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  CRESCO - Each security forces squadron nominates one person per year to earn the Colonel Billy Jack Carter Award. The award goes to the individual judged to have made the most significant contribution to protecting Air Force personal or resources during the fiscal year. The award is for a...
  Two events have been booked and announced by RAGBRAI® Entertainment Committee Co-chairs Kelly McCarville and Dean Lickteig. The main event will be Rock Godz, who played during Cresco’s 150th celebration to appreciative crowds. The 1980s-focused rock and roll band will play from 10:15 p.m. - 12:30...
  Cresco - J.H. “Jack” Thomson, age 88, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017.  Always sporting a smile and a cheerful hello, Thomson was a leader in Cresco who cared about his community and left his thumb print on many of the projects that were important to the growth of Cresco. His can-do...
  Howard County - Spring is barely here, but loads of folks are already looking forward to summer. Every day puts us closer to one of the biggest summer events in the area — the Mighty Howard County Fair, which is taking place June 21-25. Hairball, the group that plays music from all those rock-n-...
  Cresco - Want to help do something that benefits the earth? Here’s your chance.  Driving along any road or highway a person can see litter and trash. Some of it is accidental, like when the wind blows a paper out of your hands, and it is gone before you can catch it. Other times it is intentional...
  Cresco - The cat is going to be let completely out of the bag on April 11. The big reveal for Cresco’s RAGBRAI® XLV logo and theme will take place during the Howard County Business & Tourism’s (HCB&T) Annual Banquet. Hopefully word will get out all over the United States as well since the...
  CRESCO - Howard County Energy District may have just formed, but already members are spreading the word about the importance of energy efficiency and local, renewable energy in saving money and creating business opportunities. Approximately 20 people attended a solar tour of the area on March 24...
  Howard County - The landscape in the Saratoga Township area will be getting taller by the end of 2018, around 500 feet taller! That is the approximate height of a two-megawatt wind turbine that is expected to be installed by Madison Gas and Electric (MGE). Multiply that by 33, the number of...
  CRESCO - The 19th Annual Jazz Spotlight was held at Crestwood High School April 1 and 2. It was a night of classics like “Little Brown Jug,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “Tiger of San Pedro.” The shows began with a mini-art show in the commons of the high school. There one could find various...
  CRESCO - A staple in downtown Cresco for decades, Vandy’s Elm Street Shoes: Shoe and Zipper Repair is closed and will auction its inventory April 1. Current owner Mark Schultz is retiring. “The business has slowed down, and I’m retiring,’ Schultz said. “I’m thankful for the customer patronage...

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