The following are the church services in Forest City and surrounding locations listed in alphabetical order. This is our weekly feature at this time every Sunday. Please check with your church to see ...

U. S. Senator Chuck Grassley took a moment to speak with reporters on several issues facing the country. Topics included China and U.S. soybean trade, the Farm Bill, tariffs on fertilizer, health care ...

The Forest City Community School Board met recently to review an agreement with the North Iowa Community School District on sharing the wrestling program. Superintendent for both Forest City and North ...

The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about a scam targeting local residents who have submitted applications to the county’s Board of Adjustment. They say the scammers are using ...

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as ...

Area schools are going to a cashless gate for theater performance and athletic events. The institutions see a number of advantages to this and it is making it easier and more successful for them too ...

The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC are proud to announce Alisha Johnson of A. Johnson Trucking in Northwood, IA as the November 2025 Entrepreneur of the Month.

If you have information regarding the disappearance of this individual, please contact the Missing Person Information Clearinghouse, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at 1-800-346-5507. If you ...

State officials are confirming full SNAP benefits for the month of November will likely be issued to all eligible Iowa households by tomorrow now that the federal government shutdown is over. Some ...

KIOW-FM signed on the air November 8, 1978 and is north Iowa and southern Minnesota's Information Station.

KIOW Sports Minute November 14 2025 ...

The Forest City Council was updated on the status of Clark Street Sewer Project. In the recent council meeting, members were briefed by Tom Madden who was the associate engineer on the project. Madden ...