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An example of the Wesley street lights with all four banners displaying late veterans for Memorial Day. Submitted photo

Wed, 05/27/2020 - 1:28pm

Wesley residents honor hometown heroes for Memorial Day

Mandie and Tracy Studer spent months gathering information and photos of over 200 people. The banners displaying 70 of them – one on each side – took about a week to print out...

Tue, 05/26/2020 - 2:10pm

Hours for In-Person Absentee Primary Voting

The Hancock County Auditor’s office will be open Saturday, May 30, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for in-person absentee voting in the Hancock County Board of Supervisors’ Office. The last day to...

Wed, 05/20/2020 - 9:58am

Pandemic forces cancellation of Memorial Day Services

Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has upended numerous...

The Garner Chamber of Commerce announced that the 2020 Duesey Days celebration is cancelled due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The celebration was to have highlighted the town's 150th anniversary. The committee is looking at safe alternatives to commemorate the town’s 150th. Leader 2019 file photo

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 7:39pm

Chamber of Commerce cancels Duesey Days 2020

GARNER – Garner’s annual community festival has become a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the community, vendors and entertainers, the Garner Chamber...

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 11:27am

Iowans helping Iowans

Members of the Iowa National Guard 831st Engineering Company from Des Moines delivered boxes of food for 165 families to God's Pantry in Garner on May 5. Local volunteers assisted with the...

TOP HEADLINES

An example of the Wesley street lights with all four banners displaying late veterans for Memorial Day. Submitted photo

Wesley residents honor hometown heroes for Memorial Day

05/27/2020 - 1:28pm
Hours for In-Person Absentee Primary Voting

05/26/2020 - 2:10pm
City of Britt donates $10000 for HCED small business grants

05/26/2020 - 1:54pm
West Hancock declines participation in NIACC Academy

05/26/2020 - 1:51pm
Pandemic forces cancellation of Memorial Day Services

05/20/2020 - 9:58am
The Garner Chamber of Commerce announced that the 2020 Duesey Days celebration is cancelled due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The celebration was to have highlighted the town's 150th anniversary. The committee is looking at safe alternatives to commemorate the town’s 150th. Leader 2019 file photo

Chamber of Commerce cancels Duesey Days 2020

05/13/2020 - 7:39pm
Corwith Public Library reopened to the public last week with "social distancing" and other restrictions in place. Submitted photo

Public libraries cautious about reopening

05/13/2020 - 10:35am
Klemme's annual Ag Day celebration, normally held the second weekend in June, is cancelled for 2020. Rebecca Peter|The Leader

Klemme Ag Day Celebration Cancelled

05/13/2020 - 9:20am
A couple of patrons sit and eat at Mat's Place for the first time in over a month as a number of businesses were given the O.K. by Gov. Kim Reynolds to open back up on Friday under strict guidelines. Curran McLaughlin | The Leader

Handful of restaurants open to limited dine-in

05/06/2020 - 11:43am
Will the Garner Aquatic Center open for the summer of 2020? The question remains in limbo. Rebecca Peter | The Leader

Summer Park & Rec programs in limbo

05/06/2020 - 1:01am
Jill Kramer

HCED announces small business recovery effort

05/01/2020 - 4:47pm
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Wesley teenager raises over $1000 for 2020 seniors.

04/29/2020 - 3:19pm
A view of State Street in Garner. Rebecca Peter| The Leader

County commits to HCED grant program to aid small businesses

04/29/2020 - 1:01am
County proceeds with plans for full-time engineer

04/29/2020 - 1:01am
Voters to check their mail for absentee ballot request form

04/29/2020 - 1:01am

News

An example of the Wesley street lights with all four banners displaying late veterans for Memorial Day. Submitted photo

05/27/2020 - 1:28pm

Wesley residents honor hometown heroes for Memorial Day

Mandie and Tracy Studer spent months gathering information and photos of over 200 people. The banners displaying 70 of them – one on each side – took about a week to print out. And in just a few days, the faces of...

Supervisors hear latest on COVID-19

Hours for In-Person Absentee Primary Voting

City of Britt donates $10000 for HCED small business grants

West Hancock declines participation in NIACC Academy

Division of Community Action Agencies Iowa LIHEAP Program Application Period Extended to June 30, 2020

Opinion

05/13/2020 - 1:45pm

The McLaughlin Minute: Hi mom

This column will be published after Mother’s Day Sunday – sorry that you won’t get to read this on Sunday, mom. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to come see you and grandma this weekend. You said it’s fine when we talked on the phone. And maybe it is. Or...

The McLaughlin Minute: The murder of Ahmaud Arbery

Sportsdude: To honor a football god

The McLaughlin Minute: Golfer-in-Chief

Sportsdude: The ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ of sports analysts

The McLaughlin Minute: Spare any Tires?

Sports

05/20/2020 - 4:05pm

Sportsdude: Irrationally angry over dumb details

This week's topic: The plague of 'modern' NFL uniforms In another life and with more talent, I would have been an artist of some sort. I’ve always had an interest in visual aesthetic. Logos, graphic art, the composition of a photo or scene,...

GHV’s Dakin signs with Wartburg football

Rachel Leerar announces plans for college basketball

IHSAA and IGHSAU announce updates to spring sports season.

GHV will “light up the stadium” to show support for students

Iowa DNR addresses hunting and fishing regulations

Obituaries

Vareld "Swede" Englin

05/27/2020 - 10:00am

Vareld "Swede" Englin

Vareld “Swede” Englin, 93, of Garner passed away peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Parc Hall Care Center in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Due to Covid 19, a private family funeral service for the descendants of Swede and Joy will be held Saturday, June 6,...

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