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"Endless Summer" is the name of this sculpture donated by Jim and Cheryl Bakken and family. From left: Brooke Bakken, Cheryl Baaken, Brad Bakken, Dawn Mills, Cheila Frayne and Jim Bakken.</div>
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 4:37pm
Hancock County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections Michelle Eisenman announces that absentee ballots for the City/School Election to be held Nov. 5, 2019, are now available in the Hancock County Auditor's Office.
Any eligible voter in...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 11:05am
West Hancock's 2019 Homecoming King and Queen are Tanner Hagen and Ryleigh Hudspeth.
Check out the Oct. 16 edition of the Leader for more homecomig highlights from West Hancock.
Also, more photos are on The Leader's website: Click "...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 10:50am
GARNER –The joy of childhood is captured two new bronze sculptures at Central Park thanks to a Garner couple. “Endless Summer” and “Tire Swing” were donated by Jim and Cheryl Bakken and family. The
The couple was...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 10:37am
GARNER – The pros and cons of having a full-time county engineer versus a shared one were again discussed by Hancock County Supervisors on Monday.
Currently County Engineer Adam Clemons is shared between Wright and Hancock Counties on a...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 10:36am
GARNER – The Garner City Council was updated on efforts to come into compliance with the DNR regarding metals detected in the city’s wastewater discharge.
City engineer Drew Sweers reviewed a progress report that was sent to the...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 11:49am
By Curran McLaughlin
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura football went three quarters without a score on Friday.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 11:42am
The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura volleyball team played two opponents in a week.
The Cardinals pulled away two wins against North Union at home on Oct. 8 and Rockford on the road on Thursday.
The girls defeated North Union in a full five sets, winning 3-...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 11:37am
The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura cross country teams ran at Eagle Grove on Oct. 8.
The Cardinals come off of an unexpected break due to a meet...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 11:28am
The Class A No. 1 West Hancock Eagles needed only half of a game to put away West Fork.
The red clad players played with an almost eerie...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 11:21am
West Hancock volleyball nears the end of the season with their last two mid-week regular season games.
On Oct. 1, the Eagles won 3-1 on...
Monday, October 14, 2019 - 2:19pm
Dianne Sue Josten, age 75, of Marshalltown, IA passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, IA.
Cremation rites have been given and a Memorial Service is planned for 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 17th at the First...
Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 9:18am
GARNER – Cale T. Van Dusseldorp, 17, of Garner, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN following a short courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 at Zion...
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 9:50am
GARNER – Last April, Kaitlyn Aberson, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura English Language Arts teacher, was looking for a book that would capture the interest of her students for a unit on war literature.
She chose “Things They Carried” by...
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 9:38am
Members of the West Hancock Homecoming Court are (front row, left to right) Nora Clark, Madison Eisenman, Ryleigh Hudspeth, Cristina Mendoza, Katey Tegtmeyer, (back row) Keifer Carlson, Tanner Hagen, Tate Hagen, Jayden Johanson, and Chandler...
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 1:41pm
GARNER - St. Paul Lutheran Church, 810 State St., Garner, will be celebrating their 125th Anniversary on Sunday, October 13, 2019.
The celebration will begin with a “Meet & Greet” coffee and fellowship at 9 a.m. The Worship and...
