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Small Iowa Town Named One Of America’s Most Difficult To Pronounce
Some towns just have to get fancy with their town names. For a lot of states in America, there are weird town names. Maybe they're ones that are hard to pronounce because they came from a different language or a Native American term. Maybe they're just super random (looking at you What Cheer).
O’Brien County Fair Continues In Primghar
Primghar, Iowa — The O’Brien County Fair continues in Primghar through Thursday. This Wednesday, July 24th is the last full day of the fair. Activities will include a swine show in the show ring, the Clover Kids’ Pet Show on the Wayne Maass Memorial Stage, and the Roster Crowing Contest at the Poultry Barn. The commercial building and the petting zoo will both open at 10 a.m.
Council To Consider Approval Of Mayor’s Appointment Of Sgt. Meinecke As Interim Police Chief
Sheldon, Iowa — The Sheldon City Council will meet in regular session on Wednesday, July 23, 2024. The meeting is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers at the Sheldon Community Services Center, downtown. Among the items on their consent agenda, the council will likely renew...
Groundbreaking For Sheldon High School Project To Be On August 5
Sheldon, Iowa — A groundbreaking ceremony for the work to be done at Sheldon High School has been planned for the first week of August. Sheldon Community School District Voters approved a 19-million-dollar bond issue in November for an addition and renovation project at Sheldon High School. School officials say the total project cost is $32.9 million and $19.16 million would come from the General Obligation (G.O.) Bond. District SAVE (statewide sales tax) funds are to be used to pay the remaining amount.
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