Local News
Belmond City Manager Lee Ann Waltzing has been meeting with county officials to see about paving part of 150th Street to serve the site of the proposed new MaxYield fertilizer plant on the south edge of town.
Here is a listing of senior awards at BKHS for the Class of 2012.
Belmond Hospital Administrator Nancy Gabrielson gave members of BIDCO a pictorial tour Monday night of the new $26 million addition at the Belmond Medical Center.
Don Dye and Wendy Niccum will retire from the Belmond-Klemme School District this year. The two English instructors have taught next to one another for many years in several different buildings. Dye began teaching in the district in 1973, and Niccum began in 1986. Niccum lives in Clear Lake. Dye will split his time in retirement between Belmond and his parent's home in Oskaloosa.
The Jenison Meacham Memorial Art Center, two miles north of Belmond on Luick’s Lane, will open the new season with an exhibit of works by David Rottinghaus, a native of Nora Springs. The exhibit will open Sunday, May 27 and run through June 24. The art center is open to the public Sundays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
You can see the complete Belmond Independent for this week online. Just click on the E-EDITION link at the top of the page and follow the instructions to subscribe.
Check out these videos and slideshows taken all over Belmond. There's lots to do for a town of just 2,500 people!
Check out this video that explains how newspapers used to be put together. Lots of old machinery! --
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Sports
Belmond-Klemme’s shuttle hurdle relay team set a new school record during the preliminary heat at the state track meet May 17. The quartet of Nick Dugger, Karter Uhlenhopp, Colin Lane and Nathan Smith ran 1:01.74 to qualify for the finals. They bested their previous school record which was set in district qualifying at Lake Mills. But in Saturday’s finals, B-K was one of three teams that were disqualified in the two heats.
See lots of pictures of Belmond-Klemme sports action at our Dot Photo website. Click on the COLOR PHOTO box at the top of this page. You can look for free or buy any you like.
