At the Jan. 24 meeting of the Mitchell County Board of Supervisors, Supervisor Jim Wherry reported that several members of the public expressed concerns after the 2022 Main to Main Marathon. Main to Main participants can qualify for the Boston Marathon. Most of the concerns involved access t…
A northern Iowa man admits he almost let his wife’s vehicle roll away after realizing he’d won a $100,000 lottery prize.
When things get tough, Mitchell County Public Health gets going. This was illustrated profoundly by the department’s service during the pandemic. It is also demonstrated daily in more subtle ways.
At the Jan. 9 meeting of the Osage City Council, Joe Krukow was announced as the new fire chief for the Osage Fire Department. He replaces the retiring Kurt Angell, who served in the position for 20 years, the second longest tenure of any fire chief. Krukow is a 24-year veteran of the Osage …
From thickets and fencerows Mike Miner kicks up pheasants and quail in the fall, shed hunting in the spring, searching for morel mushrooms – which has become a competitive sport – once the weather warms. His passion is deer hunting with his family. In the summer, they kayak. For Miner as an …
As the pandemic continues to isolate, Faith Lutheran Home Campus Administer Scott Halbach and his staff have attempted to enliven the facility with music and entertainment.
A few days before the Christmas of 2022, a holiday blizzard roared through northern Iowa with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Many Christmas Eve services in Mitchell County were cancelled and family gatherings were disrupted. Wind chills fell to under 40 degrees below zero, whipping new-…
A Des Moines woman who helped storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is facing a maximum sentence of one year of imprisonment.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is making cookies with my grandma. I have many other Christmas traditions and memories but this is one of them that is special to me. We usually have Santa, deer, and angels to decorate with frosting and sprinkles. This is one of my favorite memories b…
My favorite Christmas memory is when we were in the hot tub with my nanna and my grandpa and my little sister Ash. When we got out the tree had presents for my family. After opening presents we looked at lights. This was one of my favorite memories.
My favorite Christmas memory is all of them. We all go to my grandma and grandpa's house for Christmas. We eat lots and lots of food for Christmas. Then we go to the basement to open presents one by one. Then we roll dice with the parents for more presents.. Then in the morning we get our st…
A North Iowa nursing home where a resident was smoking methamphetamine and a nurse allegedly left residents in fear for their safety could be facing fines from the federal government.
At the Dec. 13 Mitchell County Board of Supervisors meeting, Home Health Care and Public Health Administrator Laura Huisman spoke on behalf of the Mitchell County Board of Health.
On a dreary December afternoon, vehicles line up for blocks, far as the eye can see in every direction. They crowd bumper to bumper as police cruisers guide them through the streets, lights flashing. A winter storm is on its way, but in the spirit of giving, pork loins in hand, Osage is full…
At the Dec. 6 Mitchell County Board of Supervisors meeting, Jolene Norby of the Mitchell County Board of Health addressed her department’s vetting policy for members of her board. At times the discussion became contentious.
OSAGE — An Osage man who was found with thousands of rounds of ammunition and several homemade “ghost guns” has been sentenced to prison.
Barb Schwamman has been up since 4 a.m. The weather report called for freezing rain, and the superintendent of Osage and Riceville schools drives the roads and checks the radar before the sun rises. This is just one of her jobs. Like her teachers, she is busy looking out for her students.
Nick Wallace of 99 Counties describes himself as a free market guy. He views money as a form of energy, government as ineffectual at best, and when it comes to agriculture, corporate greed rules the day.
Until only a few years ago, Glenda Ross was uncomfortable describing herself as an artist. She is a potter. On the farm, she grew up in a world where everything must have a purpose, and pottery allowed her to combine utility with fine art.
For Chef Bradley Ringhofer, food is life. Not only is it his profession, it is a basic human need necessary for survival. But survival is not enough. There must also be Thanksgiving dinner.
When Leo Chisholm opened his mailbox earlier this year, he found an envelope he believed was junk mail. But what was inside surprised him.
On Nov. 8, voters headed to the polls and chose to keep the Mitchell County Board of Supervisors a five-person board. Public Measure A had asked whether the board should be decreased to three seats. The final tally of 4,103 votes was 1,605 for Public Measure A and 2,498 against it.
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