Hawarden Continues Flood Recovery as FEMA Buyouts and New Housing Move Forward
Recovery from the devastating 2024 floods has not been easy, but the city of Hawarden is moving forward. Hawarden Mayor Larry Gregg was a recent guest on The Daily Grind […]
West Sioux Faces Changes Ahead of Next School Year
As we near the end of June, the West Sioux School District is already looking ahead to the upcoming school year. Construction projects at the district’s elementary schools in Hawarden […]
Hawarden Community Foundation awards grants of more than $94,000
The Hawarden Community Foundation recently awarded more than $94,000 in grants to local projects during a presentation on June 3. The largest grant awarded was $25,040 to the Hawarden Senior […]
FEMA Funding Coming for Hawarden
Funding for the City of Hawarden’s property acquisition program following the 2024 flood is closer to becoming a reality. Public works director Travis Waterman told the Hawarden City Council this […]
West Sioux Names McVay as Next Middle/High School Principal
The West Sioux Community School District has named Adam McVay as the next middle school and high school principal, pending school board approval. McVay will officially begin his new role […]
Hawarden Opens 50-Year-Old Bicentennial Time Capsule, Begins New Capsule for 2076
Members of the Hawarden community joined students from West Sioux Elementary School last Friday to celebrate the opening of a time capsule buried nearly 50 years ago during America’s Bicentennial […]
Proposed Big Sioux River Boat Ramp Project Moves Forward in Hawarden
Sioux County Conservation and the City of Hawarden could be teaming up on a partnership for a boat ramp on the Big Sioux River. At a recent city council meeting, […]
Peoples Bank Fraud Specialist Warns of Rising Scam Tactics, Identity Theft Risks
Identity theft and fraud remain among the most common crimes in the country, with nearly 70% of scam victims experiencing some type of financial loss. Those concerns were the focus […]
West Sioux’s Alynn Coppock Named Superintendent at Riverside
The Riverside Community School District has selected Alynn Coppock as its next superintendent. The district, located in southwest Iowa’s Pottawattamie County, serves about 700 students across three schools in the […]
Progress Report: NW Iowa Farmers Ahead of State in Early Planting
While wet conditions across much of the state have slowed planting progress, farmers in Northwest Iowa appear to be ahead of the curve. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Leah […]