The Winnebago County Farm Bureau is proud to announce two students have been awarded scholarships for 2024.
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Marcia Rygh, Lake Mills, was recently presented with a homemade quilt in honor of her 70 years as a member of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization).
The quilt has a corner-embroidered tribute that reads “To Marcia, 70 years in P.E.O. Lovingly, your P.E.O. Sisters.”
The quilt was...
Leah Moen, a student at Lake Mills High School, was recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg for outstanding academic achievement at the 20th Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony, May 1, at Hy-Vee Hall, Des Moines.
The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor’...
The Lake Mills Fire Department was called to a fire Sunday morning around 9 a.m. at a home located at 402 S. 9th Ave. W.
Scout Storby, 8, was playing in her backyard when she noticed the neighbor’s house was smoking. She ran inside and told her mom, Sable, to call the fire department because the...
The LMHS Music Dept. held awards night last Tuesday evening, May 3 in the high school gymnasium. Music letterwinners are pictured above front row (L-R): Emma Taft, Kaylee Taft, Claire Levine, Brittany Leibeg, Erica Jordon, Alejandro Vasquez Perez, Josie Gilbertson, Sarah Heggestad, and Emily Thoma...
On Saturday, May 6, the Lake Mills High School chorus and band traveled to Fort Dodge for the Iowa High School Music Association (IHSMA) Large Group Contest. The chorus, under the direction of Linda Saxton, performed “Kyrie Eleison,” by Franz Joseph Haydn and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,”...
LMCS held their annual D.A.R.E. graduation last Thursday afternoon in the auditorium. “Taking a Stand” essay winners were Tori Holtan and Aiden Reese.
2022 D.A.R.E graduates are (alphabetically by class): Autumn Askildson, Jason Brudvig, King Carter, Kaeden Dagestad, Haydn Determann, Holger Fink,...
Sons of Norway hosted their annual Syttende Mai banquet last Monday, May 2, in Fellowship Hall at Salem Lutheran Church. Kermit Singelstad and his grandson, Cael, are pictured above in Norwegian sweaters. Kermit’s sweater belonged to his dad, Alfred Singelstad. Cael is wearing his Grandpa Kermit’s...
The Lake Mills Middle School Chorus will present “The Wizard of Oz—Young Performers’ Edition,” Thursday, May 19, at 7 p.m. in the LMCS auditorium. A free matinee for elementary students and senior community guests will take place at 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. All sixth through eighth grade...
The LMCDC held a ribbon cutting last Friday afternoon for the 1916 House—a new Airbnb located at 302 E. Main St., Lake Mills. The house was the former home of the Stanley and Phyllis Pederson family. The public was welcomed to an open house, Saturday, May 7. Pictured above, front row (L-R): Cassie...
This past Sunday, May 8, the American Legion honored two local members for their longtime and dedicated membership. David Anderson and Charles “Doc” Nelson were presented with Certificates of Continuous Service—Anderson for 50 years and Nelson for 75 years. (Nelson will turn 100 years old this fall...
