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The Fifth Annual Holiday Tour of Lights, hosted by Heritage Park of North Iowa, located in Forest City, has been well received once again. Bright lights could be seen with numerous displays throughout Heritage Park by people as far away as a radius of 100 miles.
Dawn Arispe, event and tour...
Emmons Lutheran Church held confirmation services Oct. 25. Pictured above, front row (L-R): Pastor David E. Schafer, Alaina Bidne, Taylor Vanek, Emma Aschenbrenner and Pastor Ryan M. Henkel. Back row: Jackson Deyele, Alex Mannes, and Dalton Bidne.
Clear Lake Lodge #187 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) recently held its officer elections for 2021. Scott Helgeson of Lake Mills was elected to serve as Noble Grand. He is a former Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. He is on the board of directors of both the IOOF Nursing Home...
The Coronavirus has changed 2020 in many ways. For one thing, it didn’t take long to realize that spending time indoors with groups of people was not something we were going to be able to do this year. So, many people adapted by spending more time outdoors, enjoying socially-distanced activities....
It’s easy to get caught up in the commercialism of the holidays, shopping for gifts and anticipating new toys, clothes, and other treats that lie ahead. The North Iowa Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA) encourages community members to delight in the season by giving back to others. And...
The Winnebago County Farm Bureau teamed up with the Lake Mills FFA chapter with a donation to the Lake Mills Food Shelf in Lake Mills. The Farm Bureau purchased four boxes of fruit during the FFA Fruit sales this fall and the FFA delivered the boxes to the food bank last week.
Heather Yeoman from Uptown Boutique and Uptown Fitness, along with LMCS first grade students, teacher Christine Budach, and elementary principal Connor Kem, presented a check to Kris Singlestad, owner of Singelstad Hardware, for the fundraiser for Toys For Tots (pictured). This year with COVID-19,...
As of 8:10 a.m., Tuesday morning, Dec. 15, Iowa has tested 2,756,567 individuals. Of those tested, 2,466,859 tested negative and 279,135 tested positive. There have been 196,143 individuals who have recovered and 3,273 deaths have been recorded in the state. Numbers by surrounding counties:...
The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center hosted the Venture School Launch Day Competition, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. The Fall 2020 cohort of 11 teams competed virtually after eight weeks of training, developing their plans, and working with mentors. A panel of judges (Robin Anderson, Mason...
The Ley Foundation recently distributed their grant funds to area organizations at FTSB. Pictured above (L-R): Montanna Ostrander (FTSB), Ashley Brackey (LMCPD, $1,000 for a toddler wall project), Scott Hagenson (LMFD, $1,000 for portable lights), Chief Todd Thorson (LMPD, $2,000 for body cameras...
