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Cresco - A group of about 60 folks showed up to the RAGBRAI® (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) informational meeting on March 15.
Jason Passmore of Howard County Business & Tourism explained, “The City and Chamber apply [to be a stop for RAGBRAI®] every year. This year we...
CRESCO - Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley addressed the concerns of administration and staff at Regional Health Services of Howard County regarding the American Health Care Act, House Republicans’ replacement for the current Affordable Health Care Act and 340B programs on Friday, March 17....
CRESCO - It may not have been what St. Patty’s 5K runners were accustomed to for the last decade but the St. Patty’s 5K Fix held on Saturday, March 18, 2017, and sponsored by the Cresco Fitness Center, was well attended by adults and children.
The tradition of runners, “getting their green on”...
Howard County - Howard County is unique in that it is still using a jail that was constructed 135 years ago!
Unfortunately, the entire facility has outlived and outgrown its usefulness. Rules and regulations have changed, making the jail nearly obsolete.
When talk of a new jail comes up, most...
Cresco - Join researcher Chad Lewis for the Cresco Public Library Adult Program titled, 'Mysterious Creatures of the Midwest Tuesday, March 28 from 7-8 p.m.
This program will take place in the basement of the United Methodist Church, located directly across the parking lot from Cresco Public...
CRESCO - The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) named Alum-Line Trailers of Cresco, as the recipient of the 2017 Green Manufacturing Award.
The award was presented to Alum-Line Trailers President Gary Gooder and Marketing Manager Sydney Gooder by NATM president Greg Snyder at...
CRESCO - Dollar General continues to make shopping easier and more convenient for customers in Cresco with the grand opening of its newly-relocated store at 419 2nd Ave SE on Saturday, March 18 beginning at 8 a.m.
Customers will enjoy special deals and free prizes at the grand opening event....
Cresco - Council members could not come to a decision on what would be expected of property owners for the two-foot strip next to te curb, at the March 6 Council meeting.
They met again on March 8 and learned Public Works Director Rod Freidhof and City Clerk Michelle Girolamo had walked the two-...
Northeast Iowa - A national organization, practicalnursing.org, has ranked the Practical Nursing (LPN) program at Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) number one in Iowa after completing a five-year analysis of nursing board examination passing rates statewide.
All 13 LPN programs offered by...
Beaverton, Ore. - They came from far and wide. They came from Florida, Texas and California. Relatives and family came from Illinois, Colorado and Wisconsin as well as Minnesota, Washington and Oregon.
On Feb. 7 Dorothy Irene Chvatal joined the ever-growing population of centenarians and...