L & L Apartments recently purchased the property on the north side of Highway 9 formerly owned by Spahn & Rose Lumber.

    In an effort to help keep the lights on when severe weather hits, Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company, employees and contract crews will be in parts of Howard, Chickasaw and Floyd counties beginning the week of May 20 to trim trees away from overhead power lines. Crews will be working in various parts of the community and surrounding areas over a three to six week period.

    Colonial Manor Nursing Home is collaborating with The University of Iowa College of Nursing on a special project aimed at working on issues in the lives of residents of nursing homes.

    Plantpeddler was selected as one of only five growers in the country to grow plants for the Disney Garden program.

Iowa-based convenience store chain will conduct sealed bid auction of 21 stores, including Cresco location

    A new administrator took the helms at Evans Memorial Home earlier this month. Richard Fox began his position on April 7.

    Wisconsin Public Service Corporation has agreed to buy a 99-megawatt wind farm being developed near Riceville for $251 million from developed enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company based in Paris, France.

    Camp Site RV will expand and relocate this fall to a new building being constructed at the intersection of Hwy. 9 W. and Valley Ave., adjacent to the Cresco Airport.

    When two retired farmers were drilling a well for a personal water source on their LeRoy property in 2005, they were in for a big surprise.
    Ben and Diane Nolt, who live in the southwest corner of Fillmore County, between Chester and LeRoy, Minn., discovered there was much more water lying dormant under the ground on their farmland than they could ever use for a personal well.     They also soon discovered the quality of the water was some of the purest in North America.
    While drilling for their well, an artesian water source was unexpectedly discovered. The water shot high in the air after coming to the surface without a pump.

    A little laughter each day can reduce stress, help people find balance and happiness and improve workplace productivity, according to a certified laughter yoga leader and an NICC employee.
    Certified laughter yoga leader and teacher Laura Gentry will lead an interactive workshop over the lunch hour at the Heritage Events Center in Cresco on April 23.

    A recent survey reveals that over 60 percent of employees working for the five largest employers in Cresco reside outside of town.
    The Housing Needs Study, conducted by Howard County Economic Development Executive Director Ken Paxton during the first two weeks of March, asked about 300 area employees questions about where they live, and, if they reside outside of Cresco, why they choose to live there and commute to work.

    C US Bank introduced a new checking account line-up recently for both business and personal accounts.

    Kathy and Chuck Skjeveland sold the Cresco Motel to Zahid Ali last week.

    The Times Plain Dealer released their redesigned print newspaper and Extra and a new up-to-date Web site this week. The reinvigorated products will feature more people and more news in two more convenient formats.

    Iowa’s cold weather rule ensures that customers will receive the natural gas they need to keep their homes warm through the winter even if they are not able to pay their monthly bill. November 1 through April 1, customers that apply for energy assistance and are approved by the community action agency are not subject to disconnection. With April 1 approaching, that protection will soon be ending.