
CRESCO - Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Steven Ray Douglas always dreamt of soaring through the skies, a passion ignited at just three years old. It sparked an even greater passion within him after immersing himself in the profound insights of "Chicken Hawk" by Robert Mason. This book is about a...

CRESCO - Retired social studies teacher Brad Wilkening of Ankeny, Iowa, presented his program ‘Lessons of the Holocaust’ at Cresco Public Library on Holocaust Survivor Day, Wednesday, June 4.
Wilkening said, “I have no Jewish background whatsoever; I was raised United Methodist; went to a Lutheran...

BOONE - Crestwood sophomore Ainsley Teeling carded a two-day, 36-hole total score of 158 (77-81, +14 over par) to place sixth in the Class 2A State Girls’ Golf Meet held at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone on May 28-29.
“It was a great environment and I’m certainly proud of her efforts and...

DES MOINES - Taking on the best athletes in Iowa at the Class 2A State Track and Field Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines from May 22-24, the Crestwood boys’ and girls’ teams both gave an outstanding effort during all three days.
The Cadet boys’ distance medley team of Nathan Mahr, Finnegan Donlan...