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CRESCO - Dale and Mary Ellen Turnmire have spent a lifetime giving back to the community they call ‘home’, most recently taking on a leadership role that resulted in over 40 bronze statues placed throughout Howard County.
Cresco will say ‘thank you’ to the couple during the Norman Borlaug Harvest...
CRESCO - It’s not Supt. Ted Ihns’ first time wandering the halls of Crestwood High School, as he did it in the 1980s when he was a student himself.
But the footprint of Howard-Winneshiek Community School District has changed since then. It is even different from when he was an elementary P.E....
CRESCO - Iowa ranks in the top 20 states for low violent and property crime rates, coming in at 18 for both. Part of Iowa’s success could be a commitment to preventing crime before it happens.
Cresco ranked 20th. Its previous rank was 36th. In the reporting year, 2015, Cresco had 0.26 violent...
Chester - The Community Center in Chester is one of the main venues in the area for events. It accommodates wedding dances, banquets, craft shows and more.
All buildings need maintenance and remodeling to keep them thriving parts of the community. Chester is doing its part with a three-phase...
WHEREAS: The Constitution of the United States of America, the guardian of our liberties, embodies the principles of limited government in a Republic dedicated to rule by law; and
WHEREAS: September 17, 2017, marks the two hundred thirtieth anniversary of the framing of the constitution of the...
Howard County - Alison Holten was just 16 votes ahead of Lucinda “Cindy” Yslas for Howard-Winneshiek School Board Director for District 1 in the Sept. 12 election.
Incumbent Duane Bodermann ran unopposed for District 4.
In Riceville Community School District, all candidates were running unopposed...
Cresco Legion Riders Post 135, alongside four Cresco Community Fire Department members, stood at attention for nine minutes 11 seconds on Monday in memory of the 343 firefighters lost during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. The riders also performed the ceremony at Decorah...
CRESCO - As most of the area has seen in the past few weeks, Hurricane Harvey has devastated portions of Texas and Louisiana.
Part of Howard-Winneshiek’s mission is to teach its students to contribute locally and globally. With this in mind, the Howard-Winneshiek School District grades PK-12 had...
CRESCO - Crestwood High School crowned its 2017 Homecoming King and Queen Sunday afternoon at the Crestwood Stadium. Brynn Bodermann was crowned the Queen, and Judd Grover was crowned King. 2016 Homecoming King and Queen, John Ayers and Blair Bodermann, did the honors.
CRESCO - One local family is trying to turn a tragedy into a way to help others.
Mike and Becky Bina and daughter, Katelin, lost their son and brother, Kyler, to suicide on April 17, 2017. He was just 16.
The family is having a t-shirt suicide awareness fund-raiser in his memory in order to bring...
