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Howard County - Howard County’s Christmas Gift Giveaway winners from Nov. 21-Dec. 22 have been listed.
The grand prize winner of the gift drawing was Kris Moen of Cresco, who won $1,000 in gift certificates from participating businesses.
Moen, who works at Rockwell-Collins, was surprised to get...
Cresco - Ryan and Meagan Moellers have a Christmas tradition of hosting an annual Christmas party for their friends and children.
This year they added in a bit of movie magic. “I always have a different theme,” Moellers explained, “and this year was The Polar Express.”
She hired the Decorah...
CRESCO - Christmas is a time for children. A time of anticipation of Santa Claus visiting and bringing gifts after weeks of anticipation. Unfortunately for many parents, Christmas is a time of stress, as they choose paying bills or buying gifts for their children.
The CARE Program is a 501 (3)c...
Howard County - As the holidays draw near, The Times Plain Dealer contacted residents of Howard County to ask them to share their favorite traditions and memories of the season. What follows is a sampling of current and past residents’ memories of Christmas in Howard County and Northeast Iowa:...
Jerico - Americans of Norwegian ancestry or connected to the community of the Norwegian settlements in Northeast Iowa gathered at Jerico Lutheran Church, rural New Hampton, on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 4, 2016, to hear the story of the early Pioneer Norwegian settlers and how they celebrated...
Des Moines - Gov. Terry E. Branstad issued the following statement in regards to being nominated to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to China in the Trump-Pence Administration:
I love Iowa and I love my country. For 22 years, I have been honored and privileged to serve the people of Iowa as their...
CRESCO - Notre Dame Catholic School had two special visitors this past Thursday, Dec. 1. They were Archbishop Michael Jackels, of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, and leader for all the Catholic dioceses in the state of Iowa, and Mrs. Kim Hermsen, Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of...
Cresco - They used to say, “It takes a village to raise a child.”
Wayne Mashek may be saying, “It takes a [Christmas] village to bring families together.”
One of Mashek’s holiday traditions since 1992 has been to set out his Christmas Village. The whole family gets involved in setting out piece...
CRESCO - Howard-Winneshiek Community School District is proud to announce that 22 juniors and seniors were inducted into National Honor Society (NHS) at Crestwood High School for the 2016-17 school year. They join 29 present members and were honored at the 57th Annual Induction Service that took...
Cresco - Cresco celebrated its 150th anniversary this summer, and many of the businesses and events that have made Cresco the town it is today are featured in a 300-plus page history book.
The Times Plain Dealer’s “City of Cresco History Book, 1866-2016” will take the reader from the very...
