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Sen. Ernst visits H.C. jail

CRESCO - Iowa Senator Joni Ernst visited the Howard County jail on the local stop on her 99-county tour on Friday, Aug. 12. She also stopped in Worth, Mitchell, Winneshiek and Chickasaw counties. County officials and law enforcement were on hand to welcome her to the jail. As a former county...

District preparing for first day

CRESCO - Howard-Winneshiek CSD Board of Education members learned of some of the preparations taking place before the start of the school year at their Aug. 15 regular meeting. Supt. Kris Einck reported he had attended the new teacher luncheon at Champlin Hall, along with other teachers. “I’d like...

LS City getting finances in order

LIME SPRINGS - Council members accepted the bid by Northland Securities of Minneapolis for an interest rate of 3.2876% for a $600,000 General Obligation Bond for the sewer part of the street project. Maggie Burger of Speer Financial told them at the Aug. 3 meeting, “We are very happy with this bid...

Explaining inflation

HOWARD COUNTY - Inflation. Recession. Increasing interest rates. The world of finance is very confusing right now. It is also very volatile, with the Fed (Federal Reserve System) raising interest rates to try to curb inflation. When asked to give some insight into what it all means, Mike Drees...

Dr. Kelsey Thomas, MD joins RHSHC

CRESCO - Dr. Kelsey Thomas, MD, will be starting work at Regional Health Services of Howard County (RHSHC) on Sept. 1. Originally from Greenville, Miss., Thomas did her undergraduate work in Houston at Texas Southern. “I picked Houston because it was the only major city that I could think of that...

Osage man charged with 1st degree murder

OSAGE - On Friday, Aug. 19, agents with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), members of the DCI Criminalistics Lab and Deputies with the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office executed several search warrants and conducted interview as they continued to investigate the disappearance and...

Update: Good Times bar destroyed by fire

CRESCO - The Cresco community has been anxiously awaiting the opening of the Good Times Grill, formerly of Decorah, since September 2021. The business was set to open around Labor Day, but the wait will be a little longer. “For those who haven't heard yet, there was a fire at the Cresco building...

Good Times bar destroyed by fire

Paving My Own Way

CRESCO - Everybody faces roadblocks in their life, some more than others. And then there are those, like MaKiah Pierce, who just roll right up to the obstacle put in their way, look at the options and go into overdrive to demolish it, like a bulldozer! Her latest plan is to get some concrete put...

Cresco Bicycles to close

CRESCO - Cresco Bicycles has been a fixture in downtown Cresco for 15 years. Dave Puffer started the bike shop in 2007. Keith Wherry bought in as a partner in 2008; and Paul Lovell, in 2011. The shop has been in its current location since 2013. But come Oct. 1, 2022, Cresco Bicycles will close its...