Lance Helming and Brynn Rognes were crowned 2024 LMHS prom king and queen after the Grand March, Saturday evening, April 20.
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The cost of a home-prepared quarter-pound cheeseburger is now 10.8 percent higher than just two years ago, and inflation is a major driver of that increase. As Iowa State University Extension beef specialist Beth Doran explains, the higher price is the result of higher input costs up and down the...
It’s not every day companies encourage customers to buy less of what they sell, but that’s exactly what Black Hills Energy is doing. As cold weather approaches, Black Hills Energy is ramping up efforts to communicate with customers, sharing tips on how to use less natural gas in their homes, so...
BrickStreet Theatre has finished the interior construction of their headquarters and community theater in Forest City. The theatre has given many people across the region a place to connect and be creative, pulling members and cast from all across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. The LMCDC was...
Scott Bosacker, D.D.S., announced his retirement Friday, Sept. 30. Drs. Michael and and Thao Mehlhoff of Lake Mills Family Dental will be taking on his patients. “We look forward to continuing both Dr. Keith Johnson and Dr. Scott Bosacker’s legacy of caring for the community through quality dental...
Open enrollment for Iowans purchasing or changing their Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual health coverage for 2023 runs Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022–Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.
“The time for Iowans to be thinking about health insurance coverage for 2023 is now. Employers are also offering choices, but for...
The Emmons Fire Dept. held their annual breakfast Sunday, Oct. 2, in the fire hall. They served between 450-500 people, running out of biscuits and gravy early, and going through 50 pounds of pancake batter. Members of the fire department who cooked, served and cleaned up at the breakfast are...
The Lake Mills Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)—to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week TM (FPW), Oct. 9-15, 2022. This year’s FPW campaign, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape TM”, works to educate everyone about simple but...
Residential solar energy is booming. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), residential solar installations grew 30 percent from 2020 to 2021. The increase is partially due to the cost of solar panels becoming more affordable.
Over the last decade, the cost of residential...
Grinnell Mutual was named the fourth-best large Iowa employer in the 2022 Des Moines Register/Engergage Top Workplaces survey.
It’s the 12th straight year the company has earned a spot on the list and is one of only four companies in the state that has made the list every year since the honor’s...
The LMCDC and area churches hosted the annual Fall Carnival last Thursday, Sept. 29, in Oakwood Park. The beautiful autumn weather brought many families.They enjoyed painting pumpkins, playing games, eating cookies and mini donuts, and drinking apple juice.
