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PROTIVIN - A severe thunderstorm swept through Protivin on Wednesday, July 19. The entire town of Protivin lost power Wednesday night, July 19, around 6 p.m. and it was restored early Thursday morning, July 20.
CRESCO - A severe thunderstorm hit Cresco and Howard County hard on Wednesday, July 19. Wind gusts of up to 75 miles per hour brought down numerous trees around Cresco Wednesday. Power was out through most of the town from 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 to 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 20.
CRESCO - RAGBRAI® assures Cresco officials there will be 12,000-15,000 authorized and non-authorized riders on the July 27 overnight stop, with an additional 5,000 support personnel.
That’s a lot of people!
Things have certainly changed since RAGBRAI®’s first ride in 1973. For the first few...
CRESCO - Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is here, and it will kill your ash trees unless they are treated. That is what experts told 30 or so individuals who attended the informational meeting on July 12 at the Featherlite Center.
The first Howard County sighting of EAB was discovered in Cresco in mid-...
CRESCO - Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Management Area currently has two Department of Natural Resources renovation projects underway that will benefit wildlife and public use for many years to come. Cardinal Marsh is located approximately four miles southeast of Cresco and is an 1160 acre mix of...
Chester - What does a city girl from Plainfield (40 miles from Chicago), Ill. have in common with a country girl from LeMars, Iowa?
The answer is pigs.
The two Iowa State University students became chummy over the past few months doing research for one of the Reicks View Farms hog barns.
Zoe...
Lourdes - A glance at the calendar shows the last Sunday of July is fast approaching which means it is time for the community of Lourdes to welcome friends, family and fellow parishioners to enjoy a day together at the 19th annual Lourdes Steeple Day on Sunday, July 30. There will be something...
Protivin - In just eight days, there will be an invasion in northeast Iowa. It’s made up of RAGBRAI® riders and their support teams. Over 20,000 to be exact. RAGBRAI® is limited to 8,500 week-long riders and over 1,500 day-riders, although there will be possibly another 5,000 unregistered riders...
Lime Springs - City Council members decided to make an effort to have residents of Lime Springs remove their junk/unregistered vehicles from their property in preparation of next year’s 150th celebration. Violators were sent registered letters to notify them of their non-compliance to the city...
Elma - This year Peoples Savings Bank (PSB) in Elma is celebrating 90 years in business. PSB has always been a community bank with a focus on serving agriculture and the Elma area.
“A lot has changed in 90 years of banking but I hope the one thing that hasn’t changed is that we serve our...
