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Cresco - The First Baby of the Year for the Times Plain Dealer’s Contest may be a girl, but she’s not the first one in the family. She’s not even the second girl in the family.
Miss Nevaeh Grace Reisner joins two older sisters, Faith (five) and Sarah (two)!
She was born at 8:56 a.m. on Jan. 5,...
CRESCO - The Midwest Mission Bible Training Center, located at 422 2nd St W in Cresco, welcomes the public to attend its numerous events, and is currently busy preparing for its April 1st graduation banquet.
The Midwest Mission Bible Training Center is a non-profit, faith-based 8-10-month-long...
AMES - According to the Iowa Land Value Survey presented by Dr. Zhang, Iowa State University Extension Economist, at a news conference on Dec. 13, the state saw a 5.9 percent ($450) decrease to $7,183 in Iowa farmland values from November 2015 to November 2016.
This represents a modest decline...
Ames - Emoji keyboards and sticker packs for Iowa's universities launched in the Apple iTunes and Google Play stores today, making them available for free to fans globally.
Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa and Drake University's apps launched Dec. 26...
Jan. 6 - Savannah Roberts of Lime Springs had the privilege of playing the National Anthem with the Hawkeyes Marching Band during the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Unfortunately the Iowa Hawkeyes lost to Stanford’s Cardinals 45-16.
The top three stories of 2015 included the closing of the...
Howard County - Chris Rogne, 7-12 principal at Howard-Winneshiek, gave a report on Secondary Standards-Based Grading, which is the direction the district has been moving for the past few years.
Rogne noted it takes about four years to complete the transfer from the A, B, C, D, F grading system...
Northeast Iowa - As winter sets in, Howard County residents of all ages may choose to take advantage of EARL Public Transit to shuttle them to and from school, appointments, or the grocery store.
EARL (Easy, Affordable, Reliable, Life Changing) Public Transit serves a five-county region,...
Howard County - In a review of the year 2016, the top 10 stories of the year have been featured here, in no particular order.
1. Cresco celebrated its 150th anniversary on July 22-24, 2016. There were many events leading up to the festival. The Times Plain Dealer had individuals write about their...
CRESCO - The Mighty Howard County Fair, held in Cresco, has been awarded the 2016 ‘Blue Ribbon Fair’ Award by the Board of Directors of the Association of Iowa Fairs.
The award was presented to the Fair’s Board of Directors at the Association’s 2016 Conference and Annual Meeting, which was held...
Howard County - Howard County’s Christmas Gift Giveaway winners from Nov. 21-Dec. 22 have been listed.
The grand prize winner of the gift drawing was Kris Moen of Cresco, who won $1,000 in gift certificates from participating businesses.
Moen, who works at Rockwell-Collins, was surprised to get...
