William “Bill” Brooks, 53, passed away, Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Albuquerque, N.M. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m., Aug. 29, at First Baptist Church, Forest City.
Gov. Tim Walz announced a statewide mandate last Wednesday, July 22, requiring Minnesotans to wear face masks in stores and indoor gathering places in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and prevent a second surge of hospitalizations and deaths.
Minnesota joins approximately 30 other states...
The Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Nutrition and Health Services, recently announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and the Afterschool Care Snack...
Unfortunately, the pandemic crisis means that people cannot get together in the usual ways. As a result, the Winnebago County Conservation Board is scheduling a Virtual Summer Wildflower Walk, instead of an in-person walk. The virtual walk will be in the form of a video that will be posted online...
The Florence Trap Shooting Range has been closed all year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But, the Winnebago County Conservation Board has decided to open it up once again for public shooting. The range will open for the first time this year Wednesday, July 29, and will continue to be open once a...
Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minn., is welcoming a new pastor during Sunday worship, Aug. 2, at 10 a.m.
Pastor Ryan Henkel grew up in Graymont, Ill., on a farm. He attended Pontiac Township High School, graduating in 2009.
Henkel then headed to Wartburg College, Waverly, where he met his wife...
Uptown Fitness and Yoga Studio, Main Street, Lake Mills, extends it’s wellness theme for mind, body and spirit, with a new addition to it’s breadth of services.
Besides the recent additions of an esthetician and a massage therapist, the owners, Rachel Olson and Heather Yeoman, are branching out in...
A steady stream of customers, both men and women, filed into the soft opening of a new establishment last Thursday morning, in Lake Mills. This spot, snuggled in between Uptown Fitness and Yoga Studio, and the Truman Helgeson Civic Center, lists the address as 225 E. Main St.
This intriguing...
As of 7 a.m., Tuesday morning, July 28, Iowa has tested 458,143 individuals—413,682 negative; 42,700 positive; 30,476 recovered; and 836 deaths (583 had pre-existing conditions).
Numbers by county according to coronavirus.iowa.gov: Winnebago–69 positive, 29 recovered; Worth–51 positive, 15...
Megan Knudtson, Lake Mills, competed in the Pony of the Americas (POA) National Congress show in Tulsa, Okla, July 11-17. She participated in 19 different events, including English (Hunter Hack, Hunter in Hand, Huntseat Equitation and Hunter Under Saddle), Trail, Halter, Bareback, Showmanship,...
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Worth County is hosting a free farmland leasing meeting Thursday, Aug. 6, at 9:30 a.m. to address questions that landowners, tenants, or other interested individuals have about farmland leasing.
This meeting will provide a safe social distancing...
