Goldfield News

Pfc. Morgan Dolph and Spec. Travis Gatewood of the 445th Transportation Company of the Army Reserves stationed in Iraq present Laurie LaRue with a check for $800 which was raised through t-shirt sales.

Cornerstone laying ceremony to held at the newly expanded and renovated Clarion Public Library The public is invited to attend a cornerstone laying ceremony for the newly expanded and renovated Clarion Public Library on Tuesday, November 10 at 4 p.m. in the Community Room.

A pre-construction meeting was held this week with the Wright County Board of Supervisors for drainage work planned in DD#181-9. Present for the meeting were Eldon Rossow of Mer Engineering in Fort Dodge, Brian Nettleton of Nettleton Excavating in Joice and drainage clerk Deb Lukes.

A benefit for Carol Brott of Clarion will be held on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Clarion-Goldfield High School.

On Tuesday, November 3, Clarion voters will choose three people for the Clarion City Council.

The Clarion-Goldfield and Dows school systems are both fine institutions and have been a symbol of pride for their respective communities for many years.

Schools throughout the region have noticed a spike in absences during this year's flu season - especially in the past week.

Executive members of the Clarion High School class of 1943 recently presented the Clarion Public Library with two volumes of class history.

Jerry Purdy of Design Alliance, Inc. of Waukee visited with the Wright County Board of Supervisors this week.

For the past seven years now, the Marys and Marthas have been the organizing force behind the local Make A Difference Day efforts.

The Clarion Partnership for Growth has been wanting an improved website for some time; one which can better market Clarion and what it has to offer.

Wright County Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. is sponsoring its eighth annual "Coats for Kids" program.

The Wright County Board of Supervisors have owned the land for several years, and have had the plans already prepared, but it was the problem of how to pay for a building.

What: 2009 Art Encore Crea-TABLES with a live and silent auction, hors d'oeuvres and live music.

Wright County, IA- Today is the deadline to settle up on your property taxes, People living in one North Iowa town are happy to be paying a rate far lower than their original assessment.

Both Spirit Lake cross country teams took second place in windy conditions at the Algona Inviational in Whittermore on Monday.

Arielle Olson and Karl Ahrendsen were crowned this year's King and Queen to reign over Homecoming activities at Clarion-Goldfield High School.

For 10 years, Clarion's Heartland Museum has celebrated some portion of local history at its Fall Festival.

The Fall Festival at Heartland Museum on Saturday will include recollections of the Great Depression.

Following the Labor Day holiday, the Wright County Supervisors held a short meeting on Tuesday with only two items of business on their agenda.