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CRESCO - There was an informational meeting for helpers associated with RAGBRAI® (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) on Monday.
Volunteers were given lanyards with a condensed Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) packet attached.
For anyone who did not attend the meeting, the answers...
CRESCO - As with many great ideas, one inspiration led to another, which led to another, with the end result of Cresco’s RAGBRAI® XLV theme being “Pedal to the Paranormal.”
Cresco and Howard County are not scary places, but they do have a few curious and unusual occurrences that are beyond...
RIDGEWAY - The severe thunderstorm on Wednesday, July 19, hit Ridgeway and areas surrounding Ridgeway.
PROTIVIN - A severe thunderstorm swept through Protivin on Wednesday, July 19. The entire town of Protivin lost power Wednesday night, July 19, around 6 p.m. and it was restored early Thursday morning, July 20.
CRESCO - A severe thunderstorm hit Cresco and Howard County hard on Wednesday, July 19. Wind gusts of up to 75 miles per hour brought down numerous trees around Cresco Wednesday. Power was out through most of the town from 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 to 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 20.
CRESCO - RAGBRAI® assures Cresco officials there will be 12,000-15,000 authorized and non-authorized riders on the July 27 overnight stop, with an additional 5,000 support personnel.
That’s a lot of people!
Things have certainly changed since RAGBRAI®’s first ride in 1973. For the first few...
CRESCO - Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is here, and it will kill your ash trees unless they are treated. That is what experts told 30 or so individuals who attended the informational meeting on July 12 at the Featherlite Center.
The first Howard County sighting of EAB was discovered in Cresco in mid-...
CRESCO - Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Management Area currently has two Department of Natural Resources renovation projects underway that will benefit wildlife and public use for many years to come. Cardinal Marsh is located approximately four miles southeast of Cresco and is an 1160 acre mix of...
Chester - What does a city girl from Plainfield (40 miles from Chicago), Ill. have in common with a country girl from LeMars, Iowa?
The answer is pigs.
The two Iowa State University students became chummy over the past few months doing research for one of the Reicks View Farms hog barns.
Zoe...
Lourdes - A glance at the calendar shows the last Sunday of July is fast approaching which means it is time for the community of Lourdes to welcome friends, family and fellow parishioners to enjoy a day together at the 19th annual Lourdes Steeple Day on Sunday, July 30. There will be something...
