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NORTHEAST IOWA - In the past week, locals may have noticed swarms of small butterflies. The Hackberry Emperor butterflies are brown with white spots.
Howard County Naturalist Angela Bries explained they recently hatched from little green inch-worms that can be seen hanging from trees from silk,...
CRESCO - The Howard-Winneshiek Genealogical Society had a zoom meeting. The minutes were read and filed as read. It was mentioned that microfilms and digitalized of the Times Plain Dealer has been ordered.
The Society will be at the Mighty Howard County Fair on Saturday, June 26 at 2 p.m. in the...
DES MOINES - Millions of people will flood to Des Moines this August for the return of the Iowa State Fair. One of the traditions surrounding the eleven day event is the Iowan of the Day program. The Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation needs your help in finding Iowans from across the state that...
CRESCO - Some of the best memories from childhood include summers going to some sort of camp.
A group of Howard County youth will be able to say they had the best time of their lives at the Be Your Own Boss Camp, which was made possible through Howard County Business & Tourism and Northeast...
Rural Lourdes - On Friday, June 18, 2021 at 5:36 p.m., the Howard County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Hwy. 63 and A46.
A 2003 Mercury Sable was west-bound on A46, driven by 29-year-old Aureliano Santiz from Fort Dodge, Iowa, failed to stop at...
On Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 9:54 a.m., the Howard County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Jerry Bina, who said a vehicle was in his bean field in the 20,000 block of 170th St., northwest of Protivin.
It was determined that Mae Anne Potter, age 79, from Cresco was west-bound on 170th St....
CRESCO - Bill Peterson, Alliant Energy’s Cresco service technician, will start reporting to Decorah in January and will not take his truck home.
Two representatives of Alliant Energy, Dustin Mohs (Decorah Manager) and Jacob Semann (Key Account Manager of Dubuque), spoke to members of the City...
CRESCO - One of the 13 Mighty Howard County Fair queen candidates will find the number very lucky when crowned on Wednesday, June 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Scheidel Plaza Stage.
It will be a tough call on which of the deserving young ladies will be chosen Fair Queen and Princess. They will be judged on...
LIME SPRINGS - A solid group of locals attended a meeting to explain the new Lime Springs Area Community Endowment Fund (LSACEF).
Pat Boyle and Jan and Randy Cray recently established the fund. Boyle described his thoughts. “A year ago, our lives changed drastically. It made some of us think, ‘What...
CRESCO - Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, three fireworks permits were approved at the June 7 Cresco City Council meeting. They were for Kevin Magic, Josh and Amy Bollman and Alan Lewis.
Councilperson Amy Bouska voted nay for permitting fireworks, but consented that legally it had to pass.
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