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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...
DES MOINES - Hunter Slifka, watershed project coordinator for the Turkey River Headwaters & Chihak Creek in NE Iowa, was honored as the 2022 Watershed Coordinator of the Year by the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) during the fifth annual Iowa Watershed Awards program.
In addition to his...
Iowa HOUSE DISTRICT #63 - Michael Bergan, Republican Party, has served in the House of Representatives since 2017 and is running for his third term in the Nov. 8 election.
Tim Lecander, Democratic Party, is excited to run for office for the first time.
Both candidates were asked questions about...
CRESCO - A ribbon-cutting ceremony is being held for the new Electric Vehicle charging station on Monday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m.
It is located on the southeast corner of the Fareway parking lot in Cresco.
There will be an opportunity to talk to EV owners and check out actual electric vehicles, including...
CRESCO - City Council members voted against Proposal A from Hawkeye Recycling to pay the company $4,000 (along with Howard County Supervisors paying $4,000) per month to help cover a portion of labor costs for recycling, at the Oct. 3 regular meeting.
In addition, the proposal included a 10-year...
