family.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 at St....
