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Left to right, Dr. Dan Gabrielson (recipient of the Innovators Award), Dr. Michael McLoughlin (recipient of the Helmsman Award), and ISH CEO Steve Simonin. Photo by Bridget Shileny

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 10:08am

Hospital honors two doctors for outstanding service

The last year has been a year like no other, especially in the healthcare industry. There have been difficulties but also remarkable successes. This has been true at Iowa Specialty Hospitals and...

Clarion Fitness Center manager Lisa Russell has been working towards fun new classes at the facility throughout the last year, like the one pictured. COVID has slowed things down, however. The fitness center is encouraging members to come back and people to join. Photo provided

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 9:53am

Clarion Fitness Center hopes to “get back to being packed”

In January, fitness centers are usually buzzing places. Many people resolve to increase their physical activity, lose weight, or make a lifestyle change. At the Clarion Fitness Center, this typically...

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 9:51am

Property tax levy to go up 154%

The proposed fiscal year 2021-22 budget for the Wright County Assessor’s Office will increase by $154,000 over the 2020-21 fiscal year. Wright County Assessor Shari Plagge stressed that its important...

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 9:47am

Board hears about moving to next vaccination group

During the Monday meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors, Sandy McGrath with Public Health noted in her weekly COVID update that there has been 1,630 positive cases since March. For...

Clarion native Mark Hill gets fishing holes ready with his ice auger for an afternoon of fishing at Lake Cornelia recently. Pan fish and small yellow bass are the most popular catches. In an hour of fishing, Hill caught a half dozen perch. He fishes often in the winter. Sometimes alone, other times with a friend or two. “I almost like ice fishing better than fishing in the summer months,” he said.

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 9:45am

Winter weather = winter fun

While some events and activities are more limited during the times of COVID, being outdoors can be a welcome relief. Ample snowfall and moderate temperatures have all added to the...

TOP HEADLINES

Left to right, Dr. Dan Gabrielson (recipient of the Innovators Award), Dr. Michael McLoughlin (recipient of the Helmsman Award), and ISH CEO Steve Simonin. Photo by Bridget Shileny

Hospital honors two doctors for outstanding service

01/20/2021 - 10:08am
Clarion Fitness Center manager Lisa Russell has been working towards fun new classes at the facility throughout the last year, like the one pictured. COVID has slowed things down, however. The fitness center is encouraging members to come back and people to join. Photo provided

Clarion Fitness Center hopes to “get back to being packed”

01/20/2021 - 9:53am
Property tax levy to go up 154%

01/20/2021 - 9:51am
Board hears about moving to next vaccination group

01/20/2021 - 9:47am
Clarion native Mark Hill gets fishing holes ready with his ice auger for an afternoon of fishing at Lake Cornelia recently. Pan fish and small yellow bass are the most popular catches. In an hour of fishing, Hill caught a half dozen perch. He fishes often in the winter. Sometimes alone, other times with a friend or two. “I almost like ice fishing better than fishing in the summer months,” he said.

Winter weather = winter fun

01/20/2021 - 9:45am
The CGD High School Chorus singing at the Meadows in Clarion before Christmas. They also sang at the Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. Photo provided

CGD High School Chorus finds ways to reach the elderly

01/20/2021 - 9:38am
Cyrene Lodge donates to Kids Korner

01/20/2021 - 9:35am
Connor State (left) and Nevan Foss work on defense in a previous game this season. State scored a double-double versus PAC, while Foss had a rebound in that same game.

Cowboys basketball wins third in a row 65-62 over PAC

01/20/2021 - 9:27am
The Cowboys clinched another NCC wrestling dual meet title with their win at Algona (photo by Marcie Broderson).

Cowboy wrestlers defeat Iowa Falls-Alden

01/20/2021 - 9:24am
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at CGD Middle School

01/13/2021 - 8:55am
New Clarion Chamber Director Lydia Schroeder. Photo by Bridget Shileny

New Chamber Director excited to be back in the area

01/13/2021 - 8:31am
“We will not waste a single dose”- Wright County provides COVID-19 vaccine update

01/13/2021 - 8:26am
Board hears about slow vaccines, picks sign company

01/13/2021 - 8:23am
School board hears more about daycare situation

01/13/2021 - 8:22am
Clarion council holds first meeting of year

01/13/2021 - 8:21am

News

Left to right, Dr. Dan Gabrielson (recipient of the Innovators Award), Dr. Michael McLoughlin (recipient of the Helmsman Award), and ISH CEO Steve Simonin. Photo by Bridget Shileny

01/20/2021 - 10:08am

Hospital honors two doctors for outstanding service

The last year has been a year like no other, especially in the healthcare industry. There have been difficulties but also remarkable successes. This has been true at Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics (ISH) as well. In light of all that has...

Clarion Fitness Center hopes to “get back to being packed”

Property tax levy to go up 154%

Board hears about moving to next vaccination group

Winter weather = winter fun

CGD High School Chorus finds ways to reach the elderly

Sports

Connor State (left) and Nevan Foss work on defense in a previous game this season. State scored a double-double versus PAC, while Foss had a rebound in that same game.

01/20/2021 - 9:27am

Cowboys basketball wins third in a row 65-62 over PAC

The Cowboys are playing their best basketball of the season right now and are also riding a three-game winning streak as they bring their record closer to .500, with their latest victim being PAC after a 65-62 win last Tuesday at Pocahontas. They...

Cowboy wrestlers defeat Iowa Falls-Alden

Cowboy wrestlers assigned to Clear Lake sectional

Cowgirls lose 66-44 to Pocahontas Area

Cowboys Bball takes wins over B-K, Hampton-Dumont/CAL

Cowgirls defeat Broncos, Bulldogs

Obituaries

01/21/2021 - 8:13am

Irma Jean Turner

Irma Jean Turner of Lincoln, Nebraska (formerly of Iowa Falls and Galt, Iowa; Rogers and Bella Vista, Arkansas) died on January 16, 2021. She was born in Muscatine, Iowa on April 7, 1934 to †Gene and †Eleanor Minder, the oldest of four (†Jack, †Jane...

Gene Smith

Barbara J. Valley McAllister

William D. Ahrens

Clifford Bruce Nicholson

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