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The Waldorf University Music Department will host their annual Spring Spectacular concerts Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 in the Boman Fine Arts Center. The Spring Spectacular concerts consists of three separate concerts to be attended over the weekend.
Waldorf Jazz Ensemble will perform...
A mild winter followed by timely spring rains has Iowa forests and woodlots leafing out ahead of spring turkey season, possibly tipping the playing field in favor of the gobblers, after a record harvest of more than 16,000 birds in 2024.
The first of Iowa’s four regular spring turkey seasons...
This fall, a quiet patch of prairie just north of Leland will become a hub for international wildlife research—and a tribute to a young girl whose love of birds and nature touched everyone around her.
The Hansen Nature Center is set to receive a Motus Wildlife Tracking System tower, made possible...
After serving the Lake Mills community for more than six decades, a local institution is closing its doors for good. The business, originally known as Olson TV and Radio, will officially shut down, marking the end of an era in local retail and technology service.
Founded 66 years ago by Arlie...
The Lake Mills FFA Chapter held their annual banquet and awards program Sunday evening, April 6, at the school.
Newly elected officers are front row (L-R): Mya Peterson (president), Abby Beaty (secretary), Alana Throne (reporter), and Reagan Ham (vice president). Back row: Royce Peterson (...
More than 30 Iowa Farm Bureau members representing 21 counties met with Iowa’s congressional delegation last week in Washington, D.C. to discuss policy issues important to Iowa agriculture and their family farms. Among them were Cody and Hayley Meister, Waverly; Jacob West, Leland; and Abigail and...
Albert Lea will be beating in three-quarter time at the “Polka Party!” hosted by the Albert Lea Convention and Visitors Bureau. Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 17, from 1-4 p.m., and join them at the Edgewater Bay Pavilion for an afternoon filled with lively tunes, delectable treats, and...
When Sam and Megan Keely got married in February, they had no idea they would revert to the status of fiancés only a month later. After their honeymoon, the pair auditioned for BrickStreet Theatre’s production of Boeing-Boeing, which resulted in being cast opposite of one another–Sam as Bernard, an...
Donna Lair of Lake Mills is no stranger to the theatre, but the last time she directed a play for BrickStreet Theatre was 40 years ago, the summer before she married. That show was The Great Midwestern Melodrama, and it was performed on the courthouse lawn. This time she’s directing Boeing-Boeing...
In an effort to modernize and improve efficiency, Winnebago County is moving forward with plans to build a new secondary road department facility north of Forest City. The 3.5-acre site, located along Hwy. 69, is set to replace outdated and cramped facilities currently in use within the county....
