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Wes Bahl

Wes Bahl reports community news around Clarion and the wider Wright County stories that don't always make a meeting agenda.

County posts a District 3 supervisor vacancy notice after election week

The Wright County Courthouse at Main Street and Central Avenue in Clarion

Wright County posted a Supervisor District 3 vacancy notice on Nov. 10, the same day the board canvassed the general election. Dean Kluss is still listed as the District 3 supervisor on the county’s directory. The official notice at the courthouse is the place to get the terms.

Categories News Tags Clarion, Dean Kluss, District 3, Wright County Supervisors

Wright County canvasses the Nov. 3 vote: Rasmussen and Ellis hold their seats

The Wright County Courthouse in Clarion, Iowa

Supervisors canvassed the Nov. 3 election on Nov. 10. Radio reports the day after the election had Rick Rasmussen holding District 1, Betty Ellis winning District 5, and Beau Klaver and Mark Thompson winning the local Iowa House seats.

Categories News Tags Beau Klaver, Betty Ellis, general election, Mark Thompson, Rick Rasmussen

NWS tells Iowans to get ready for winter, even if El Niño keeps snow lighter

A snow-covered rural road in Clayton County, Iowa

National Weather Service meteorologist Chad Hahn told KIOW that households should already have shovels, salt and a working weather radio. The state climatologist says a strong El Niño could mean a warmer, wetter Iowa winter with more rain than snow.

Categories News Tags 511, Chad Hahn, El Niño, Iowa DOT, National Weather Service

Vince Papale, the real-life ‘Invincible’ Eagle, speaks in Clarion

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Vince Papale, the former Philadelphia Eagle whose story became the 2006 Disney movie “Invincible,” spent a Friday in January 2022 speaking to groups…

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Reynolds lets bars reopen in four Iowa counties

Iowa State Capitol exterior 01

Gov. Kim Reynolds allowed bars to reopen on Sept. 16, 2020, in four of the six Iowa counties she had closed as COVID-19 hot spots: Black Hawk, Dallas…

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C-G-D fourth and fifth graders use Project Jack grants to pay it forward

Classic BINGO game (6679739315) (2)

Fourth and fifth grade classes at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows spent part of the spring of 2019 giving back, using grant money from Project Jack.

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C-G-D Elementary launches Spark Clubs for third through fifth graders

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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary added a new piece to its school day in early 2019: Spark Clubs, a program that lets third, fourth and fifth graders join…

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C-G-D industrial tech students walk up the Eiffel Tower on Europe trip

Paris - The Eiffel Tower in spring - 2307

Seventeen students from the Industrial Tech Club at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School and seven adult leaders left June 4, 2016, on a 10-day trip to…

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