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Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 2:00pm
HARDIN COUNTY – The Eldora-New Providence Tiger PACK, a huge part of this area’s after-school and summer childcare offering, has regularly looked to the E-NP School District for help funding its director’s position. So when the current director decided to step down recently the...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 2:00pm
HARDIN COUNTY – Last week Hardin County Supervisors juggled questions about the sheriff’s department move to add a security person at the new single point of entry to the Hardin County Courthouse.
Then, just the very next day, news out of Waterloo likely gave the board some satisfaction...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 2:00pm
NEW PROVIDENCE – They sent out a thanks to everyone in the community and surrounding area, and to the Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation, thanks from the New Providence Fire Department. Everyone involved made possible the recent purchase of a new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus....
Monday, January 20, 2020 - 2:00pm
As she readied for Thanksgiving festivities on November 27, rural Hampton resident Martha Elaine Wallace received the first of two phone calls that would eventually bring closure to her and her family.
Nearly 78 years ago to the day, her uncle, Leo Keninger, of Ackley, was presumed one of 2,335...
Sunday, January 19, 2020 - 2:00pm
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span.Apple-tab-span {white-space:pre}HUBBARD-RADCLIFFE – The Hubbard-Radcliffe School Board recently discussed offering an early retirement option...
Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 2:00pm
ELDORA – 2019 was a much talked about year-weather-wise, and National Weather Spotter Mark Hoover had the significant numbers for you during 2019.
In January, Eldora recorded 13 below zero and 12.6 inches of snow, which translated into one and 23/100ths inch of moisture content.
Read the full...
Friday, January 17, 2020 - 2:00pm
Effective January 1, 2020, the Hardin County Treasurer’s Office will be requesting customers to provide a bill of sale when transferring titles to motor vehicles between private parties and all dealer sales, with an implementation date of July 1, 2020.
The Iowa State County Treasurer’s...
Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 2:00pm
HARDIN COUNTY – “Alert Iowa” is the latest telecommunications application to give public safety providers the power to notify the public of emergency situations, and do it on a nearly instantaneous basis.
Alerts come via your phone, cell, landline or otherwise.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 2:00pm
HARDIN COUNTY – Estimates on repairs will run about $99,000 on a gravel road bridge just northeast of Eldora. It was heavily damaged when a manure transport struck a guardrail and left the crossing impassible for the rest of this winter.
The road in question is referred to as X Avenue....
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 4:13pm
(submitted by the Iowa Farm Bureau)
HARDIN COUNTY – A new crop marketing workshop focusing on crop marketing is set for March 12 in Iowa Falls. At this time, the location is being selected.
The session was specifically designed in these tight margin times to help farmers learn and apply the...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 2:00pm
ELDORA – Eldora’s date with another big cross-state bike ride is still a spring and half a summer away, but it’s not too early to start planning.
And you can chart the pace of Iowa’s Ride and the Eldora welcome project on – naturally – Facebook.
Look for...
Monday, January 13, 2020 - 2:00pm
ELDORA – For the second year running, the Eldora Lions, Rotary and Kiwanis are teaming up to deliver a special gift to the family of the first baby born locally in 2020.
The Owlet baby monitor is back on the 2020 gift list.
Read the full article in the January 14 edition of the Eldora HErald-...
