On March 16, the Kingsland School Board met in regular session at 6:30 p.m., after a short emergency session to discuss changes due to the coronavirus. Members present included Board Chair Jackie Horsman, Maranda Emig, Natasha Howard, Noella Lund, and Kyle Rader. Superintendent James Hecimovich and Principal Scott Klavetter were also in attendance. Tiffany Mundfrom was … [Read more...]
Rich Wicks
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What's an Iowegian doing writing for the Journal? That's a mystery. All
we really know is that Rich lives in Cresco (Iowa), and when he's not
working, he can often be spotted chasing his wife and kids around the
neighborhood, hollering, "Uff da, slow down!"
Mabel-Canton Facility Survey to determine bond support
Mabel-Canton’s School Board held a special meeting on March 5 to discuss needed facility upgrades, and a possible bond referendum that would be voted upon later this year. Members present included Chris Miller, Cristal Adkins, Traci Livingood, Diane Wilder, Dustin Tollefsrud and Superintendent Gary Kuphal. Jason Marquardt participated from a remote location via an … [Read more...]
Mabel to enforce two pet limit
The Mabel City Council met in regular session on March 11. Members present included Mayor Jim Westby, City Clerk/Treasurer Karen Larson, Gary Morken, Terry Torkelson, and Kirsten Wyffels. Adam Wilder was absent. No citizens attended to address the council on any issues. At recent meetings, the council has discussed required licensing of pets, and at this meeting there was … [Read more...]
Wykoff sets assessment and hearing on County 5 project
The Wykoff City Council held a regular meeting on March 9. All council members were in attendance (Lyle Morey, Richard Gleason, Mayor Al Williams, City Clerk Becky Schmidt, Mary Sackett and Mary Tjepkes). Daren Sikkink, from the engineering and planning firm of WHKS, addressed the council regarding two proposed resolutions regarding the County State-Aid Highway 5 … [Read more...]
Spring Valley approves two Conditional Use Permits
The Spring Valley City Council met in regular session on March 9, with all members present (Mayor Tony Archer, Luan Ruesink, Chris Danielson, John Dols, Mike Hadland and City Administrator Deb Zimmer). The council considered two requests for conditional use permits (CUPs) within the city. The first request was from Holly Hutchens, to be allowed to run a ballet studio at 112 … [Read more...]