Gavin Ryner of Central Springs High School and Kamryn Backhaus of Northwood-Kensett High School were crowned the 2025 North Iowa Band Festival King and Queen following the parade.

Perennial marching band powerhouse Lake Mills High School claimed the Meredith Willson Grand Champion Award, which is awarded ...

On Saturday, the 85th North Iowa Band Festival was underway, as the parade marched through Mason City. Now, award winners and royalty for the festival have been officially announced by the Mason City ...

John Adams Middle School band students perform in the Principal Pavilion in downtown Mason City on Thursday, May 22 during ...

Tate Slagle scattered 3 hits over 7 innings on the mound while also homering in his first at bat as Algona opened up the regular season with a 8-1 win over Spencer Thursday night. Slagle struck out 17 ...

Team Scores: 1. Cedar Rapids Washington 337, 2. Cedar Falls 348, 3. Waterloo West 376, 4. Iowa City High 418, Cedar Rapids ...

NORTHWOOD, Iowa – The Northwood-Kensett Community School District is starting its own athletic hall of fame. A hall of fame committee is now being formed and volunteer members are needed. The ...

Hopkins 13, Lanesboro/Fillmore Central 11, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown and Superior (Wis.) 10. • Armstrong 7, Jordan, Northwood-Kensett (Iowa), Rice Lake (Wis.) 5, Buffalo 4, Woodbury 2.

Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and ...

The Iowa State Patrol stated the Pontiac was eastbound ... The State Patrol was assisted by the Worth County Sheriff's Office, Northwood and Kensett fire departments, Northwood EMS, MercyOne ...

Kensett, IA (March 2, 2025) – A tragic vehicle crash in Worth County claimed the life of a 16-year-old and left a 20-year-old injured early Saturday morning, according to the Iowa State Patrol. The ...