Story created Dec 03, 2009 - 10:31:19 CST. The West Hancock High School National Honor Society, along with the Angel Tree Society, is planning to spread a little Christmas cheer to children throughout Hancock County. We are sponsoring the Toys for Angels drive again this year. Full Story »
Story created Dec 03, 2009 - 10:31:11 CST. Courtesy of “Mama” Jo Lecount, Homosassas, Fla. One of our most famous depression hobos, Frisco Jack (John Sopko), caught the westbound. This is such sad news. He was two months shy of his 100th birthday. Full Story »
Story created Dec 03, 2009 - 10:31:10 CST. The Globe Gazette's Christmas Cheer Fund will enter its 82nd year on Monday, Nov. 23 - and the need for help has never been greater. Full Story »
Story created Dec 03, 2009 - 10:31:10 CST. Hand sanitizers are popping up everywhere and parishioners are thinking twice about shaking hands on Sunday morning - all because of a virus called H1N1. Full Story »
Story created Dec 03, 2009 - 10:31:10 CST. Jon Swenson climbs down from the ladder he is using to string holiday lights from his store on Main Avenue in Britt. From across the street, a woman's good-natured voice can be heard. Full Story »
Story created Dec 03, 2009 - 10:31:17 CST. For most, the possibilities are endless when it comes to what could be done with $100. While some might reward themselves with a few items off of their personal wish list, others might put it towards a long-awaited vacation. Full Story »
Story created Dec 03, 2009 - 10:31:18 CST. A 50-year-old Britt development group recently has not completed any large projects, but that does not mean it has stopped searching for ways to attract new business and industry to the city. Full Story »
Story created Dec 08, 2009 - 14:57:26 CST. FOREST CITY - Winnebago County Supervisors once again were scheduled to discuss ratification of an agreement between County Sheriff Doug Jenson and Deputy Sheriff Dave Peterson on Tuesday. Full Story »
Story created Dec 08, 2009 - 14:58:05 CST. Those in attendance Wednesday morning dug right in, commencing construction for the future maintenance building. Full Story »
Story created Dec 08, 2009 - 14:57:26 CST. I-JOBS helps to spot Forest City necessary funds to take on one million dollar project. Full Story »
Story created Dec 08, 2009 - 14:57:27 CST. FOREST CITY - Life has been getting “busy” for Winnebago County Auditor Jennifer Fjelstad so this week, the Scarville Democrat tendered her resignation. Full Story »
Story created Dec 08, 2009 - 14:57:27 CST. FOREST CITY - The last major hurdle to the sale of Waldorf College to Columbia Southern University was cleared last week, setting the stage for a January closing. Full Story »
Story created Dec 08, 2009 - 14:57:28 CST. Seth Champney hit the switch, glanced up at the brightly lit tree and the look on his face was, in a word, priceless. Full Story »
Story created Nov 25, 2009 - 14:48:52 CST. North Iowa Community Action Organization announced applications are now being accepted for the 2009-10 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Full Story »
Story created Nov 25, 2009 - 14:48:43 CST. The community, as well as students of the West Hancock School District, got the opportunity last week to learn about the important role each and every educator plays in the lives of students today. Full Story »
Story created Nov 25, 2009 - 14:48:50 CST. Mark Anderson joined the Army with one dream: to be an officer. Three years after the Kanawha man enlisted his dream was shattered. He said a fellow soldier tried to kill him by feeding him rat poison. Full Story »
Story created Nov 25, 2009 - 14:48:50 CST. Steve Lovik ticked off the reasons he's become passionate about his new job as a community relations director for the American Cancer Society. Full Story »
Story created Nov 25, 2009 - 14:48:50 CST. The family of the late TereseAnn Lynch is seeking a change in state law that would proactively remove firearms from subjects of domestic abuse protection petitions. Full Story »
Story created Nov 25, 2009 - 14:48:51 CST. Family and friends filled St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan Monday morning to remember a life lost much too soon. Full Story »
Story created Nov 25, 2009 - 14:48:51 CST. Although she can't change the weather, Dianne Hanson can certainly keep track of it. Full Story »
Story created Nov 25, 2009 - 14:48:51 CST. The turkeys are stocked, the stuffing is ordered and lines at local grocery stores are guaranteed to be a little longer as area residents prepare to serve their families a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings. Full Story »
Story created Dec 01, 2009 - 14:29:15 CST. Six years doesn't seem like a long enough time to grow so attached to a place, but as I've told people over the past few days, Forest City feels just as much my hometown as little old Mapleton, Minn., where I spent most of my formative years. Full Story »
Story created Dec 01, 2009 - 14:29:15 CST. FOREST CITY - Waldorf College Choir Director Blair Buffington believes that this weekend's Christmas celebration at the college is a must-see. Full Story »
Story created Dec 01, 2009 - 14:29:16 CST. FOREST CITY - Reaching Riley Lewis on Thanksgiving Friday meant calling him on his cell phone. Full Story »
Story created Dec 01, 2009 - 15:20:19 CST. The Relay for Life banner makes its way around the track during the opening ceremonies of the 2009 event that was held this past June in Forest City. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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