There were enthusiastic celebrations at Faris Field in Belmond on May 2 for the Forest City High School boys and girls track and field athletes along with their coaches. It’s where both FCHS teams won 2024 Top of Iowa Conference West championships.
Longtime Forest City Community School District paraeducator Bob Ritter was recently named the 2023-24 Region 1 Above and Beyond the Call Paraeducator Award winner by Central Rivers Area Education Agency.
Sometimes referred to as the Iowa Oscars, the 33rd Annual Iowa Motion Picture Awards Film Festival was held at the Boman Fine Arts Center in Forest City on May 4. The venue was the site for this annual Iowa movie celebration for a second straight year.
The Forest City Community School District has announced its Class of 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees.
On April 30, the Forest City Rotary Club honored 53 Forest City High School seniors graduating in 2024 grade-point averages of 3.25 or higher. The luncheon was held at Salveson Hall on the Waldorf University campus.
The Forest City school board held an April 29 public hearing on an amendment to the district’s 2023-24 budget and proposed 2024-25 budget. No verbal comments were received, and Board Secretary Sara Meinders reported that no written comments had been received.
An April 26 Distinguished Alumna Award for 2024 from North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City quickly took Beth Bilyeu, executive director of the Forest City Economic Development, back to the launch of her career over three decades ago.
Spring is here and the Winnebago County campgrounds at Thorpe Park and Dahle Park are now open.
Three Forest City High School students and FFA members, supported by FFA Advisor Ryan Faught and others, have worked hard to bring an innovative project to life.
The Winnebago County Conservation Board will hold a spring stargazing program beginning at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10. It will be held at the Hanson Nature Center, 41600 Highway 69, north of Leland, and should last for about 45 minutes.
At their April meeting, Forest City school board members approved public notice of the district’s 2024-25 proposed budget.
The Forest City Public Library will host author Sherrie Hansen at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 4.
We celebrate many special days each year, but one you may have never heard of is fast-approaching. It is World Migratory Bird Day, which is commemorated each year on the second Saturday in May.
After a public hearing on the rehabilitation of runway 15/33 project at the Forest City Municipal Airport on April 15, Forest City council members approved a $1.4 million contract with Heartland Asphalt of Mason City for the work.
After consecutive years with a destination post-prom event, Forest City junior-senior prom students and their guests enjoyed a hometown “Wild Wild West” themed prom on April 13. It was capped by a post-prom celebration at the Super Bowl just east of town.
After an April 15 public hearing that was long-awaited by some impacted residents, the Forest City Council unanimously approved a resolution of necessity for its 2024 Country Club Heights street reconstruction project. The hearing was held at the Forest City Emergency Services Center.
Riley Crook has recently joined Lichtsinn RV in Forest City as an RV Service Consultant. He is a graduate of Norwalk High School and attended Iowa Central Community College and Iowa State University in Ames, studying engineering and design tech.
During his time at North Iowa High School, Dan Miller of Buffalo Center enjoyed working backstage. A decade past his high school graduation, Miller will make his on-stage debut as Simon Stimson when BrickStreet Theatre opens "Our Town" in Forest City, April 26-28 and May 3-5.
Forest City Parks and Recreation Department Director Sue Edmondson has released the statistical leaders from the 36th Forest City Alumni Basketball Tournament held on April 5-7.
Winnebago Industries’ subsidiary Grand Design RV has announced its entrance into the motorized category will start with a class C motorhome under the brand name Lineage. Its launch is anticipated in July.
Forest City continued its front-line assault on the invasive insect species, emerald ash borer, at its initial April city council meeting.
Survivors of three competitive six-team divisions in the 36th Forest City Alumni Basketball Tournament April 5-7, all found themselves in closely contested Sunday championships at the soon-to-be named Sue Edmondson Civic Auditorium.