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Cresco - For the third time, a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater is taking place this weekend, March 14-15 at Champlin Hall at Cresco Theatre & Opera House. The shows will start at 5 p.m. on Saturday and noon and 5 p.m. on Sunday.
“Murder at the Banquet” is directed by Jayne Jensen with the help of...
Cresco - Howard-Winneshiek Community School District is offering a program, which is open to the public, to its 6-12th grade students on March 17.
There will be two programs held in the high school auditorium. One at 9:30 for 6-8th grades and one at 10:30 for 9-12th grades.
Principal Chris Rogne...
Cresco - Mitchell Gossman of Saint Cloud, Minn. praised Cresco Police Officer Troy Brandau and Cresco Airport Manager Clair Pecinovsky for being there for him and another pilot after they were forced to land at Ellen Church Field on Feb. 23.
He sent a note to Mayor Mark Bohle explaining his...
WOODBURY - AVEKA Group, Inc., the parent company of Cresco Food Technologies, announced that as of Oct. 15, 2019 it became an S Corporation ESOP
AVEKA is a contract manufacturing and research and development company based in Woodbury, Minn., with sites in Fredericksburg, Cresco and Waukon in Iowa...
Cresco - The National Weather Service (NWS) planned to hold a Severe Weather Spotter Training in Cresco on March 18. It has been cancelled.
HOWARD COUNTY- Elma Locker & Grocery, Polashek’s Locker in Protivin and County Line Locker in Riceville all came home with awards for their cured meat entries at the Iowa Meat Processors 84th Convention and Trade Show.
The three local businesses and employees were part of 275 staff representing...
Cresco - City Council members approved street closings for the annual Brew & Stew 5K Walk/Run and 15K Bike Ride that is to take place on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Streets closed will include parts of North Elm St., 1st Ave., North Park Place and South Park Place.
• In other...
LIME SPRINGS - Jen Smith was unanimously appointed the newest member of the City Council to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Brad Johnson.
In addition, the new city clerk, Jane Tibbals, was officially approved at the March 3 meeting.
• Other items discussed included department reports....
LIME SPRINGS - Brian Malm and Katie Sterk of Bolton & Menk, the town’s engineering company, updated the new City Council on costs of upcoming projects.
Water Tower
This is one of the less expensive projects on the city’s radar, but it still comes in at a whopping $350,000-400,000, members...
PROTIVIN - The Howard County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a hit-and-run at The Place Sports Bar & Grill in Protivin.
According to a statement released by the Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at approximately 7:50 p.m., a 911 call was received from the establishment saying a...
