The property owner was not home at the time of the fire, according to the Meeker County Sheriff's Office. It is believed items burned in a fire pit outside the home may have caused the fire.

Forest City council members received a Feb. 3 update on this year's July 22 RAGBRAI overnight stay in Forest City.

On Feb. 4, the Forest City Community School District announced that Forest City home basketball games originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb.11 have been moved to Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The teams will now tangle February 12 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines as part of the Iowa Wolves High School Hoops Series. The game schedule for is as follows: ...