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PARKERSBURG – Residents of Parkersburg who are looking for additional ways to reduce waste without sacrificing convenience will soon have a new option. Fill & Flourish, a refill shop f…

CLARKSVILLE – Serving families for more than four decades, the Clarksville Food Pantry is enjoying a new chapter as the owner of its own building, helping ensure the non-profit can con…

BUTLER COUNTY — Butler County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 32 calls for service between July 22 and the early morning hours of July 23, handling everything from business chec…

APLINGTON – Maple Manor Village has been recognized nationally for its commitment to quality care, earning the 2026 Silver – Commitment to Quality Award from the American Health Care A…

CLARKSVILLE – A good book has the power to bring people together, and that’s exactly what the Reading Buddies program has been doing in Clarksville for nearly a decade. The program, wh…

BUTLER COUNTY – Livestock shows often draw large crowds at the Butler County Fair, but one category of awards each year honors hard work that goes behind the scenes.The Herdsmanship Aw…

GREENE — Representatives from the North Butler and Rockford-Rudd-Rockford Marble Rock (RRMR) school boards met to discuss potential opportunities for collaboration, emphasizing the imp…

ALLISON — Severe thunderstorms, two arrests and dozens of calls for service kept the Butler County Sheriff's Office busy during the week of July 15-21 as deputies responded to incident…

A while ago, I was looking over my daughter’s shoulder as she was showing me a paper she was working on. She looked up a quick fact on her Chromebook. Before she could click on any lin…

ALLISON – The Butler County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a five-year, $25,000 commitment to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank during its meeting Tuesday after hearing about ris…

Parkersburg, IA – Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce that Speaker Pat Grassley has been named the recipient of the 2026 Habitat for Humanity of Iowa Legacy Builder Award, recogn…

DIKE – Former Dike-New Hartford volleyball standout Payton Petersen earned international gold after helping the United States capture the 2026 NORCECA Women’s U21 Pan American Cup cham…

PARKERSBURG – Coming in the next few weeks, Parkersburg residents, and others throughout Butler County, will have a new, more convenient way to redeem bottles and cans without waiting …

Daniel Murray stood before the judge, facing $250 in traffic fines. He told the judge he had 92 cents in his pocket and had walked five miles to the courtroom because he couldn’t affor…

WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK — Waverly-Shell Rock Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members earned multiple national recognitions while competing at the FCCLA National Lead…

CLARKSVILLE – Throughout the summer, Clarksville City Council had several rounds of discussion regarding the current chicken ordinance within city limits. However, the council has deci…