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DES MOINES - Hunter Slifka, watershed project coordinator for the Turkey River Headwaters & Chihak Creek in NE Iowa, was honored as the 2022 Watershed Coordinator of the Year by the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) during the fifth annual Iowa Watershed Awards program. In addition to his...
Iowa HOUSE DISTRICT #63 - Michael Bergan, Republican Party, has served in the House of Representatives since 2017 and is running for his third term in the Nov. 8 election. Tim Lecander, Democratic Party, is excited to run for office for the first time. Both candidates were asked questions about...
CRESCO - A ribbon-cutting ceremony is being held for the new Electric Vehicle charging station on Monday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. It is located on the southeast corner of the Fareway parking lot in Cresco. There will be an opportunity to talk to EV owners and check out actual electric vehicles, including...
CRESCO - City Council members voted against Proposal A from Hawkeye Recycling to pay the company $4,000 (along with Howard County Supervisors paying $4,000) per month to help cover a portion of labor costs for recycling, at the Oct. 3 regular meeting. In addition, the proposal included a 10-year...
CRESCO - Supt. Kris Einck told school board members, “The first four weeks of school are going smoothly. Ms. Dursky and Mr. Coulter are running a tight ship as well as Mr. Sickles in the elementary. Mrs. Lentz is also doing a great job as Special Education Director.” He went on to commend Kim...
CRESCO - Doing what they do best, local law enforcement officers got a call and responded. Thanks to Cresco Police Officer Ben Hillyer and Howard County Sheriff Tim Beckman, a 16-year old juvenile is recovering from severe smoke inhalation. On Monday, Oct. 10, the juvenile called 911 at 1:37 p.m....
CRESCO - Crestwood 1983 graduate Joe Sir will be performing Elvis songs, mixing in tidbits of the King of Rock & Roll’s life, at the Cresco Theatre & Opera House this Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. His last appearance on the local stage was in February 2013. Five months later, he played at A&...
RIDGEWAY - Stanley “Slim” Maroushek really likes wood carvings. Or perhaps “really likes” is a misnomer. Loves? Is obsessed with? You decide, but do so in the context of over 70 years spent collecting wood carvings from all around the world. Maroushek was born and raised on a Ridgeway farm across...
CRESCO - On Friday, Sept. 23, Zahid Ali and family turned over the keys to Cresco Motel after owning the local business since March 14, 2008. Zahid had it all figured out — 14 years, six months and eight days. Zahid, his wife Rubina Kousar and children, Burhan, Hanan and Aleena, are sad to leave...
CHESTER - Don’t miss out on one of the first fall festivals of the season in Chester this weekend. The vendor show is from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Community Center. Lunch is from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Start your Christmas shopping early. Home business vendors will be selling homemade candles and other...

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