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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Board members are locally elected, non-salaried public officials entrusted with the task of providing the direction for the education of students across Iowa. The board of education is a uniquely American institution, dating from the earliest days of our country. It has made public schools flexible...
The Lake Mills Chamber Development Corporation (LMCDC) is sponsoring their annual Trash to Treasures event, Saturday, May 13, from 9:30-11:30 a.m., in the Oakwood Park Shelter House.
Coming on the heels of the city- wide rummage sales the week before, and on the first day of the city wide clean-...
“We spent 27 minutes with the association, and hammered that baby out,” exclaimed Superintendent Chad Kohagen, as he recommended the board approve the settlement with the Lake Mills Area Education Association on a 1.91 percent increase in wages for the 2017-18 school year. Kohagen noted that with...
The Patchs—LeRoy Jr. and RuthAnn—moved to Lake Mills over seven years ago from Bricelyn, Minn. to be near their daughter, Sharilyn, her husband, Don Cole, and to help with their two grandchildren.
LeRoy was originally from Minneapolis, Minn., and RuthAnn, from Benton Harbor, Michigan. They are a...
For the first time in almost a year, none of Iowa is shown in any form of drought or dryness in the latest Water Summary Update.
Conditions in Iowa continue to improve, especially in the areas of southeast Iowa that had been dry over the winter. Thanks to a wet and cool April, there are no drought...
The Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) invites communities to celebrate and thank their local school board members during School Board Recognition Month, May 1-31, 2017.
This commemorative month recognizes the impact school boards have on public education and the work they do on behalf of...
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been awarded $5.45 million dollars over two years to address prescription opioid abuse and drug poisoning deaths. The funds, made available by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), are part of the U.S. Health and...
According to a 2016 survey by Feeding America, nearly 81,000 older Iowans (age 60 and over) are estimated to be “food insecure,” that is, they do not have reliable access to affordable, nutritious food. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is a co-sponsor of the Growing Bolder Hunger Summit...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today reminded eligible farm owners that the deadline to apply for the 2017 Century and Heritage Farm Program is June 1, 2017. The program recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 years for Heritage...
It looks like the cold rainy weather is breaking just in time for the weekend when state park campgrounds will celebrate Camping Kickoff, Saturday, May 6.
State park campgrounds will feature special hikes, demonstrations, fishing clinics and much more to celebrate the start of the season. A full...
