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CRESCO - City Council members voted to raise water and sewer rates 5% each, at the April 17 regular meetings.
At the previous meeting, they had voted to raise water 4% and sewer 6%. After looking over the figures, City Clerk Michelle Elton said 5% for each would be better. “Six percent for sewer is...
CRESCO - This isn’t your grandfather’s wildlife club!
Nope. Cresco Wildlife Club is for every age group, but the older members have been focusing on the youth of the community in the past few years.
Because of their volunteerism to spread the love of conservation and outdoor sports, the Cresco...
CResco - If you look in the dictionary under volunteer, you’ll see a picture of Janis Rockabrand. Well, probably not, but you should.
Rockabrand was chosen as Citizen of the Year in the Times Plain Dealer’s Hall of Fame for 2023. The selection committee was tired of getting nominations for her, so...
LIME SPRINGS - At the April 4 meeting, City Council members set a public hearing for annexing and zoning property south of Upper Iowa Beef on May 2.
• In other business, Fire Chief Scott Osmundson reported the department has not had any fire calls in the last few months, “But we continue to train...
CRESCO - Daren Sikkink of WHKS discussed the proposed 7th St. W. reconstruction project at the April 3 Cresco City Council meeting.
“We have met with property owners, who were not enthused about the project crossing their property. This week, we met with the public works committee to discuss...
CRESCO - Iowa State Senator Chuck Grassley visited Plantpeddler in Cresco and other towns during Congress’ Easter break.
On April 11, owners Mike and Rachel Gooder, along with son, John and Molly Gooder, gave the senator a short tour of the Young Plants Division, which has grown since the last time...
CRESCO - Mike and Rachel Gooder, owners of Plantpeddler Inc. of Cresco, Iowa, received the 2023 “Iowa State University Outstanding Horticulture Alumni of the Year” award, during the Annual Alumni banquet held on Thursday evening, April 6, 2023.
The Gooder’s were honored to accept the award and...
CRESCO - Conservation Director Jeff Korsmo announced work has begun on the Prairie Springs Recreational Trail, running south of Cresco, from 7th Ave. behind Accura HealthCare to the Nature Center.
Howard County Conservation received a $1,061,000 grant from a federal program generated from COVID-19...
PROTIVIN - Jim Zajicek started his education and ended his career in education at the same school — Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School in Protivin. He guided many young lives in those 46 years and was chosen as 2023 Educator of the Year in the Times Plain Dealer’s Hall of Fame.
Zajicek has...
