Bob McLaughlin, Lake Mills, and his grandson, Owen, celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in style, putting on their kilts and tam-o-shanters for the occasion. Owen is the three-month-old son of Curran and Skye McLaughlin, Garner.
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According to official records – June is the time to celebrate national “Great Outdoors Month” recognizing it as the start of the summer. Great Outdoors Week started in 1998 and expanded to Great Outdoors Month in 2004. I would hope that every month is “Great Outdoors Month”, but, for sake of this...
Thanks to winning first place in a local karaoke contest, Paula Hanson had the privilege to sing on stage, opening for well-known country singer, Chris Janson, at Forest City’s Tree Town Festival.
The people that came out for her audition in the contest, were literally packed in at that venue....
What happened to Private Ross?
“I have a letter from the adjutant general praising him highly for his services and for his bravery and coolness under fire,” Mrs. Clark Ross of Des Moines, Iowa, proudly proclaimed.
She was talking about her 21-year-old son Pvt. Harry E. Ross. He had served with...
Family Dental Center, Lake Mills, welcomes Joyce Hauge back to their dental family after 25 years.Previously, Hauge worked for Dr. Scott Bosacker, from November 1984-90.
“We trained her as a ‘rover’, so she could do both dental assisting and reception/business office duties,” said Dr. Bosacker....
Rocky Bridges and Dan Tiedman were guest speakers at the monthly American Legion Auxiliary meeting held May 9. They presented a program on Rice Lake artifacts.
Over the years, these two have found many arrowheads, spears, and axes. They found a petrified bone and Tiedman had it analyzed. They...
It was called “a robbery as mysterious as any that has happened anywhere.”
Every morning at 5 a.m. a young boy entered the two-story stone Jackson County Courthouse in Andrew to sweep the floors and do a little cleaning. The courthouse was on the upper floor, and county offices filled the first...
If you are looking for an exciting event on a Friday night, then look no further than the north side of LMHS for the debut of the marching band productions of Lake Mills and Forest City. The performances start at 7 p.m., Friday, May 20, on the north side of LMCS on S. 4th Ave. E.
Both bands are...
The Lake Mills Middle School choir presented the musical, “Little Mermaid JR” last Friday evening to a sell-out crowd.
Pictured above, Ariel (Terri Hoaglund) and Sebastrian (David Hugo), along with the cast perform “Under the Sea.”
See more pictures in our image gallery on this page. If you...
The LMCS middle School Chorus presented Little Mermaid Jr. for their spring musical Friday, May 13.
See video of the afternoon performance on our Facebook page.
Despite (or perhaps because) of the cool and gloomy weather, so far this spring, North Iowa is in bloom, as trees and flowers help to brighten the landscape.
Weather forecasts predict more sun than clouds for the next week that should help us enjoy the spring beauty.
