A local high school student is planning a corn picking and shelling day at the Brown County Ag Musuem on Sunday.
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After a day full of activities and programs honoring veterans in Hiawatha and Brown County on Monday, the 25th annual Brown County Veterans dinner at the Hiawatha National Guard Armory served as a nice conclusion to the busy holiday.
The Brown County Farm Bureau Association Board of Directors extends an invitation to all members to attend the Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 21.
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A Hiawatha man is searching for information on some old photos from the Hiawatha area.
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Editor’s Note: Election totals will not be final until official canvassing by the Brown County Commission at the Monday, Nov. 18 meeting.
The Hiawatha City Commission met on Monday evening, and approved the closure of portions of 6th and 7th streets downtown, on Nov. 10 for the 23rd annual Jingle Bell Ride.
The City of Hiawatha is proposing a quarter-cent recreation tax that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot for voters to decide upon. If approved, it will go into effect April 2020.
The Horton City Commission met for the first time in October, and after hearing a reading of the Letter of Conditions for Phase III of the Wastewater Treatment Facility Application and Mitigation Measures, the group voted to give the go-ahead for the loan.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped the 28,000 mark for the first time ever, closing Friday at 28,004.89.
About 35 million Americans still have holiday credit card debt left over from last year, according to WalletHub’s 2019 Holiday Shopping Survey.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio became one of the key players in the impeachment drama playing out in Washington this week.
The stock market hit a new record Wednesday, the 20th time in 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday.
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Weather conditions are rapidly deteriorating this morning and the Brown County Sheriff is issuing a travel advisory.
After a full day of testimony in a preliminary hearing in Brown County District Court Wednesday, a 28-year-old Hiawatha woman has been bound over for arraignment on charges of murder in the first degree.
Horton Police Chief Beau Hasenohr officially announced his resignation from the top post with the city's police department during the city commission meeting Monday. He has been chief for more than 18 months, and has been in law enforcement for 14 years.
Officials at Hiawatha City hall announced Tuesday the city will be hiring an interim city administrator while they conduct a nationwide search to replace the exiting administrator, Lynne Ladner.
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The vote on whether to impose a half-cent sales tax county-wide to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital for the next 10 years is now only separated by two.
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Editor’s Note: Election totals will not be final until official canvassing by the Brown County Commission at the Monday, Nov. 18 meeting.
The board of Brown County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Chairman Keith Olsen, Dwight A. Kruse and Richard L. Lehmkuhl. Also present were Brown County Clerk, Melissa Gormley and Deputy County Clerk Dawn Boyles.
A 27-year-old Hiawatha man was arrested in Falls City, Neb., on Sunday in connection with a vehicle break-in and drug charges.
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