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UPDATED: CRESCO - At 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, the Howard County Sheriff’s Office took a 911 call of a shed fire at 7011 Unity Ave., northwest of Cresco.
Cresco Community Fire Department Chief Neal Stapelkamp said, “The entire shed was fully involved upon arrival, with fire threatening...
CRESCO - The 52nd Annual Snowfest was another successful one, as the area was fortunate to receive 4-6 inches of good snow on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Driftrunners President Zach Gooder commented, “Although it is a bit more stressful when you aren’t sure which events are going to be...
LIME SPRINGS - On Monday, Jan. 16, less than 10 days after a family lost their home to fire, Candace Peterson also had a house fire, at 381 Willard St.
Fire Chief Scott Osmundson reported, “It looks like the fire started from a corn stove chimney. The fire was in the north wall and went up into...
LIME SPRINGS - On Jan. 7, the Derrick and Michelle Ruggeberg family lost everything in a house fire.
The communities surrounding Lime Springs stepped up and collected clothing and toys for their three children. There was such an outpouring of support, there are many items left over.
Jami...
LIME SPRINGS - Spring Ahead Learning Center is having its Winter Gala on Feb. 4 at the Lime Springs Community Center, after being on hiatus for two years because of COVID.
Social hour begins at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The roast beef/chicken cordon bleu dinner will be catered by McAllister’s....
CHESTER - It is an all too common occurence in today’s world. A once-thriving parish loses numbers and eventually has to close.
That is what is happening to United Lutheran Church in Chester. Its last service is this Sunday, Jan. 29 at 8:30 a.m. The current pastor is Jimmy Sidebottom.
According to...
CRESCO - Supt. Kris Einck updated school board members on the Capital Campaign, which has raised 54% of its $1 million goal, and the remodeling and addition project, which is also showing progress.
The Capital Campaign Committee is planning for a soup supper on Feb. 3 or Feb. 9. In addition, a golf...
RICEVILLE - It started out as a fairly normal Thursday morning, on Jan. 19. Travis Hovey went to the store to get his wife, Tammy, some pancake mix. And then it wasn’t so normal.
“On my way back home, I stopped at Casey’s and put gas in the wife’s Durango. After putting gas in, I scratched the...
CRESCO - After 36 years of serving the residents of Howard County, Warren Steffen turned his calculator off for the last time on Dec. 31, 2022.
The decision was not necessarily easy for the Treasurer, but it was the right one for Steffen. “At the age of 71, it was getting harder and harder to...
CRESCO - Oct. 16 is a day to remember for Doug Berg. That is the day he and others saved the life of Dave Bonifas of LaCrosse, Wis.
Berg and his pickleball partner, Gayle Kelm, were playing in a tournament at the River Valley Paddle Battle in Winona, Minn.
“We were on the court, just getting ready...
