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Kids with cupcakes

(Screenshots, Eagle Grove Elementary 2023-2024/Facebook)

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 1:40pm

Happy Birthday, Cupcakes!

In what has been a "new tradition" this year, High School Family and Consumer Sciences students baked and served cupcakes to birthday kids at the Elementary school, this time to celebrate April...

Photography Student Nathan Cabrera

Photography Student Nathan Cabrera, who is also the proprietor of Eagle Grove's Bubble Cow ice cream parlor and bakery, during his portfolio review at Iowa Central Community College. (Screenshot, Iowa Central Community College/Facebook)

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 1:16pm

Portfolio Review Time for Iowa Central Photographers

Students in Iowa Central’s Photography Program had the opportunity to connect with local professionals recently for their annual portfolio review day. Students graduating from the program met with...

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 1:03pm

To the Iowans Who Spoke Out

This was not a legislative session that addressed actual problems in Iowa. We did not see bills advance to address our nursing homes, water, and soil quality, or child care/preschool shortages. Our...

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 10:07am

The Idyllic Life: Pest or Pleasure?

It’s fully feeling like springtime now in the Midwest, and we’re thinking more about our outside spaces. We’re watching our perennial plants grow again after a season of dormancy, and we’re deciding...

A morel mushroom

A morel mushroom, among the more prized wild mushrooms sought by foodies. (Beth Macdonald, Unsplash)

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 9:58am

Tips for Hunting for Wild Mushrooms in Iowa

AMES, Iowa – In Iowa, mushroom hunting is quite common. However, knowing the peak time to hunt for a particular mushroom can be challenging. Chelsea Harbach, a plant disease diagnostician in the...

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(Screenshots, Eagle Grove Elementary 2023-2024/Facebook)

Happy Birthday, Cupcakes!

05/09/2024 - 1:40pm
Watch Where You Put Political Signs

05/09/2024 - 1:28pm
Supervisors Talk Budget at Brief Meeting

05/09/2024 - 1:05pm
Photography Student Nathan Cabrera, who is also the proprietor of Eagle Grove's Bubble Cow ice cream parlor and bakery, during his portfolio review at Iowa Central Community College. (Screenshot, Iowa Central Community College/Facebook)

Portfolio Review Time for Iowa Central Photographers

05/08/2024 - 1:16pm
To the Iowans Who Spoke Out

05/08/2024 - 1:03pm
The Idyllic Life: Pest or Pleasure?

05/08/2024 - 10:07am
A morel mushroom, among the more prized wild mushrooms sought by foodies. (Beth Macdonald, Unsplash)

Tips for Hunting for Wild Mushrooms in Iowa

05/08/2024 - 9:58am
Eagle Grove's Nathan Cabrera (left), one of the photographers displaying work at the Iowa Central Art Show, checking out some of the art on display. (Screenshots, Iowa Central Community College/Facebook)

Iowa Central Spring 2024 Student Art Show Results

05/08/2024 - 9:52am
David Schultz, who disappeared five months ago after picking up a load of pigs in Eagle Grove, and whose body was discovered in a Sac City area farm field last Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of the Lake City Police Department)

Body of Trucker Whose Disappearance Baffled the Nation Found After Five Months

05/02/2024 - 12:19pm
Adam Herrington, during a January visit back to the North Central Career Academy in Eagle Grove, now called the North Central Regional Center. (Photo by Edward Lynn)

'Do It for Your Future Self': EGHS Alum Has Some Advice for This Year's Graduating Seniors

05/02/2024 - 12:14pm
Derrick Campana, animal prosthetics expert and host of the Emmy nominated TV show "Wizard of Paws" with Lazy J Rescue Ranch founders Tyler Linn and Haley Fitzpatrick, and Loretta, the lucky little cow. (Screenshot, Lazy J Rescue Ranch/Facebook)

Local Animal Rescue Ranch to be Featured on 'Wizard of Paws' TV Show

05/02/2024 - 11:26am
Parker Poppen posing with several members of the cheerleading squad. (Screenshot, Eagle Grove High School Cheer/Facebook).

Standing Room Only at Pop's BINGO for Cheerleaders

05/02/2024 - 11:14am
Spring Migrants – A northbound flock of green-winged pause to rest and refuel on an Iowa wetland.

A Sight to Behold

05/02/2024 - 11:09am
Damage to neighborhoods in Elkhorn Nebraska in the aftermath of the April 26th tornado outbreak. (Photo courtesy of State Farm Insurance/Flickr.com - CC BY 2.0)

Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Niño has to do with violent storms in the central US

05/02/2024 - 10:59am
(Photos by Edward Lynn)

Spring Luncheon Held at Sacred Heart

05/02/2024 - 10:41am

News

Kids with cupcakes

(Screenshots, Eagle Grove Elementary 2023-2024/Facebook)

05/09/2024 - 1:40pm

Happy Birthday, Cupcakes!

In what has been a "new tradition" this year, High School Family and Consumer Sciences students baked and served cupcakes to birthday kids at the Elementary school, this time to celebrate April birthdays. The tradition may be new, but it sure is...

Watch Where You Put Political Signs

Supervisors Talk Budget at Brief Meeting

Portfolio Review Time for Iowa Central Photographers

To the Iowans Who Spoke Out

The Idyllic Life: Pest or Pleasure?

Sports

Feske crosses the line in the second heat of the 100-meter dash.

05/22/2024 - 10:44am

Track Stars Shine At State

Last Thursday, May 16th, two Eagle Grove girls track sensations represented the purple and gold at historic Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Junior long jumper Addy Jeske and senior sprinter Ayden Feske both qualified for the Iowa High School Track...

Jumping Jeske Does It Again

Feske Keeps Foot On The Pedal

4x100 Dominates Field in Webster City

Kaiser Chooses Trojans

Boys Golfers Tee Off At Home

Obituaries

09/10/2024 - 1:04pm

Lora Ilene Gangestad, the daughter of Richard and Mary (Hazelwood) Gangestad, was born on June 29, 1959 in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. She was raised and educated in Eagle Grove, graduating with the “Class of 1977” She attended Iowa Central and DMACC...

Carolyn Hutchinson

Sherwood “Woody” Boyd

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Wright County Fair 2024

EGHS Class of 2024

2024 Wright County Visitor Guide

2023 Santa Letters

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