Hawarden Independent/Ireton Examiner

10/20/2025

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10/20/2025

Route 10 Drive-In has been selected as one of the finalists in The Big Challenge, Iowa’s West Coast Initiative business competition.

Route 10 Drive-In in Hawarden has been selected as one of the finalists in The Big Challenge business competition.

10/18/2025

Walking through the woods at night may be frightening for some, especially during Halloween but for many people Saturday night found them doing exactly that.

Walking through the woods at night may be frightening for some — especially around Halloween — but for many, that’s exactly what they did Saturday night. More than 1,000 people

10/17/2025

HAWARDEN—Sioux County Conservation will host the Wild Child Nature Series 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the Prairie Woods Nature Center at Oak Grove Park near Hawarden.

10/17/2025

Forty-four West Sioux juniors traveled to Northwest Iowa Community College on Monday, Oct. 6, for Junior Career Day, hosted on the NCC campus in Sheldon.

Forty-four West Sioux High School juniors traveled to Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon on Monday, Oct. 6, for Junior Career Day.

10/16/2025

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10/16/2025

Just days after Northwest Nutrition closed its doors, Danielle Abbe announced on Facebook that 712 Fuel House would be coming to Hawarden. She decided to rent the same location, 824 Central Ave., and open her own nutrition club.

Just days after Northwest Nutrition closed its doors, Danielle Abbe announced on Facebook that The Fuel House would be coming to Hawarden. She decided to rent the same location, 824

10/16/2025

Two people received possible injuries in a two-vehicle collision about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, on Highway 10, five miles northeast of Ireton.

IRETON—Two people received possible injuries in a two-vehicle collision about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, on Highway 10, five miles northeast of Ireton.

10/16/2025

HAWARDEN—The Prairie Woods Nature Center will host Senior Environmental Learning and Fellowship (SELF) at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Oak Grove Park near Hawarden. The topic will be Secret Language of Mammals.

HAWARDEN—The Prairie Woods Nature Center will host Senior Environmental Learning and Fellowship (SELF) at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Oak Grove Park near Hawarden.

10/15/2025

A 65-year-old Hawarden woman received minor injuries in a one-vehicle crash about 6:55 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, on Cherry Avenue, one mile north of Hawarden. She reported a medical condition caused her to lose control of a 2017 Jeep Renegade.

HAWARDEN—A 65-year-old Hawarden woman received minor injuries in a one-vehicle crash about 6:55 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, on Cherry Avenue, one mile north of Hawarden.

10/15/2025

A 19-year-old Spirit Lake resident was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, on a charge of first-offense OWI stemming from the stop of an eastbound 2004 GMC Yukon clocked at 61 mph and driving erratically on Highway 10 near Ireton.

IRETON—A 19-year-old Spirit Lake resident was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, near Ireton on a charge of first-offense operating while under the influence.

10/15/2025

A 36-year-old Hawarden man was arrested about 6:35 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, on charges of second-offense OWI and driving while his license was denied or revoked stemming from the stop of a 2015 Kia Optima on 16th Street in Hawarden.

HAWARDEN—A 36-year-old Hawarden man was arrested about 6:35 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, on charges of second-offense operating while under the influence and driving while his license was denied or revoked.