County Historical Society, others receive funding

NORTHWOOD — The Worth County Development Authority last week awarded about $820,000 in grants during its semi-annual banquet at Diamond Jo Casino.

The WCDA is the nonprofit co-licensee for Diamond Jo and each year receives 5.76 percent of the casino’s annual gross revenue.

Off the top of that amount, 7 percent of the nonprofit’s funds goes to Worth County.

Then, 47.5 percent goes to education, and 47.5 percent goes toward other projects.

Grants are given out twice a year, and educational awards are given out annually.

The highest amount given out in this grant round was for $162,383 to the city of Manly for upgrades to Bosworth Park.

The following were the other grant recipients and their projects:

• American Legion Post 91, $1,995, Legion youth baseball equipment

• Consumer Credit Counseling, $2,595, chair lift

• City of Grafton, $2,795, community center equipment

• Joice Fire Department, $3,076, defibrillator life pack

• Manly Public Library, $3,628, early literacy station

• Freeborn County Historical Society, $3,882, copy machine

• Worth County Extension Service, $4,223, digital phone system

• St. Ansgar Fire Department, $4,400, Res-Q-Jack

• Serenity Acres, $4,572, run-in shed, mounting platform

• Worth County Beautification, $4,728, trenching and lighting statues

• Freeborn County Fair, $5,011, update lighting in horse barn

• American Legion Post 358, $5,200, 110 flagpoles, stars and stripes

• Redeemer Lutheran Church, $7,195, replacement windows

• Worth County Beautification, $7,260, clock workings for statute

• Masonic Lodge 266, $7,578, tables and chairs

• Worth County Community of Promise, $7,995, community center windows

• Manly Police Department, $8,479, squad car equipment updates

• City of Kensett, $8,547, multi-use lawn tractor

• NIVC, $8,700, telephone system

• City of Northwood Parks and Recreation, $8,924, scoreboards

• Manly Public Library, $9,426, beautify the library

• Manly Senior Center, $9,556, paving upgrades

• City of Joice, $9,819, Joice statue

• City of Kensett, $9,869, lift station building

• City of Northwood, $10,545, Northwood police car

• City of Hanlontown, $11,085, sunset statue

• Worth County Historical Society, $11,545, log cabin restoration

• Worth County Beautification, $12,369, Hanlontown statue fairgrounds

• City of Carpenter, $12,833, city truck/snowplow

• Lake Mills Senior Center, $13,323, senior center improvements

• Worth County Beautification, $13,469, Joice statute fairgrounds

• Mona Lutheran Church, $13,859, restore sanctuary floor

• Hancock County Fair, $15,000, three-season building

• VFW Post 733, $16,825, kitchen improvements

• Emmanuel Lutheran Church, $19,971, new roof

• City of Hanlontown Fire Department, $20,000, turnout gear

• City of Fertile, $22,965, emergency siren

• City of Northwood/Sunset Rest, $25,427, grave marker improvements

• Lake Mills Entertainment, $28,870, building rehab

• Worth County Izaak Walton League, $29,997, shelter house

• Silver Lake Lutheran Church, $31,200, steeple renovation phase one

• North Iowa Cert., $31,511, truck/lift

• City of Manly, $58,768, Bobcat Toolcat and attachments

• Masonic Lodge 266, $109,068, dining room renovation