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Corn Bowl Conference
The Corn Bowl Conference was a high school athletic conference based in north central Iowa. The conference is made up of 1A and 2A schools, the two smallest classification of schools in Iowa. Beginning in 2015–16, the Corn Bowl Conference and the North Iowa Conference will merge into the Top of Iowa Conference. There will be two divisions. The Top of Iowa - East will include Osage, Mason City Newman, West Fork, North Butler, Central Springs, Northwood-Kensett, Rockford, Nashua-Plainfield, and Saint Ansgar. The Top of Iowa - West will include Eagle Grove, Belmond-Klemme, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, Forest City, West Hancock, Lake Mills, North Iowa, Algona Bishop Garrigan, and North Union. Riceville will join the Iowa Star Conference that same year. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows has also been involved in talks with the North Iowa Conference but has not acted on changing conference affiliation. Members Modern History In 2000, there were eight schools in the conference. These eight were Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manly, Iowa
Manly is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States, whose population was 1,256 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Manly (originally called Manly Junction) was laid out in 1877 at the junction of two railroads: the Rock Island and the Chicago Great Western. In 1912 the Rock Island made it a division point, with roundhouse and shops that employed several hundred workers. A Rock Island caboose sits at the southeast railroad crossing of IA-9 in commemoration of the town's history, and in 2006 a Rock Island engine was installed next to it with a dedication ceremony held on Manly's annual Railroad/Ag Days celebration. Geography Manly is located at (43.287766, -93.203800). Manly is located 16 miles south of the Minnesota border placed at the conjunction between Highway 65 and 9. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Education Manly's public schools are operated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashua-Plainfield High School
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School, or Nashua-Plainfield Middle/Sr. High School, is rural public middle and high school in Nashua, Iowa, U.S. It is a part of the Nashua-Plainfield Community School District which serves Nashua and Plainfield. The school's mascot is a Husky. His official name is "Sporty McHowler". Enrollment is around 300 students. Athletics The Huskies participate in the Top of Iowa Conference in the following sports: *Football ** 2-time 8-man State Champions (2000, 2001) *Cross Country *Volleyball *Basketball *Bowling *Wrestling ** 2-time Class 1A State Champions (2004, 2012) *Golf *Track and Field *Baseball *Softball See also *List of high schools in Iowa Notable alumni * Derek Pagel, former NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ... pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashua, Iowa
Nashua is a city in Chickasaw County, Iowa, Chickasaw and only partly in Floyd County, Iowa, Floyd counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city's population was 1551 a decrease of 112, or 6.7%, from 1663 reported at the 2010 census. The famed Little Brown Church featured in the song "The Church in the Wildwood" is located in Nashua. History Nashua was incorporated as a city in 1869. It is named after Nashua, New Hampshire, the native town of one of its founders. Geography Nashua is located at (42.952231, -92.537944). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,663 people, 712 households, and 456 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 787 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.4% African American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greene, Iowa
Greene is a city in Butler County, Iowa, United States, along the Shell Rock River, and along Butler County's northern border, where Butler and Floyd counties meet. The population was 990 at the time of the 2020 census. History The community of Greene was first a postal area called, "Elm Springs" that was established in 1855 three miles southwest of the current town on Coldwater Creek. In 1871, the railroad selected a site on the east side of the Shell Rock River for a train depot and roundhouse, drawing the Elm Springs Post Office and community to that site. In 1871, the postal area name was changed from Elm Springs to Greene in honor of Judge George Greene president of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota railroad who, along with J. W. Traer and others, purchased the land for the new community. Judge Greene gave generously of land and money for the new town. In 1879, the Greene postal area was incorporated as The Town of Greene. Geography The city is located along the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwood, Iowa
Northwood is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States, along the Shell Rock River. The population was 2,072 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Worth County. Northwood is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Northwood was laid out in 1857 and platted in 1858. Geography Northwood's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 43.445783, -93.219123. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,989 people, 885 households, and 530 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,004 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population. There were 885 households, of which 25.3% had childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockford, Iowa
Rockford is a city in Floyd County, Iowa, United States, at the confluence of the Shell Rock and Winnebago rivers. The population was 758 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Rockford's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 43.052833, -92.949203. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 860 people, 374 households, and 235 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 417 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.1% of the population. There were 374 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Ansgar, Iowa
St. Ansgar is a city in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2020 census. History St. Ansgar is named for the patron saint of Scandinavia, a French Benedictine monk who Christianized much of Denmark, Sweden, and northern Germany between 830 and 865 A.D. The town is the site of First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar, a pioneer Norwegian Lutheran Church founded in December 1853 by Rev. Claus Lauritz Clausen, who was commissioned by the Lutheran Church of Norway to form congregations for Norwegian immigrants in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. The St. Ansgar church, congregation and town served as a center for the dispersion of Norwegian immigrant settlers north across the border into Minnesota and on into western Iowa from the mid-1850s into the late 1870s. Rev. Clausen formed 21 additional congregations. First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar, a graceful building constructed of limestone quarried from the banks of the nearby Cedar River and native hard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Fork School District (Iowa)
The West Fork Community School District is a consolidated rural public school district in Iowa, with campuses in Rockwell and Sheffield. It resides in sections of Cerro Gordo and Franklin counties, with smaller portions in Hancock and Wright counties. The district is for students residing in the communities of Rockwell, Sheffield, Swaledale, Meservey, Thornton, Dougherty, and Chapin. The district is about large. History It was established on July 1, 2011, by the merger of the Sheffield–Chapin–Meservey–Thornton (SCMT) Community School District and the Rockwell–Swaledale Community School District. Three predecessor districts, Rockwell–Swaledale, Sheffield–Chapin Community School District, and Meservey–Thornton Community School District, established a joint whole grade-sharing agreement, in which from one school district attend another district's schools for certain levels, at the high school level in 2004. Sheffield–Chapin and Meservey–Thornton, which al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield, Iowa
Sheffield is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,130 at the time of the 2020 census. History Sheffield was platted in 1874, and it was named for a personal friend of the founder's. Sheffield was incorporated in 1876. Geography Sheffield, IA is located at (42.893649, −93.217067). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,172 people, 480 households, and 323 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 510 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 480 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KIMT
KIMT (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Mason City, Iowa, United States, serving North Central Iowa and Southeast Minnesota as an affiliate of CBS and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, the station maintains studios on North Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Mason City, with a news bureau on Highway 52 North in Rochester, Minnesota, and a sales office on East William Street in downtown Albert Lea, Minnesota. Its transmitter is located near Meyer, Iowa (between Stacyville and McIntire) south of the Minnesota state line. History The station signed on for the first time on May 15, 1954, as KGLO-TV, owned by Lee Enterprises along with the ''Globe Gazette'' and KGLO radio (AM 1300 and FM 101.1). On the station's first day, reception of its analog signal on VHF channel 3 was reported as far away as Gary, Indiana. The original effective radiated power of 100,000 watts was the maximum amount permitted on the heritage allotment. It was affiliated with CBS ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
