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By Marleta Smith SCC Academic Decathlon Coach South Central Calhoun has won the Northwest Regional Academic Decathlon Competition for the 24th consecutive year competing against the te…

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On January 24, the Calhoun County Board of Supervisors discussed the Rands Urban Revitalization Plan with Kirk Williams and Frank Huseman fr…

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking people who enjoy the outdoors, camping and meeting new people, to consider becoming volunteer campground hosts for the upcomin…

Last year, more than 6,200 Iowa taxpayers helped wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form, which is nearly 1,000 fewer than who donate…

Join us February 13th and 14th for three virtual training sessions on how to use DNR's Iowa Environmental Application System for Air (Iowa EASY Air). Please note that as of January 1, …

Carol Ehlers, Human Sciences Specialist, Family Wellbeing and Finance Managing a tax refund whether it’s $500 or $5,000, can have a positive impact on your personal and financial wellb…

Let me explain what it is. Actually, I’ll let ChatGPT tell you what it is: ChatGPT is a large language model trained by OpenAI that can generate human-like text based on the input it i…

Champion Chrysler continues to focus on their customers By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com A lot of things have changed in the past few years. However, the folks at Champion C…

Twinterfest is scheduled for February 4 By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On February 4, stop on by Twin Lakes for a day full of winter family fun. The Family oriented event …

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On January 17, the Calhoun County Board of Supervisors discussed the upcoming emergency medical responder (EMR) class. The EMR class is to t…

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com During a special meeting on January 20, the Lake City city council approved the hiring of Jacob Matthews as the City Administrator/Clerk. Ma…

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On January 17, the Rockwell City Council discussed the bids for police patrol cars. They received bids for a Dodge Durango and a special ser…

This past Saturday, January 21, the SCC Large Group Speech team participated in the district contest in Manson. Three groups totaling ten students participated in the event. Two groups…

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoneix.com On January 16, the South Central Calhoun School Board reviewed bids for the replacement of windows in the elementary and middle school and f…

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com The Stewart Memorial Community Hospital (SMCH) recently completed work on and opened its new Emergency Department entrance. With the opening…

The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), the philanthropic arm of NTCA –The Rural Broadband Association, announced the recipients of 31 grants totaling over $142,000 to support projects…