Eagle Grove News

Iowans will remember a Boy Scout from Eagle Grove killed during a tornado that tore through a Scout camp in western Iowa on his birthday and through a scholarship program for Iowa students.

Gov. Chet Culver will honor one of the Boy Scouts who died when a tornado struck the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in June.

HAMPTON: The city council discussed hiring a consulting firm to see if it is feasible to raise enough money to build a new swimming pool.

Two men were arrested Sunday morning after threatening physical harm against a group of people at two parties.

Mike Wollner of Mason City was elected president of the North Iowa Grain Elevator and Processing Society for 2008-2009. Wollner has served as treasurer for three years.

EAGLE GROVE/ GOLDFIELD - Loren J. Schipull, the son of John F. and Beulah Schipull, was born on December 5, 1922, in rural Goldfield, Iowa.

A warning administered by the Iowa Department of Education to cash-strapped schools in the area has been heeded.

One of the first things you notice as you drive into Outback Landscaping, located at 2366 Hancock Avenue near Eagle Grove, is the stacks of landscaping blocks and pavers displayed out in front of the business.

Eagle Grove linebacker Jordan Voss worked hard a year ago on the football field and was named All State.

The state of Iowa is asking 60 school districts to cut their budgets this year, and that includes several local schools.

We're not always happy with the hand fate deals us. Boy Scout Matthew Bentz, 15, of Humboldt, decided to deal his own hand, turning a tragedy into a living legacy with the "Dealing Out Good Turns" project.

A 20-year-old man was killed when he was buried in soybeans Monday afternoon at the Ag Processing Inc., facility near Salix, Iowa.

A 20-year-old man was killed when he was buried in soybeans Monday afternoon at the Ag Processing Inc., facility near Salix, Iowa.

Believe it or not, West Liberty's population growth is actually increasing. According to the 2007 report from the United States Census Bureau, Iowa's small rural towns continue to lose population while the ...

Eagle Grove, IA- Bob and Carol Eilerts were cleaning up their Eagle Grove home from minor flooding a month ago, when they got a call from a fellow boy scouts mom.

Kim Dornbier of the Ortho Jolly Workers 4-H Club earned Grand Champion honors for her commercial ewe and Paul Johnson of the Callendar Chargers took the Reserve Champion honors at the 2008 Wright County ...

Grandgeorge recently opened Le Jardin, a French restaurant serving dinner in the same space where La Mie serves breakfast and lunch.

Damaged or destroyed homes Number of Iowa homes damaged: 9,128 Number of Iowa homes destroyed: 3,275 Number of Linn County homes destroyed: 1,394 Number of Butler County homes destroyed: 415 Number of ...

Joseph Charles Thielen, the son of Mathias and Mary Magdalen Thielen, was born September 21, 1921, six miles east of Eagle Grove.

A Boy Scout camp decimated by a tornado last month is being cleaned up and a plan to rebuild the 1,800-acre campsite will include safety features, the Boys Scouts of America said on Thursday.