Morris “Mike” Miner, a Democrat, and Republican Loel Reinhart will go up against each other for the position of Howard County Sheriff in this fall’s election.

    A car is left flipped upside down in a ditch near Lime Springs last Friday.

    Two people were transported to Regional Health Services by ambulance around 4 p.m. on Friday after a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Hwy. 9 and U.S. Hwy. 63.

    Deb Morris knows what its like to lose one of your best friends in a house fire. Even if that friend is of the furry variety and not the human kind, it still hurts to lose a pet to a fire.
    That’s why Morris will perch herself outside Fareway from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday in an effort to raise money to purchase animal oxygen masks for the Cresco Fire Department.

    May 11-17 is designated National Police Week. Communities throughout the U.S. will hold ceremonies and observances commemorating past and present law enforcement officers.

    A car collided with a van at the intersection of Pine Place and 4th Ave. W. at about 4 p.m. last Friday.

    Six high school freshmen were transferred to Regional Health Services of Howard County last Wednesday afternoon after a 15-year-old driver lost control of her car.

    A money transfer scam that can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars for unaware victims has showed up in Howard County recently.

    A two-vehicle accident involving a passenger car and a semi-tractor trailer left two injured Monday morning. The accident, which occurred on U.S. Hwy. 63, approximately one mile northwest of Lime Springs, was reported at approximately 10:21 a.m. Monday.

Candidate says military work provides experience for the job

    Five candidates have filed papers to run for Howard County Sheriff in the upcoming election.

    Cresco Police Chief Mark Kissinger will give a program on identity theft at 7 p.m. April 15 at the Cresco Public Library.
    The free program, “Identity Theft: Yes, it could happen to you,” will inform people about the growing dangers of identity theft and what they can do to protect themselves.

    The Cresco Rural Fire Department responded to a hog confinement building on fire around 10 a.m. Monday. The fire blazed on a farm near the intersection of 160th St. and Robin Ave., just south of Schley, producing heavy clouds of smoke that were visible for miles.

   About 475 sows and at least 3,000 piglets died in the fire, according to Cresco Fire Chief Neal Stapelkamp.

    The Cresco Rural Fire Department was called to a house fire at the Mark and Julie Melver residence located at 19253 65th Street at 10:13 a.m. on Saturday.

    A Cresco couple lost their home and their pets to a trailer fire at Satellite Trailer Park early Saturday morning.