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Slight decrease in city taxes- Budget hearing scheduled for March 24

Published by admin on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 10:33am

The Clarion City Council moved closer to putting the final touches and approving its fiscal year 2020-2021 budget at the meeting last week. They will hold a public hearing on March 24 at 4:35 pm to approve and possibly finalize the budget.

The proposed budget for the upcoming year (which can be seen by clicking on Legals in the red bar above) would set the city tax rate at $17.903 per $1000 of taxable property value. That is a slight decrease from last year’s rate of $17.93. The levy rate for ag land is $3.00 per $1000.

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Supervisors canvas votes from special election

Published by admin on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 10:23am

At their meeting Monday morning, the supervisors canvassed the votes from the special election held on March 3. County Auditor Betty Ellis noted that turnout was very low throughout the county. All the measures on the ballot passed.

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City council hears from Iowa’s Ride committee for budget request

Published by admin on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 10:22am

The Clarion City Council meeting on Tuesday March 3 was dedicated mostly to discussing the budget before the March 24 public budget hearing.

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Results of last Tuesday’s special election

Published by admin on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 10:20am

Although people living in Clarion didn’t go to the polls last week, others in Wright County did for a special election. The issues that people voted on varied depending on where voters live in the county. Here are the results of some of those elections:

A North Iowa Area Community College bond issue voted on by residents in Belmond, Rowan, and the B-K, CAL, West Fork and West Hancock school districts passed. This measure will result in a $15 million bond for improvements at NIACC.

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Same fire, different day- Clarion Fire Department battled the same bin fire over the course of weeks

Published by admin on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 10:53am

Firefighters by nature have a clear goal when it comes to completing their job successfully. They respond to a fire and put it out, and the event is over. Perhaps occasionally, the fire rekindles back to life later and requires extra extinguishing hours later. But rarely would anyone imagine firefighters having to fight the SAME fire over and over again over an extended period of time. This phenomenon occurred recently for the Clarion Fire Department.

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Wright County Health and Environmental Health Department prepares for coronavirus

Published by admin on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 10:51am

Wright County Health and Environmental Health Department is advising residents about what they can do now to prepare for the potential spread of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. To date, no one in Iowa has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Supervisors finally pass two tax abatements for federal government

Published by admin on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 10:43am

At their meeting Monday morning, the Wright County Board of Supervisors again took up two abatement orders for the federal government after they died a few weeks ago for lack of second. The federal government holds a tax-exempt status per Iowa Code. The abatements, which are for two drainage districts and amount to about $310, were passed although Chairman Dean Kluss voted no on the measure, as has been his policy on such matters.

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Main Street businesses aren't too small to be noticed by hackers

Published by admin on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 10:41am

Internet security isn't just for credit card companies and major retailers.

As more of the world's business is done over the internet, protecting your online presence is a consideration that even small town Main Street needs to be aware of.

"I always figured it would be a bigger business," said Guyla Pohlman, owner of The Wood Cellar in Hampton.

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UPDATED: Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District announces their pick for superintendent

Published by admin on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 1:24pm

The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows District hosted three strong finalists for their district superintendent position. Each candidate met with two mixed formal interview teams and the school board and had both a community and district tour. The Board of Education met in closed session to review feedback from the formal interview teams after the interviews on Wednesday, Feb. 26^th.

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C-G-D High School Concert goes both international and honors America

Published by admin on Wed, 02/26/2020 - 10:09am

The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows music department shared a wide range of selections in their concert on Monday night. Both the high school concert band and concert performed that evening.