Local News from Northwest Iowa Now

2 hours ago in Local

Deadline Approaches to File for Special Ward 4 City Council Election

All nomination papers must be submitted to the Clay County Auditor’s Office by 5:00 pm this Friday, March 13.

3 hours ago in Local

Northwest Iowa Corridor Habitat for Humanity Has Big Plans for Spencer School Property

The property includes a double lot on East 3rd and East 4th Streets near the old auditorium.

3 hours ago in Farm, Local

Engineers Give Clay County Board Wetlands Initiative Update

The initiative is fully funded by the state through IDALS, ensuring no direct construction or engineering costs to the county or landowners.

3 hours ago in Local

Emmet County Testing Sirens Today

Estherville, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — March 23rd throught the 27th is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa with many emergency warning…

3 hours ago in Education, Local

St. Patricks Catholic School Closing in Sheldon

here are currently 42 students enrolled. No announcement yet on what will become of the school building at 11th Street and 4th Avenue.

3 days ago in Local

Storm Lake Council Approves Deal

The City of Storm Lake has approved a service agreement with Piper Sandler & Co.

3 days ago in Local

Fatal Snowmobile Accident

An Emmetsburg man was killed in a snowmobile accident in Northwest Wisconsin

3 days ago in Local

Clay County Deputies Arrest Peterson Man on Drug Charge

A Peterson man has been arrested on drug charges in Clay County following an incident Thursday night

Entertainment

4 hours ago in Entertainment

Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support

Disney and Pixar's environmental adventure "Hoppers" topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

4 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

‘Country’ Joe McDonald, ’60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84

"Country" Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday. He was 84.

3 days ago in Entertainment

After 5 years, Sarah J. Maas returns to ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ with 2 untitled books

Romantasy favorite Sarah J. Maas has given her millions of fans a plot twist they had long been waiting for — two more books over the next 11 months in her blockbuster "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff’s records show, though charge is not clear

Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early Thursday, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's office, which didn't say what charge she faces.