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CRESCO - Jason Passmore, Executive Director of Howard County Business & Tourism (HCBT), introduced Sue Barnes, 1st Vice President of Howard County Economic Development (HCED), who welcomed all to the annual awards banquet.
A buffet style dinner by McAllister Catering was then served.
Hall of...
Family members, including Laura (third from left), Tom (fourth) and Nancy (sixth), along with over two dozen friends and former coworkers attended a tree-planting ceremony on Arbor Day in memory of John Schmauss. He worked for the City of Cresco for 30 years.
The crabapple tree was planted near the...
CRESCO - Several of the Howard-Winneshiek secondary staff and NICC staff met with Featherlite officials to discuss a partnership to assist high school and college students find career paths with the Cresco company.
Supt. Kris Einck and Principal Lisa Dursky, along with others met with Justin...
PROTIVIN - It’s party time in Protivin!
No, Czech Days is still three months away, but Polashek Locker’s 40th anniversary is coming up on Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Protivin Fire Station
Adam Polashek stated there will be food, refreshments, a bouncy house for the kids and food...
CRESCO/HOWARD Cty. - Howard County, Iowa was lucky for a long time.
Lucky until recently.
Cresco Police Chief Tim Ruroden announced the department had its first fentanyl bust recently.
“It has probably been in the community, but now it’s showing its ugly head. It’s an open case. I can’t talk about...
ELMA - Luis Alfredo Delgado Rodriguez of New Hampton, Iowa, 29, was arrested on May 2, 2023 for solicitation for prostitution.
Earlier that day, around 2:20 p.m., Delgado Rodriguez entered the Elma Express. He tried to purchase a Powerade. When the female cashier told him the price for the drink,...
Every other year, ahead of Crestwood’s prom, a mock crash and program are sponsored by Cresco Police Department, with help from local emergency personnel. This year, a young student was killed in a drunk-driving crash in front of the high school. For more information, see the Times Plain Dealer
CRESCO - At the April 3 Cresco City Council meeting, members learned the 7th St. W. Reconstruction Project was going to be $280,000 higher than originally estimated, and the bids haven’t been opened on that project yet.
Then at the April 17 meeting, they learned the Crosswalk Project, which...
Howard County - Has anyone ever come up to you and said, “You look just like your mother!” or “Your daughter is the spittin’ image of you!?” Well, now is the time to show everyone how much you look like each other.
Why not enter the Times Plain Dealer’s Mirror Image, a mother-daughter look-alike...
LIME SPRINGS - Representatives from 28 Howard County non-profits were able to pick up their grant checks on Tuesday, April 11 in Lime Springs.
A total of $150,146.42 in grants from Howard County Community Foundation, made up of Howard County Endowment Fund, Howard County Expendable Fund and...
