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Wed, 08/12/2020 - 6:35am

Small-town diner feel back on Main Street- Twiins Shoppe restaurant opening soon in Clarion

If you’re walking or driving down Main Street in Clarion this week, you may catch a whiff of something delicious. It could be freshly baked cinnamon rolls or maybe scratch-made meatloaf. Whatever it...

After 104 years, the Moore Hotel building in Clarion, now operating as the Cornerstone Apartments is still going strong. Current owners, Karl and Jodie Helgevold, have had the building since 2010 and recently did some big renovations and additions, including this impressive up-lighting on the outside of the building. Tennant Steve Dorenkamp took this photo.

Wed, 08/12/2020 - 6:33am

Cornerstone building of Clarion has stood the test of time- Part 2

Part 2 of 2 This story is a continuation of last week’s front-page story. Though the era of the Moore Hotel actually operating as a hotel was over by the late 1970s, the giant building, located on...

Wed, 08/12/2020 - 6:30am

COVID Q&A with Supt. Joe Nelson

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Superintendent Joe Nelson and other school officials have fielded hundreds of questions in the last weeks about what school during COVID-19 will be like when it starts in a few...

Wed, 08/12/2020 - 6:27am

CGD Board approves updated Return to Learn plan

The Monday night meeting of the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Board of Education was again dominated by COVID-19 related discussion as the group was walked through an updated Return to Learn...

Completed bridge replacement on 185th Street, west of Lake Cornelia, between Nelson Ave and R-45. Photo provided

Wed, 08/12/2020 - 6:13am

Supervisors hear about Belmond Test Iowa clinic

Sandy McGrath updated the board on COVID-19 in Wright County. She noted that the county has seen an uptick in daily cases in the last week or two. McGrath said that in mid-July, Wright...

TOP HEADLINES

Small-town diner feel back on Main Street- Twiins Shoppe restaurant opening soon in Clarion

08/12/2020 - 6:35am
After 104 years, the Moore Hotel building in Clarion, now operating as the Cornerstone Apartments is still going strong. Current owners, Karl and Jodie Helgevold, have had the building since 2010 and recently did some big renovations and additions, including this impressive up-lighting on the outside of the building. Tennant Steve Dorenkamp took this photo.

Cornerstone building of Clarion has stood the test of time- Part 2

08/12/2020 - 6:33am
COVID Q&A with Supt. Joe Nelson

08/12/2020 - 6:30am
CGD Board approves updated Return to Learn plan

08/12/2020 - 6:27am
Completed bridge replacement on 185th Street, west of Lake Cornelia, between Nelson Ave and R-45. Photo provided

Supervisors hear about Belmond Test Iowa clinic

08/12/2020 - 6:13am
Council authorizes sale of city-owned property on 1st St SE

08/12/2020 - 6:11am
Reynolds stands firm on in-person learning

08/12/2020 - 6:04am
On top of Betty Jo’s head is one of Thor’s favorite places to be. Photo from Facebook with permission

This summer is for the birds

08/12/2020 - 6:03am
This sketch of the Moore Hotel, now the Cornerstone Apartments, located on the corner of Main Street and 1st Ave NE, appeared on the front cover of The Wright County Monitor on November 10, 1915. The hotel had yet to be built at this time, but the plan was in place. The article also featured the names of investors who had pledged anything between $5 to $250 to help purchase the site to donate to J.H. Moore for the building of the hotel.

Cornerstone building of Clarion has stood the test of time- From the Moore Hotel to upscale apartments

08/05/2020 - 10:27am
Dick Cahalan, one of the two managers of the James R. Johnson Endowment, is proud of the number of projects which can be funded to enhance outreaches in Eagle Grove. The endowment fund has a portion of its funds as a part of the Wright County Charitable Foundation. Cahalan enjoys watching young people using Hewett Park in southwest Eagle Grove. Funds were given to purchase rubber tire chips to protect those using the playground equipment. Cahalan works with his son, Kevin, to oversee the generous endowment dispensing of its funds.

Wright County Charitable Foundation celebrates 15th anniversary supporting local worthy causes

08/05/2020 - 10:21am
The Swanson family of Galt recently received the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award. Pictured, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the award to various members of the Swanson family including Stuart Swanson, his wife Lori and daughters, Adelai, Celeste, and Delia (daughter Lilian not pictured), Ron and Florine Swanson, and Swanson Farms employee Marcus Gatewood. Photo provided

Swanson Family from Wright County receives Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award

08/05/2020 - 10:19am
Prestage asks supervisors for extension to meet employment commitment

08/05/2020 - 10:18am
Wright County farmer directs America’s Farmers Grow Communities Donation to The Wright County Fair

08/05/2020 - 10:17am
A Safe Return to Sport

08/05/2020 - 10:15am
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State issues pandemic guidelines as schools prepare to open

08/05/2020 - 8:54am

News

08/12/2020 - 6:35am

Small-town diner feel back on Main Street- Twiins Shoppe restaurant opening soon in Clarion

If you’re walking or driving down Main Street in Clarion this week, you may catch a whiff of something delicious. It could be freshly baked cinnamon rolls or maybe scratch-made meatloaf. Whatever it is, it will be home-cooked and from the heart. Or...

Cornerstone building of Clarion has stood the test of time- Part 2

COVID Q&A with Supt. Joe Nelson

CGD Board approves updated Return to Learn plan

Supervisors hear about Belmond Test Iowa clinic

Council authorizes sale of city-owned property on 1st St SE

Sports

08/12/2020 - 9:09am

IGHSAU, IHSAA releases guidelines for fall sports

The IGHSAU has released the COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming volleyball season, along with joining the IHSAA in releasing the information specific to cross country and football. For all three sports this year, general guidelines are for both the...

A Safe Return to Sport

IHSAA announces revised high school football schedule

Cowboys baseball season ends in loss at Pocahontas

Cowgirls softball eliminated from regionals by Ogden

Cowboys take opening district win over N. Union

Obituaries

08/07/2020 - 11:14am

Melvin L. Langfitt Sr.

Melvin L. Langfitt Sr., 79, of Fairfield, Virginia and formerly of Clarion, died Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Augusta Health. Memorial graveside services for Melvin will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion...

Christopher Bell

Jeanette Den Hartog

Diane Reed

Shirley Ann Freeman

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Reminder August 13, 2020

2020 Bridal Guide

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