Alison Hauser continues to help Pocahontas and Humboldt County residents who are running into barriers for getting treatment for mental health challenges. Hauser gave her quarterly report to the …

Last week, I accidentally queued up two very similar podcasts. When I’m putting together the BV County Journal on Mondays, I often pop my headphones in and listen to something from a show that …

Jean Peterson won the lottery twice on her first date with her husband of 68 years, David. Jean, a Pomeroy native, had caught the attention of a young man a year ahead of her in school back in …

Pocahontas County senior citizens — anyone 65 or older — can pick up a special card that will entitle them to two discounted meals at select Pocahontas County businesses. Pocahontas County …

Road work season is underway in Pocahontas and more projects are coming to the area. First up has been the state’s work on Highway 3 on the east side of Pocahontas. As of April 27, NE and SE …

Pocahontas City Council members reported their own board to the Iowa Public Information Board last week for a possible open meeting violation. Councilmembers Cody DeWall and Dewey Flaherty said …

In college, Sherry Ricke’s career ambitions switched from accounting to teacher, but in the three decades since, she’s never had to make a career move. Ricke, who lives in rural Fonda, has …

A few months ago, I was doing some tidying up on my desk when I came across a paperclipped stack of papers I had printed out in 2019.

Pocahontas County is likely to receive just more than $2 million in federal funds for a safety project on N65. U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley’s office contacted Pocahontas County a few weeks ago …

Sometimes social media gives us something good. Last week, it was an invite from a friend to an open house in Fort Dodge at the Vincent House. I didn’t even know the Vincent House existed …

Laurens native Lucille (Beneke) Ellson celebrated her 108th birthday at the end of December. Born Dec. 30, 1917, to Theresa (Mefferd) and Anthony Beneke, Ellson grew up on a Laurens farm, …

With three new council members and a new mayor recently sworn in, the Pocahontas City Council spent much of their first regularly scheduled meeting of 2026 setting up for the rest of the year. …

Pocahontas County has shown it’s still the place to grow. That was part of the message PCEDC Board President Jessica Feilmeier shared with businesses and supporters at the annual awards dinner …

Eliana Olsen has big plans for her Angora rabbits. Olsen, a Newell-Fonda FFA member, recently received a $1,000 grant for her Supervised Ag Experience from Phibro Animal Health. “I found …

Superintendent Robert Boley was full of praise for PAC staff and how they handled the blizzard that kept students at school for several extra hours in December. Boley told the board Jan. 12 he …

A Laurens woman was sentenced to repay about $3 to Hy-Vee Pharmacy in Laurens and pay a $105 fine after stealing some tampons from a box at the store. Amy Heitman, 45, was charged Dec. 21 with …