One of our most loyal “regulars” at the Lake Mills Public Library is John Grunhovd. He can be seen walking in our doors weekly (if not more) and we welcome his presence every single time he does.
Tickets for Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, produced by BrickStreet Theatre, went on sale Monday, March 25. The show will be performed April 26-28 and May 3-5, in BrickStreet’s 1305 Hwy. 69 S. location in Forest City. The curtain opens at 7 p.m.
Tickets for Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, produced by BrickStreet Theatre, went on sale Monday, March 25. The show will be performed April 26-28 and May 3-5, in BrickStreet’s 1305 Hwy. 69 S. location in Forest City. The curtain opens at 7 p.m.
Heidi Thompson of Forest City was honored at BrickStreet Theatre’s first Volunteer Recognition event on Tuesday, March 12. She was their board of directors’ unanimous choice for the newly established Mary Beth Wooldridge Volunteerism Award.
Representative Jane Blooming-dale (R-Northwood) has announced her re-election bid for Iowa House District 60.
With an invitation in hand to a wedding in India, Al and Willie Skellenger, Lake Mills, decided to partner with their four adult kids (and one spouse), to take a once in a lifetime trip together.

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Recently, there was a partial fish kill out on Rice Lake due to low oxygen levels. According to Scott Grummer, fisheries biologist at the Iowa DNR, the areas affected were three localized spots, not the entire lake. Warm water has less ability to hold dissolved oxygen. In a 24-hour period, plants...
MBT Insurance recently donated $500 to the Lake Mills Lions Club. The funds will be used for improvements to Lions Park, located on N. Lake St. Pictured above (L-R): Lee Lambert, Scott Drexler, and Doug Gust.
Eleven area high school students have recently been awarded scholarships from the Naeve Alumni and Nurses Club. The $1,000 scholarships are awarded every year to students who plan to pursue nursing degrees. The Naeve Alumni and Nurses Club celebrated their 100 year anniversary in 2017. Seventeen...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reminds Iowa farmers that funds are available to help install practices focused on protecting water quality. Practices eligible for this funding are cover crops, no-till or strip till, or using a nitrification inhibitor when applying fertilizer. The cost...
The Friends of Winnebago County Conservation Board announce that 3M and the Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation have pledged support toward the construction of the Winnebago County Environmental Edu-cation Center. The Foundation received an $27,000 Eco-Grant from 3M and a $25,000 grant from the Kinney-...
Jane Bloomingdale was elected in 2016 as the representative for House District 51, which includes mostly rural areas of Worth, Mitchell, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties. Bloomingdale is a lifelong resident of Northwood. Prior to being elected as representative, she served in city government for 20...
Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association (WCTA) recently announced that Tyler Nitcher has joined the cooperative. Tyler was hired as WCTA’s Account Representative. Tyler currently lives with her husband, Dylan, and their daughter, Aubree. In her free time, Tyler enjoys playing volleyball, golfing...
The LMCS board met Monday morning, July 16. Presentation was given by Mrs. Ingledue on EMC insurance updates and premium increase for the year is very minimal. She noted that the school has done a good job of addressing the “slip, trip, and fall” areas by updating and utilizing the resources from...
Lake Mills Skate Park is undergoing an update. The Hanson Family Foundation gave the Lake Mills Park and Rec Dept. $10,000 to start the $140,000 project. Workers are currently getting the skate park ready for new cement. The Winnebago County Community Foundation also gave $15,000 for improvements,...
BY CONRAD BASCOM LAKE MILLS GRAPHIC The Mansion Museum is a gleaming-white house with a portico, Corinthian pillars, and a wrap-around veranda, ensconced on the corner of N. Clark St. and West M St. in Forest City—just north of the US Post Office and Forest City Public Library. The house was...

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