4:33 AM
Marshall
The North Iowa Conference (NIC) has been undergoing some changes lately. Since adding North Union and Algona Bishop Garrigan as members recently, other districts have inquired, requested to join, and/or met with various members of the NIC. During that process, one district had some very in-depth and obviously emotional discussions in their community. Eagle Grove, a district on the southwestern edge of the NIC, voted 3-2 at the board of education to leave the North Central Conference (NCC) starting in the fall of the 2014-2015 school year.
As one would expect, it is not easy to leave a conference such as the NCC with their strong history of success and doing good things for students. There is also a prestige that is held in the NCC as a perennial power, and...
