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Nine NICC Calmar non-traditional students are being recognized for their achievements Posted: Monday, November 9th, 2099 Nine non-traditional students at NICC Calmar will have lunch with NICC president Penny Wills on Monday, November 9th, in recognition of their achievements as adult learners.

Cresco, IA- The leaders of a North Iowa county say they won't become the second to pass an ordinance banning steel wheels on roads.

By Chaz Muth Source: Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 A painting of Moses by artist Karen Laub-Novak is displayed Oct.

Training to be given Tuesday and Wednesday for Northeast Iowa residents with vision loss Posted: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Northeast Iowans experiencing vision loss can get some free advice and services during a training session in West Union Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Oct. 4 Register gave a rose to the U.S. House delegation honoring the late Norman Borlaug for a lifetime devoted to feeding the world.

Gebisa Ejeta says the world will have to increase its production of food more in the next four decades than it has since the dawn of civilization.

Most importantly, the group that included 6 vets from Cresco, Iowa got to see the World War 2 memorial, which was created in their honor.

And when he opened the third seal, I beheld a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of scales in his hand.a So spoke John in the Book of Revelation.

ROCHESTER -- Mayme Rosalyn Wendl, age 92, of Rochester, formerly of Nashua, Elkader, and Cresco, Iowa, died Sunday morning, Sept.

A memorial service for the late Nobel Peace Prize winner and agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug will be held next month at the University of Minnesota.

Cresco, Ia. - A Cresco organization is among 23 agencies that will share more than $13.9 million in federal loans and grants to spur economic development.

Two Iowa organizations will be among 23 recipients to receive more than $13.9 million in federal loans and grants to spur economic development in rural communities.

Some call him a scientist. Some refer to him as an Iowa farmer. Some call him a Texas A&M professor.

Cresco, Ia. - A pharmacist who works in Cresco has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an attempt to defraud his personal health insurance carrier, U.S. Attorney Matt M. Dummermuth said.

Gregg Easterbrook on T he Man Who Defused the 'Population Bomb' Norman Borlauga 'arguably the greatest American of the 20th centurya 'died late Saturday after 95 richly accomplished years.

DALLAS, Texas , September 14, 2009 - Norman Ernest Borlaug, the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner for developing high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat used to prevent famine in developing countries throughout the world, died Saturday in Dallas of cancer.

Borlaug, 95, died Saturday from complications of cancer at his Dallas home, said Kathleen Phillips, a spokesman for Texas A&M University where Borlaug was a distinguished professor.

Native Iowan Norman Borlaug, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work increasing grain yields, has died at the age of 95.

BOOTLEG FILES 298: 'Wizard of Oz' . LAST SEEN: It can be downloaded from several web sites.

Joel Sartore hangs out with walruses in Alaska. He stalks frogs in California. He sidles up to giant lizards in Bolivia.