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Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame gains Ryan

RIDGEWAY / CRESCO - How did a young farm girl, who attended Ridgeway Elementary, end up getting inducted into the 2021 Class of the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame? Lots and lots of work. Dr. Roxann Marie Ryan, Ph.D., will be honored at a virtual ceremony on Nov. 6. She is the daughter of Tom Ryan and...

One girl’s dream to help whole town

CRESCO - Once upon a time, there was a little girl with a big dream. Is this a fairy tale? No. This is a real girl, with a big dream that she is hoping to make come true. Olivia Hollenbeck has had this dream for about three months. Her dream — goal, now — is to raise money to help improve the...

International Festival of Diversity, Culture

CRESCO - The first International Festival of Diversity and Culture is taking place at Crestwood, with the goal of successfully promoting diversity among students and the community. It will take place on Monday, Nov. 8, from 12- 6 p.m. in the K-8 Building Gymnasium. Students will attend the event...

Howard County Board of Supervisors allocates $200,000 to Country Winds

CRESCO - “That’s what these dollars were meant for,” said Howard County Board of Supervisors Chair Pat Murray. At the Oct. 25 weekly meeting, the three Howard County supervisors, Murray, Joe Pisney and Dean Eastman, voted to allocate $200,000 of Howard County’s $1.7 million American Rescue Plan...

Update: Three arrested after two separate car chases

HOWARD COUNTY - The Howard County Sheriff’s Office and dispatch barely caught their breaths after one adrenaline rush, when they were in the middle of another. Two separate car chases, allegedly involving the same suspects, took place nearly six hours apart on Thursday, Oct. 28. Car chase number...

Notre Dame hosts STEAM Museum

CRESCO - Notre Dame School in Cresco hosted a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) Museum in its gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 22. The museum featured 10 different stations designed to teach students from pre-school through sixth grade about different aspects of STEAM. The experience...

Fire west of Cresco caused much damage

CRESCO - Cresco Fire Department was called to a fully-engulfed house fire on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 9:07 a.m. The residence, located at 21669 State Highway 9, just west of Croell Redi-Mix, is owned by Brady and Megan Norman of Cresco as a rental property. Fire Chief Neal Stapelkamp reported, “...

UPDATE: Unofficial Nov. 2 election results

HOWARD/MITCHELL Counties - ww Unofficial results of the Nov. 2 city and school election have been released. The Howard County Board of Supervisors will have its first canvas on Monday, Nov. 8, which will verify the results from the towns of Cresco, Chester, Elma and Lime Springs. The second...

Suspect arrested in high-speed chase by Protivin

HOWARD COUNTY - On Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7:29 a.m., the Howard County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a citizen who was following three pickups, two Chevys and one Dodge, that attempted to steal a trailer from Elma. The caller stated the pickups looked like they had other items in the beds...

Surviving Breast Cancer

CHESTER - With October being breast cancer awareness month, the Times Plain Dealer is featuring a survivor – Tracy Rice. Rice, age 46, is married to Brian and has two daughters, Taylor (24) and Jordan (21). They live in Chester, Iowa. Rice has always had a very active lifestyle. The family has a...