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RURAL CRESCO - The Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation (NBHF) has established an endowment fund with the Howard County Community Foundation in honor of Dr. Borlaug and to support the activities of the NBHF.
Dr. Norman Borlaug is remembered by the NBHF as one of the greatest humanitarians in history...
The Cresco Country Club will host an Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, Oct. 1. The clubhouse will open at 12 noon with free admission and offer live music by Joe Majors, fun bouncy houses and crafts for the kids, games for the adults such as Hammerschlagen, a Keg Throw and more. They will also...
CRESCO - Mr. Kris Einck took the helm at Howard-Winneshiek CSD on July 1. He moved one county to the west from his previous position as superintendent and secondary principal at South Winneshiek CSD.
He is currently in a sharing situation with H-W getting four-fifths of his time, while South Winn...
CRESCO - Lisa Dursky is the new secondary (7-12) principal at Crestwood.
She comes to Howard-Winneshiek CSD from Andrew, Iowa, serving as middle school and high school ELL Instructor at Dubuque Community School District, Assistant Professor of Education at Clarke University and Online Instructor...
CRESCO - At the Sept. 7 City Council meeting, members authorized a change in three ordinances in regards to All-Terrain Vehicles/snowmobiles, golf carts/ UTVs and sale of fireworks.
The changes are pretty minor and were approved by Jan Carman, Alex Fortune, Gary Kriener and Rich McConnell, with Amy...
LIME SPRINGS - With the first day of fall near, Lime Springs City Council finished up a few items left over from summer and looked toward winter, at its Sept. 6 regular meeting.
The 2022 pool season was reviewed and plans are underway for 2023. In addition, new equipment for the City maintenance...
CRESCO - Crestwood High School held its 2022 Homecoming Coronation on Sunday, Sept. 18. Christopher Bigalk was named the King while Grace Prochaska was tabbed as the Queen.
CRESCO - At the Sept. 7 meeting, Cresco Council members voted 4-1 (Jan Carman, Alex Fortune, Gary Kriener and Rich McConnell for and Amy Bouska against) to allow other sanitation companies into the town of Cresco for commercial pickups. Commercial businesses use dumpsters for their refuse.
The...
CRESCO - A two-in-one fun night is being held just outside the Cresco Theatre.
Everyone is invited to a game and family movie night, sponsored by Cresco Police Department.
The fun starts at 6:30 p.m., when children and adults can play some lawn games and hang out with local police officers. There...
LIME SPRINGS - Homesteader Lezlie Ceran grows mushrooms in her house. She is, in fact, the only indoor organic mushroom grower in the state of Iowa.
Under the banner of One World Micro Echo Farm, Ceran grows oyster mushrooms in 36 growing buckets stacked four high under a humidity tent in her...
