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LIME SPRINGS - It took just two-and-a-half hours for authorities to arrest an individual suspected of robbing the Lime Springs branch of CUSB Bank at gunpoint on Sept. 3.
Luis Angel Vega, age 27, of Austin, Minn. is charged with 1st Degree Robbery, a Class B Felony.
At approximately 12:21 p.m. on...
Update, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, 4:15 p.m.
LIME SPRINGS - An armed gunman has been taken into custody in Austin, Minn. around 3-3:30 p.m. after robbing the Lime Springs branch of CUSB Bank noted Howard County Sheriff Mike Miner. The suspect's name has not been released.
It took less than four hours...
CRESCO - Although it was just a formality, Brian Allen Fullhart was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a verdict mandated by law, on Aug. 28, 2019.
Three of Zoanne “Zoey” Fullhart’s family members gave victim impact statements regarding her murder on or about Feb. 28,...
HOWARD-WINNESH-IEK - Howard-Winneshiek Community School District Superintendent Ted Ihns gave an update to the school board and visitors on the school’s facility plans as released by DLR Group at the regular Aug. 19 school board meeting.
He said the estimated plan is a $23.6 million update and...
CRESCO - Thanks to Karen and Warren Steffen and their extended family, Cresco has its first Little Free Library, located just outside of the Cresco Area Chamber of Commerce building at 101 2nd Ave SW and facing Highway 9.
The idea began with the Steffens’ granddaughter Emma, age 13.
“For years I...
CRESCO - City Council meetings in August are consolidated into this article
From Aug. 5 meeting
Rod Freidhof, Public Works Director, told council members on Aug. 5 the City was still chip sealing some streets. He said the final 68 ash trees were on the list to be taken down.
• City Clerk Michelle...
HOWARD-WINNESH-IEK - Superintendent Ted Ihns gave an update on the start of the 2019-2020 school year in his monthly report to Howard-Winneshiek School Board members. He said the district welcomed four new teachers Aug. 15-16. They include Jessica Hillers — High School Special Education; Rhonda...
CRESCO - Tonic Sol-Fa is a ground-breaking a cappella ensemble from Minnesota, in constant development since its formation two decades ago. TSF stands as one of the leading forces in the world of vocal music with Emmy Award winning arrangements and multi-million selling compositions.
The group...
CRESCO - Regional Health Services of Howard County now offers Genius 3D Mammography to its patients.
The new machine, unveiled earlier this month, ‘provides better, earlier breast cancer detection compared to 2D alone. It finds 20-65 percent more invasive breast cancers than 2D mammography alone...
