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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Postseason wrestling started Saturday for Lake Mills in Eagle Grove, as the Bulldogs scored 233.5 points to run away with the Sectional title.
"It was nice to have another solid team performance today," said Coach Alex Brandenburg. "We had some ups and downs, but our balance throughout paved the...
What the Flag Means to Me
by Scout Kohagen
The flag, to me, represents freedom, sacrifice, and family. These are not just words to me. They have more meaning than you will ever know.
Freedom is something that the flag stands for and what our veterans fought for. To me this means we are lucky...
For the second year in a row, all of the Lake Mills Speech Club members who participated in District Contest, will be heading to state competition. District results were as follows (all receiving Division I ratings): Readers Theatre “Charlotte’s Web”—Libby Heagel, Sarah Peterson, Jareth Cross,...
Property owners likely to see reduction in assessments
One week after receiving the bids on the North 3rd Avenue, East and South Winnebago Street project, Jason Petersburg of Veenstra & Kimm, presented the bids for potential action by the council. “The bids we received for the project were...
Archery has been a major passion for John Carlson, Lake Mills, who tipped off his archery ‘career’ at the age of 14.
Carlson, who grew up in Kensett, won his first tournament in 1962. Some of his other accomplishments include: placing second at a National Archery event; winning numerous Iowa State...
Reprinted with permission from the Monitor-Recorder
Fehr retires after over 30 years with National Guard
For almost 35 years, the Iowa National Guard was an important part of Sergeant First Class Daniel Fehr’s life. On Jan. 30, 2017, Fehr will retire after 34 years of service with the National...
Four Lake Mills High School chorus students attended the 67th annual Dorian Vocal Festival at Luther College, Decorah, Jan. 15-16. Despite the ice storm, this was still the largest honor choir in North America, with over 800 select high school juniors and seniors in attendance. The festival choir...
Since November, a group of 17 high school and middle school students have been meeting two mornings a week with the goal of creating an exciting show for the Lake Mills community. This “Winter Guard” is similar to a Color Guard in a marching band, but makes use of professional audio, performs...
Pictured above (L-R): Joe Jamtgaard and Justin Overland are the newest additions to the Lake Mills Volunteer Fire Department, having been sworn-in earlier this month. With the addition of the two newest members, the department is currently back at full strength, with 25 members, Chief Kirby Holtan...
In viewing the above maps, it becomes obvious that the march of the Emerald Ash Borer has continued west, since its initial discovery in the United States in Michigan in 2002. The trend has held true in the state of Iowa, where initial sightings were concentrated along the Mississippi River, but...
