Area Breaking News

As junior high football cheer and volleyball end, the season has begun for junior high volleyball.  See team photos from Kingsley-Pierson and River Valley on pages 13 & 14.      

Pam Clark tells the fascinating history of lard, and provides tips on making home-rendered lard.    

Matt Bubke has become a jack-of-all-trades sports announcer, covering football, baseball, softball and more.  Read Judy Hayworth’s story on page 2, along with the biography of Quilt of Valor recipient Marvin Downing.        

Kingsley-Pierson/River Valley and Woodbury Central both started their basketball seasons recently.  See those recaps, plus other school news, on page 13. (Photos by Roy Tucker)

Dave Christensen has been hired as Moville’s full-time building inspector.  Read about him, plus the Rural Route Ramble and a water leak at St. Michael’s Church in Kingsley, on the front page of The Record.