CRESCO - Crestwood High School hosted the monthly Howard-Winneshiek Community School District Board of Education meeting on Nov. 13 with bond refinancing one of the new business items discussed.
Duane Bodermann opened the meeting by welcoming everyone in attendance. Roll call was taken by...
IOWA - Thanksgiving is a time when families and friends come gather to share a meal and connect; it is also one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Don’t let your Thanksgiving end in tragedy. “Year after year, we are devastated by stories of family members who are killed on ther way to...
Howard County - The Crestwood High School Marching Band’s recently-completed 2017 season captured the imagination of audiences with the theme of ‘Grimm Tales.’
The show, performed at Crestwood High School home football games, featured musical selections ‘Hansel and Gretel’, ‘Rumplestilskin’ and ‘...
CRESCO - Veterans Day, Nov. 11, dawned cold and rainy, but that didn’t stop locals from attending the unveiling of the Freedom Rock.
A welcome was given by Jim Perry, Commander American Legion Post 135 and Rick Slifka, Commander of VFW Post 4561. The American Flag was then raised, and lowered...
CRESCO - It is always cause for consternation when employees find out new owners are taking over their company. They wonder if they will have a job, if their pay will stay the same, if they will be appreciated.
Well the employees of Accura HealthCare (formerly Hawkeye Care Center) were reassured...
CRESCO - Cresco Public Library offers its patrons free research resources online, including Gale Pages Iowa, Gale Chilton Library, Credo, and Transparent Language Online.
Library staff members recently completed a training session on how to navigate the sites, which provide library users with...
CRESCO - No need to get too excited about the future installation of a cell tower by Verizon. With all the paperwork, soil boring and locating utility wires, it won’t be until spring 2019 when construction begins. The site assessment will be done soon.
Cresco Public Works Director Rod Freidhof...
Schley - Usually when a person from Northeast Iowa sees a bear, it is from some sort of zoo, not from the cab of a tractor or combine! But that’s what happened to Eric Reicks and his dad, Mark, on Nov. 7, near Schley.
The duo were finishing up combining a corn field Mark rents from Wayne and...
Howard County - No matter what a person calls him - Father Christmas, Kriss Kringle, St. Nick or Santa Claus - he is sure to bring a smile to every face.
Here is a schedule of when and where he will be appearing between now and Christmas.
Wednesday, Nov. 8: 5:30 p.m.—A&W/LJS
Wednesday, Nov. 8...
CRESCO - A large crowd of approximately 120 people gathered at Kessel Lodge recently to celebrate the 100th birthday of Alvin Sommer.
Sommer’s special day was shared with his brother, Harold, age 92 from Byron, Illinois. The two brothers hadn't seen each other in 14 years.
Following his party,...