NEWELL – Matt Dillon felt an added sense of importance going into last Friday’s district opener with Newell-Fonda. And with the way the contest started, the veteran head coach felt extremely nervous. But St. Edmond would settle in, putting together a second straight balanced offensive performance in earning a convincing 40-28 victory over the Mustangs. […]

Volleyball OA-BCIG beat Storm Lake 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-14) East Sac County over Pocahontas Area 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-23) Alta-Aurelia over Sioux Central 3-0 (34-32, 25-18, 25-14) Newell-Fonda beat Southeast […]

Volleyball Fort Dodge-St. Edmond beat Storm Lake 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-7) Alta-Aurelia over Newell-Fonda 3-2 (25-11, 21-25, 25-17, 26-28, 15-9) Pocahontas Area defeated Sioux Central 3-1 (26-24, 25-18, 9-25, 25-15) […]

Minnesota Football Blue Earth Area 28, United South Central 8 Iowa Football North Iowa 70, Harris-Lake Park 6 North Union 66, Newell-Fonda 7 Volleybal...

Alta-Aurelia over Southeast Valley 3-1 (25-12, 23-25, 25-17, 25-13) WBM beat Sioux Central 3-2 (21-25, 25-17, 25-16, 23-25, 15-13) Emmetsburg defeated Pocahontas Area 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-22) East Sac County […]

Vina M. Schott, age 89, of Pocahontas, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa. Funeral Mass is 10:30 AM, Saturday, August 29, 2026, […]

Storm Lake over Denison-Schleswig 3-1 (25-22,25-17, 19-25, 25-18) Ridge View beat South Central Calhoun 3-1 (25-14, 25-14, 21-25, 25-14) Kingsley-Pierson over Newell-Fonda 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-11, 25-23) Sioux Central defeated […]

NEVADA – The St. Edmond girls tennis team scored another dominant victory here Tuesday evening, besting Nevada, 8-1. Chloe Palmer, Abby Huss and Olivia Andrew all won their singles matches without dropping a point, while Sophia Schlienz and Jade Rock posted 8-2 victories. The Gaels have now won 25 consecutive North Central Conference matches. In […]

A Palmer man is facing multiple charges after the Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic assault report Sunday afternoon.  Deputies were called on Aug. 23 to a residence […]