The Wright County Monitor

The Wright County Monitor began its journey in 1869, thanks to Will F. Smith, who was its inaugural publisher, though he only held the position for six months. Over the next century, the paper saw 11 different publishers. Several of these publishers had previously worked at newspapers in the nearby counties of Franklin and Butler. The Monitor is recognized as the first newspaper in Clarion and has outlasted four other local papers that were established in the area. Initially, it was located in the Elliott Block on the historic Main Street of Clarion, and today, its office remains just a few blocks away from that original site.

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Kids Rejoice - USDA Updates Flavored Milk Guidelines

May 7, 2024 | clarionnewsonline.com | Laura Hensley

(Wright County, IA - May 2024) - New school meal standards announced last week by the USDA include major steps to promote the health of America’s children through school meals. The new standards will be gradually updated to include less sugar and more flexibility in menu planning between Fall 2025 and Fall 2027, according to the USDA announcement. Included in the updates was the continuation of allowing schools to offer flavored and unflavored milk to students.
Hardened hearts and short-sightedness at the Iowa Capitol

Mar 25, 2024 | clarionnewsonline.com | Ed Tibbetts

Iowa Republicans seek to kill effort to help poor people, but they’re fine with tax breaks for big corporations that don’t owe state taxesRepublicans in the Iowa House hate government freebies. Unless it’s their corporate friends who get them. The latest evidence of this hypocrisy is the effort to kill a central Iowa program and prevent others like it that are aimed at helping poor people.