Sheldon

WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department responded Friday to the report of an adult male who had been placed in a 72-hour hold, running from Sanford Worthington Medical Center. It was reported a shorttime later that a male, similar in description, had stolen a vehicle from...

BOYDEN, Iowa — The George-Little Rock boys basketball team employed a tough zone against Boyden-Hull Thursday night in a Class 1A, District 2 game. But when the Mustangs’ defense did force an errant shot, the Comets were able to hurt G-LR with key offensive rebounds. After a...

SIOUX RAPIDS, Iowa — Sibley-Ocheyedan saw its season come to a close Saturday in the first round of the Class 2A-Region 1 Tournament. The Generals were on the wrong end of two teams that had much different results from 3-point range en route to a 66-48 loss. The Rebels connected...

SHELDON, Iowa — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will offer a Level 1 workshop covering Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). This one-day workshop is for farmers who sell directly to consumers or are considering expanding to foodservice or other markets. The training is...

SLEEPY EYE — The Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers put themselves in a good position to win at the half and managed to retain their dominance into the second half. Their lead over the Sleepy Eye Indians was 14 in the first and they pushed it to 17 by the final buzzer. Freshman Andrew...

FORT DODGE, Iowa — Gable Sieperda paced area runners Saturday at the Iowa State Cross Country Meet at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge. The sophomore from George-Little Rock/Central Lyon was one of two young Mustangs to make their mark on the big stage. Sieperda earned All-State...

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — The Sheldon volleyball team’s season came to an end Monday in the first round of the Class 3A-Region 1 Tournament. The Orabs had a tough assignment when they took on Class 3A No. 3-ranked Sioux Center. The Warriors were too much, taking the match three sets;...

HAWARDEN, Iowa — Sibley-Ocheyedan qualified one girl and two boys to the Iowa Class 1A State Cross Country Meet last week at the regional qualifier in Hawarden, Iowa. In Class 2A, George-Little Rock/Central Lyon earned two boys’ qualifiers while Sheldon had three girls and one...

SHELDON, Iowa — Village Northwest Unlimited has announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability...

GEORGE, Iowa — Diversified Technologies Inc. of George received the Iowa Global Export Award at the fifth annual Northwest Iowa Development (NWID) partner meeting Sept. 15 at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, Iowa. More than 140 community and regional leaders from the...

LUVERNE — Pipestone Area came away with a narrow victory over the hosting Cardinals Saturday at the Luverne Tournament. The Arrows finished the day with a perfect 4-0 record, winning two of their matches by the total points tiebreaker after a 1-1 split. Luverne came in second with...

SIBLEY, Iowa — Gable Sieperda placed second and teammate Joe Anderson placed third, helping George-Little Rock/Central Lyon to a third-place finish in the boys standings of the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational Tuesday. Western Christian won the team competition with 61 points, led...

SHELDON, Iowa — Tournament host Sheldon recovered from a tough, three-set loss in its opener Saturday to finish the afternoon with a record of 3-1. Sibley-Ocheyedan got better as the day went along, but couldn’t quite come out with a win despite taking Newell-Fonda to three sets...

HAWARDEN, Iowa —Harris-Lake Park settled for a split Tuesday at West Sioux, first sweeping the hosting Falcons before dropping a 3-0 decision to Unity Christian. In the first of the two games, the Wolves dominated the West Sioux Falcons, 3-0. The Wolves’ well-balanced attack...

SHELDON, Iowa — While many may count down the days to a long weekend, residents of Sheldon are preparing for Celebration Days. Sheldon’s annual festival will kick off Thursday evening. Chamber of Commerce Coordinator Allison Cooke said there are several new family-friendly...