Rice Lake Golf Course wrapped up their annual Junior Golf Camp last week by playing the golf course and celebrating with a pizza party afterwards. They had 39 kids participate over the course of the five-day camp.
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Given the continuing impact of EAB on Iowa’s ash trees, homeowners and communities need to think twice about their tree selections before planting this spring.
“The best way to prevent a devastating loss of a single species, like ash, is to concentrate on diversity in your yard, neighborhood and...
A new resale boutique is scheduled to open in Mason City at month’s end.
Tried & True, a women’s clothing boutique, will be located in Willowbrook Mall. The boutique will compliment the mission of the Village General Stores in Clear Lake and Fort Dodge, owned and operated by Clear Lake-based...
The New Horizons Band will present its annual spring concert and ice cream social Wednesday, May 18, at 3:30 p.m., at Music Man Square, 308 South Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.
The audience is invited to come to the ice cream parlor to pick up their ice cream sundae and then go to Reunion Hall...
SMALL GAME & UPLAND HUNTING SEASONS
Pheasant (Youth) Oct. 22-23
Pheasant Oct. 29-Jan. 10, 2017
Bobwhite Quail Oct. 29-Jan. 31, 2017
Gray Partridge Oct. 8 - Jan. 31, 2017
Ruffed Grouse Oct. 1-Jan. 31, 2017
Rabbit (cottontail) Sept. 3-Feb. 28, 2017
Rabbit (Jack) Closed
Squirrel (Fox...
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart, in his capacity as Liquidator of CoOportunity Health, filed suit today against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in United States District Court in Iowa. The suit asks the Court...
State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is asking Iowans to celebrate 529 College Savings Day on May 29 by exploring the benefits of using a 529 plan, such as College Savings Iowa, to save for their loved ones’ future higher education expenses. “We want parents to take advantage of our 529 tutorial,...
Mayo Clinic Health System will again be offering free sports qualifying physicals to area school athletes grades sixth through 12 on Thursday, May 26 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Health Reach campus, 1705 S.E. Broadway, Albert Lea.
These athletic screenings are provided by Mayo Clinic Health...
The Iowa Legislature voted 94 – 0 in the House of Representatives and 49 – 0 in the Iowa Senate to secure another year of funding for the state’s very successful biodiesel and ethanol blender pump program, the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP).
“While we were hopeful for a long-term...
As temperatures warm and Iowans head outdoors, they can usually count on good air quality. In fact, Iowa’s air quality has significantly improved. Since 1990, sulfur dioxide emission have decreased by 60 percent and nitrogen oxides are down 43 percent, while the number of emission sources, the...
Spring is finally here and the Winnebago County Conservation Board wants to help you enjoy it! So, on Sunday afternoon, May 15, they will be sponsoring a Spring Hike at Pilot Knob State Park. The walk will begin at the main shelterhouse at Dead Man’s Lake and 2p.m. and will last about an hour....
