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CRESCO - State Auditor Rob Sand hand-delivered an apple pie to the leaders of the Howard Winneshiek Community School District (CSD) at the Oct. 17 school board meeting in recognition of their Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) Award. Howard Winneshiek is the Best Performing 3A district.
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CRESCO - An exempt work session was held before the Oct. 17 regular board meeting in regards to early retirement.
The proposal recommended by Supt. Einck included:
• Clerical/Associate Staff: Qualifying individuals will receive half of their current salary plus $65 per sick day. This amount will...
CRESCO - Howard-Winneshiek CSD Supt. Kris Einck announced the district will be having vulnerability assessments on Nov 10-11 at the high school, K-8, Kessel and NICC as those buildings are owned by How-Winn.
He told board members at the regular meeting on Oct 17, the Governor’s School Safety...
Plantpeddler of Cresco handed out 60 bouquets of flowers on Wednesday, Oct. 19, as part of the Petal it Forward program.
The Society of American Florists started this program in 2015 as a way to bring joy and happiness to peoples lives.
Two bouquets were given out to recipients, one for them to...
CRESCO - On Monday, Oct. 24, Jonathan Michael Tabbert, age 29, of Yukon, Okla. was clocked doing 103, with his four-way flashers on.
Tabbert was traveling north on Highway 63, when Officer Neil Daniels checked the speed, and turned around to attempt to stop the vehicle.
The 2021 dark-colored ...
CRESCO - He spent less than a year in Howard County, but Thomas Rasmussen took lots of memories with him when he returned home to Denmark after graduating from Crestwood in 1992.
The foreign exchange student had a wonderful experience living with the Jim and Penny Hughes family of Cresco, and he...
CRESCO - Regional Health Services of Howard County is proud to share that RHSHC physician, Dr. Paul Jensen, MD, delivered his final scheduled baby of his medical career. Cody and Amanda Stockdale welcomed Huck James on Aug. 25, 2022, completing Dr. Jensen’s obstetric practice that began with his...
[Editor's Note: an update on the project is the paving actually started on Oct. 20, so all dates will be later than stated in this article.]
LIME SPRINGS - Council members learned the street project has been going fairly smoothly, according to Public Works Director Tyler Smith, at the regular Oct....
Tom Sappington told the Donner Party of N. St. Paul the story of John M. Peterson being electrocuted and living to tell the tale. The Nerios family (their real name) found their way to Lime Springs after seeing a poster for it where they were staying overnight — Sweets Hotel in LeRoy, another...
DES MOINES - Iowans can begin casting ballots for the 2022 general election on Wednesday, Oct. 19, which is the start of the absentee voting period. It marks the first day Iowans can vote in person at their county election office and the first day auditors can mail absentee ballots to voters who...
