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22 hours ago in Lifestyle

How to talk about money with your kids

At the grocery store, Jamie Corum sets a two-minute timer for her 10-year-old daughter to look around. Then she resets it to 10 minutes so her daughter can choose one thing to buy, making sure she considers her budget and how much tax she'll have to pay.

Tilted metal grain silo leaning against neighboring silos at an industrial facility, with a brown warehouse in the foreground and utility poles nearby.

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Lake Park Elevator Damaged in Storm

The City of Lake Park is compiling a list of volunteers to help clean up storm damage

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Shirley Lowe, 96, St. Paul, MN, formerly of Spencer

Graveside Services for 96-year-old Shirley Lowe of St. Paul, MN, formerly of Spencer will be Friday, July 3rd at 10:00am…

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Softball and Baseball Scores: 6/29/26

Scores from around the KICD 9-County Area

Group photo of a high school baseball team in purple uniforms labeled 'TIGERS' on gym bleachers, with coaches in back row.

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Tigers Come Back from 4-Run Deficit to Overcome Wolfpack in Extras

Trenton Hallett drives in Aaden Techen to walk it off in 10th

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Denise Gellhaus, 77, Omaha, NE

Graveside Services for 72-year-old Denise Gellhaus of Omaha will be Thursday, July 2nd at 1:00pm at the Waterman Cemetery in…

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Storm Lake Man Faces Local Drug Charges and Assault Charges in Sioux Falls

STORM LAKE, IA (Northwestiowanow) — A Storm Lake man has pleaded guilty to a drug charge in Iowa while facing…

Portrait of Greg Ebeling, smiling, wearing a gray polo with a Pella logo against a blue background.

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Former Spencer Superintendent Greg Ebeling Retires After 35 Years in Education

Pella, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — Greg Ebeling retires after 35 years in education this week. He was a teacher in Oskalooska,…

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Osceola County Unemployment Lowest in the State

Des Moines, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — Some of the lowest unemployment rates in the state of Iowa for the month of…

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Mary Ellen Benz, 77, of Estherville

Funeral services for Mary Ellen Benz, 77, of Estherville will be held Friday, July 3rd at 5:00 p.m. at Trinity…

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85-year-old Janet Heikens of Spencer

A funeral service for 85-year-old Janet Heikens of Spencer will be Friday, July 3rd, at 10:30 AM at the Sacred…

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Joseph B. Henely, 77, Of Rodman, West Bend; formerly of Ayrshire

Military graveside services for Joseph B. Henely age 77, known to friends and family as Joe, of Rodman and West…

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Wayne Otto DeWall, 78, of Havelock

Visitation for Wayne Otto DeWall, 78, of Havelock will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1st, at…

2 days ago in Sports

Play is underway in ideal conditions on the opening day of Wimbledon

Among the early matches on the opening day of the grass-court Grand Slam: Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Darja Vidmanova 7-5, 6-3; rising Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar, in his Wimbledon debut, beat Felix Gill 6-3, 6-3, 7-5; and French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska, who needed a wild-card entry, was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 by Mananchaya Sawangkaew.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? What we know

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce really getting married at Madison Square Garden? Frenzied speculation surrounding the superstar singer and football player's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at one of New York's iconic landmarks.

2 days ago in Lifestyle

Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it’s a bad idea

You've likely heard it since childhood: Don't scratch that bug bite or rash, you'll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad?

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Fallout from Intra-Party Political Endorsement in Clay County

Spencer, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — A political story. In the June 9th Republican primary incumbant Clay County Supervisor Barry Anderson received…

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Sheldon Man Dies in Harrison County Mishap

Magnolia, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — The Iowa State Patrol reports a Sheldon man died of injuries received in a rollover accident…

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CORRECTION TO STORY …. Idaho, Not Iowa

(Northwestiowanow.com) — We wish to correct a story we posted and aired last week. We frequently remind you to be…

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27 minutes ago in Local

Opening on ELC School Board

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Estherville, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — There’s an opening on the Estherville Lincoln Central school board. Flor Hernandez submitted her resignation last…

2 hours ago in Local

New Northwest Iowa Now App

New Northwest Iowa Now app launches with updated design, bookmarking, search, weather Spencer, IA (Northwest Iowa Now – To provide…

16 hours ago in Sports

Haaland scores deciding goal as Norway wins its 1st World Cup knockout game, beating Ivory Coast 2-1

Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute and Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time, advancing to the round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast on Tuesday.

16 hours ago in Sports

Serena Williams begins Wimbledon comeback on Centre Court in her return to singles

Serena Williams is back on Wimbledon's Centre Court for her first singles match in nearly four years. The 44-year-old Williams was given a standing ovation Tuesday as she walked onto the grass court where she won seven of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles.