The Lake Mills FFA Chapter held its Annual Banquet, Sunday, April 7, at the Lake Mills High School.
The FFA recognized outgoing Chapter Officers, top 10 fruit sellers, and academic achievement with a 3.5-4.0 GPA.
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The Izaak Walton League of America will hold its chapter membership meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, at the Rice Lake Izaak Walton League building, rural Lake Mills. They will be hosting the National Izaak Walton League’s Agriculture Outreach Coordinator, Tim Wagner, Decorah.
Wagner will give...
The University of Northern Iowa hosted the Northern Festival of Bands from Thursday, Feb. 8, to Saturday, Feb. 10. Lake Mills had three students selected to participate in the event. Faith Christenson (senior, left) and Autumn Kopp (junior, right) were selected as clarinetists in the 11/12 Symphony...
The Karl L. King Honor Band Festival was held at St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge, Saturday, Jan. 13. Lake Mills had seven students participate in the festival. Selected seventh graders included, front row (L-R): Sara Nelson (bass clarinet), Emily Bray (clarinet), and Natalie Brandenburg (bari...
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Alliance of Coalitions for Change (AC4C), a state-wide collaboration to effect positive change in substance abuse, met with the state legislators to discuss their concerns about youth marijuana and substance use in Iowa along with education on increasing the beer excise...
The LMHS Chorus will present their Spring Spotlight show Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m. in the LMCS auditorium. A free matinee for elementary students and senior citizens will take place Thursday, March 8, at 1 p.m. in the auditorium. This concert is a send-off celebration for the first-ever LMHS...
Applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2018 to be recognized at Iowa State Fair
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey recently encouraged eligible farm owners to apply for the 2018 Century and Heritage Farm Program. The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to conduct prescribed burns this spring in your area. Prescribed burn units are typically burned every one to five years and vary in size from 10 to 500 acres or more. Prescribed burns are used to improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant...
Last Monday, Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R-Northwood) voted for legislation that will provide school districts across the state with additional state funding to pay for transportation costs.
“This is a huge win for schools in rural Iowa. The more dollars spent just to transport a student to the...
With the light blue areas on the map already completed and the red areas planned and budgeted for the near future, a group of interested citizens met last week to look to the future for where they would like to see more trails going forward.
“It was great feedback, and a good talk,” said Lori...
The ice that hit the area early in the week, was followed by snow to end the work week. In between, the skies cleared and produced some stunning visuals, which almost made up for the driving, walking, and shoveling issues that made school an infrequent event and caused many businesses to operate on...
