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PARKERSBURG — Waverly Health Center will expand its family practice services to Parkersburg later this year through a partnership with Brandy Reints, ARNP, allowing patients to continu…

CLARKSVILLE— Reading Park came alive with the sounds of western swing and classic country Sunday evening as Tom Hofer and the Iowa Playboys entertained the city of Clarksville.The perf…

PARKERSBURG — A playful fox photographed south of Aplington earned Trista Wolff the top honor in the 2026 Parkersburg Fun Days Photo Contest, marking her second consecutive overall win…

BUTLER COUNTY — As part of his 100 Town Hall Tour, State Auditor Rob Sand's visited Butler County on Wednesday, answering questions from the community in a town hall event. Recently, h…

BRISTOW — The Bristow Fire Department says its recent fundraising efforts through Bristow Fun Days brought in approximately $8,000 in net revenue to directly support the department's n…

ALLISON — The Allison Park Board is beginning to see progress towards a long-term effort to update the community's playgrounds, with its top priority being the addition of handicap-acc…

Butler County supervisors set utility easement hearings, hear construction updateALLISON — The Butler County Board of Supervisors approved a utility permit, scheduled two public hearin…

Butler County Sheriff's Office arrests and citations: July 28-Aug. 3 July 28• Christopher Joseph Vianey, 32, of Dumont, was arrested at 11:37 p.m. in the 700 block of Pine Street Apart…

WAVERLY — Waverly-Shell Rock students will soon have expanded access to extracurricular opportunities through a pair of agreements approved by the Waverly-Shell Rock School Board with …

BUTLER COUNTY — A destructive fungal disease that can significantly reduce corn yields has now been confirmed in Butler County, as southern corn rust continues spreading across Iowa du…

Water is our most used resource. What’s the second most used resource? It’s sand - common, ordinary, sand. As humor columnist Dave Berry often wrote, “I am not making this up.”The maga…

GREENE — North Butler's baseball and softball teams left a lasting mark on their respective programs during the 2026 season, combining for numerous additions to the school's record boo…

CLARKSVILLE— Clarksville residents will once again have the opportunity to clear out unwanted household items during the city's annual Cleanup Days, scheduled for Aug. 6-8.The event, w…

WAVERLY — Fresh off back-to-back Iowa state championships and a third-place finish at the National Invitational Tournament last fall, the Waverly-Shell Rock girls rugby team enters the…

DUMONT— Work continues on Dumont's Main Street as Butler County crews complete improvements designed to make sidewalks and crosswalks safer, more accessible and fully compliant with fe…

SHELL ROCK — Serving as a volunteer firefighter frequently means leaving behind dinner, sleep, family gatherings, or a day at work with little warning. For the volunteers of the Shell …