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Howard County - The following are questions and answers about the new voter identification requirements.
• When do voters start showing ID at the polls?
During 2018, registered voters will be asked to show their ID before voting at the polls. Anyone who does not have their ID will be asked to...
Howard County - Absentee ballots are now available for voting in the office of the Howard County Auditor’s Office.
Any voter wishing to vote absentee may come into the Howard County Auditor’s Office and vote absentee during regular business hours, Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or you...
CRESCO - Public Works Director Rod Freidhof told Cresco City Council members he is leaning toward removing the remaining ash trees on City property in the next year.
Although not an exact count, he estimates the number of trees that entails would be 450-470. Cost of removal would obviously vary...
CRESCO - Public Works Director Rod Freidhof reported the pond in Malek’s Addition, north of 8th Ave. East, needs attention.
The pond, which was installed in early 2000s, has been collecting sediment since then from runoff. He later said the pond should be drained, removing sediment, every five...
DES MOINES, IA - Mediacom subscribers can watch complete live coverage of the 2017 Solar Eclipse on August 21 and see the unique, close-up views NASA will capture with scientific cameras placed along the path of totality. NASA’s live broadcast coverage of the solar eclipse will be televised on...
Des Moines - “Upward,” the 2,798 pound Angus bull owned by Marvin Spear of Indianola, outweighed the competition to win the Super Bull contest judged Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Moody Farms of Maxwell, took second place with their 2,766 pound Simmental bull, “Boardwalk,” and Kokemiller...
Des Moines - Gov. Kim Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg and Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) Director Mark Lowe unveiled three potential designs for Iowa’s new license plate the morning of Aug. 10 at the Iowa State Fair.
“The designs represent elements of what makes us Iowans,” Gov. Reynolds...
CRESCO - He didn’t know anything about it, but that’s what makes a surprise so great.
Jim Perry, who has taken a dual leadership role as Cresco American Legion Commander and Chairman of the Freedom Rock Committee this year, was honored when he was called forward to accept not one, not two, but...
[Editor’s Note: On Jan. 10, 2017, Shellie Gossman found out she had breast cancer. She is sharing her journey with Times Plain Dealer readers.]
CRESCO - July 31
It is hard to believe it has almost been seven months since I was diagnosed with IDC.
So much has happened.
I have been through 16...
CRESCO - Beadle Park was the location of the 56th Annual Fine Arts Show on Sunday, Aug. 6. The arts show is the longest, outdoor arts show in the State of Iowa and a popular show for both artists and consumers.
The threat of rain kept a few artists from their scheduled sites but that didn’t...
