Winnebago County News

A windmill worker escapes serious injury during a fall inside a Winnebago County wind turbine on Friday afternoon.

Forest City, IA- The sputtering bio-diesel industry may be finding new life in North Iowa.

A North Iowa man is sentenced for a voting law violation. Philip Jeffery Oviatt of Forest City is pleading guilty to a charge of perjury.

A pair of men are in the Winnebago County jail after a Forest City Police search turns up stolen stuff.

Winnebago County in northern Illinois is reporting its first death from the swine flu.

A little more than a week after learning that Cummins Filtration, the largest company in Lake Mills, Iowa, will cut about 400 employees, town officials are working to keep those workers in the community.

The Lake Mills Task Force Against Substance Abuse has the right idea. It is good that the cities of Lake Mills and Forest City have social-host ordinances, but the result is parties where adults provide alcohol to minors are held outside the cities.

The Lake Mills Task Force Against Substance Abuse is spearheading the movement to pass a county ordinance to target the locations of where underage drinking occurs.

"I suppose I was about four years old. I used to help my mother with the little chicks and help her gather the eggs," said Edward Branstad, 85, of when he first started helping on the farm.

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Winnebago and Worth counties in Iowa until 10:15 p.m. Radar indicated a severe thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Lake Mills, Iowa moving east at 50 mph around 9:18 p.m. The storm was capable of producing 60 mph winds.

On Wednesday, a Dickinson County judge informed Appletree Preschool and Daycare that an injunction had been filed, permanently keeping its owner from providing child care in Iowa.

Iowa state troopers responded to two fatal accidents. In Winneshiek County, two people are dead after a head on collision.

Winnebago, IA- All across the nation, wind farms are popping up. Last year, the industry was busy installing more than 8,000 mega watts of wind energy.

Inspectors have ordered three rural bridges in Winnebago County closed and 19 more to be posted with lower weight limits because of structural problems.

You may find that hoping into your car and driving your regular route is a bit different in parts of Winnebago County.