The Lake Mills FFA Chapter held its Annual Banquet, Sunday, April 7, at the Lake Mills High School.
The FFA recognized outgoing Chapter Officers, top 10 fruit sellers, and academic achievement with a 3.5-4.0 GPA.
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Many Iowa farmers hire some custom machine work in their farm business or perform custom work for others. Others rent machinery or perform other services.
In order to help producers and custom operators examine the market, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publishes the Iowa Farm Custom...
Each spring, the Winnebago County Conservation Board encourages people to plant trees and shrubs by offering free seedlings for Arbor Day. This year, the annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway will be held Friday, April 29, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. As in the past, the seedlings will be handed out at the...
Treize VanHeiden had his Boy Scout Eagle Scout Court of Honor in recognition of receiving Boy Scouts highest award of the Eagle, Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Scarville. His project was making cat cubbies for kitties in need at the local Humane Society, where he likes to...
The Lake Mills Care Center held a community Easter egg hunt Saturday afternoon on the south lawn. With temps hovering around 50 and sunshine in abundance, some of the residents of the care center opted to sit outside and watch, as 45 children ran around collecting colorful eggs.
Lake Mills High School Chorus and Band students had great success at the recent Iowa High School Music Association’s State Solo/Ensemble Contest. The following soloists earned Division 1 (Superior) ratings for their performances:
Sara Nelson—Bass Clarinet Solo (perfect score)
Allison Rygh—Vocal...
uss Leitz and his wife, Kelly, have been married for 22 years, and have lived in Leland since 1995. The Leitz’s have three teenage sons who have attended, or are attending, Forest City High School: Jacob, 19; Konner, 17; and Andrew, 15. Leitz worked at Winnebago Industries for 18 years.
“I started...
Unloading grain bins and delivering corn to local elevators, feed mills and ethanol plants has been in full swing for several weeks across the Midwest. In this article, Dirk Maier, professor of agriculture and biosystems engineering with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, provides some...
On March 23 the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced an order suspending all live bird exhibitions at fairs and other gatherings due to highly pathogenic avian influenza. The order is effective immediately for a minimum of 30 days, and until 30 days have passed without a...
Waldorf University to host author Lana Wood Johnson, Thursday, April 21. The event is a part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series sponsored by the Waldorf University English Department and Creative Writing Department. The reading is free and open to the public from 6-7 p.m. on the second...
This time of year, we often see plumes of smoke off in the distance, drifting up from the horizon. Fortunately, most of the fires that are producing that smoke are harmless; they are prescribed fires that are set by conservation personnel as a way to manage our local prairies and grasslands. To...
