Even in Caitlin Clark’s home state, girls high school basketball in decline. It thrives in this town
The streets of Newell and Fonda are quiet. Rural decline has taken a toll on these northwest Iowa towns with main street storefronts shuttered and vacant houses scattered here and there. Yet the heart of these communities separated by 9 miles isn’t hard to find. It still beats at the Newell-Fonda High School gym, where […]
JAN. 28, 2026











