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PROTIVIN - The Protivin Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) was honored with the “Outstanding Department Award for 2021” on Saturday, April 17 by the Iowa Firefighters Association (I.F.A) at its mid-year banquet.
The I.F.A, a statewide organization with members from over 800 fire departments in Iowa...
Howard County - Has anyone ever come up to you and said, “You look just like your mother!” or “Your daughter is the spittin’ image of you!?” Well, now is the time to show everyone how much you look like each other.
Why not enter the Times Plain Dealer’s Mirror Image, a mother-daughter look-alike...
HOWARD COUNTY - On Saturday, April 24, there will be a medication take back day in Howard County. Any medications that are expired or not being used can be dropped off at medication take-back sites.
The medication take-back sites are at:
• Protivin Fire Station from 10-10:15 a.m.
• Riceville Fire...
CRESCO - [Editor’s Note: One of my favorite parts of the job is learning about local history. Al Skoda is just one of my Cresco resources. I’m lucky he also likes to write. He recently reminisced about his memories of Cresco baseball and is sharing that with our readers.
Anyone else who would like...
LIME SPRINGS - City Engineers Bolton & Menk notified City Clerk Jane Tibbals the Merrill St. Bridge will be surveyed the end of the April 12 week. The bridge has been closed to traffic over five tons since April 7, 2020.
• Additional business from the April 6 meeting included a report by Fire...
Howard County - Howard County 4-H held their 2021 Spring Fair Communications & Clothing event on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at NICC Cresco Center and the Cresco Community Chapel.
Over 75 educational presentations, working exhibits, clothing selections, clothing challenges, and share-the-fun acts...
ELMA - For more than a year, “visitor restrictions” have been in place at Colonial Manor and throughout the ABCM Corporation locations in Iowa, including 31 Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Centers and 24 Independent and Assisted Livings.
Garry McGee, Marketing Coordinator of Colonial Manor...
CRESCO - Howard-Winneshiek CSD Superintendent Ted Ihns explained to members of the school board at the April 13 meeting how much money the district received for COVID-19 relief and how it was and is being used.
School districts received GEER and ESSER funds over the past year and continuing into...
CRESCO - The Crestwood High School graduate list for the Class of 2021 was approved by the Howard-Winneshiek CSD Board of Education at the monthly meeting on April 13. It was noted there are to be 83 graduates. (This is the second lowest graduation number after 2015’s 82.)
• In other business from...
CRESCO - This week is a time to celebrate those who dedicate their lives to serving the public. It is a week that should be set aside so everyone can be made aware of their hard work and dedication.
An estimated 240 million calls are made to 9-1-1 in the U.S. each year. In many areas, 80% or more...
