Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Scout

30/10/2025

NORTH CRAWFORD – Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ is a musical comedy gem. With the houselights down, a woman in a chair (Lena Schmidt) appears on stage and puts on her favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical.

NORTH CRAWFORD – Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ is a musical comedy gem. With the houselights down, a woman in a chair (Lena Schmidt) appears on stage and puts on her favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 music...

29/10/2025

Gregory Butler 1939-2025

Gregory Butler 1939-2025

29/10/2025

LaVonne Clark 1946-2025

LaVonne Clark 1946-2025

28/10/2025

LANSING BRIDGE – Iowa DOT’s Clayton Burke gave another of his monthly ‘Bridge Talks’ at the Meehan Memorial Library in Lansing last Thursday. In his talk, Burke discussed preparation to launch the car ferry and the demolition plan for the old bridge.

LANSING BRIDGE – Iowa DOT’s Clayton Burke gave another of his monthly ‘Bridge Talks’ at the Meehan Memorial Library in Lansing last Thursday. In his talk, Burke discussed preparation to launch the car ferry and the demolition plan for the old bridge.

27/10/2025

23/10/2025

HALLOWEEN – Despite all the unseasonably warm weather, the days are getting shorter, the leaves are drifting down through the air, and it’s get-ting to be time to kick off the fall holidays with everyone’s favorite - Halloween. Halloween falls on Friday, Oct. 31 this year, but events on other dates are already popping up in the local calendars.

HALLOWEEN – Despite all the unseasonably warm weather, the days are getting shorter, the leaves are drifting down through the air, and it’s get-ting to be time to kick off the fall holidays with everyone’s favorite - Halloween. Halloween falls on Friday, Oct. 31 this year, but events on other ...

23/10/2025

Royce Havlik 1935-2025

Royce Havlik 1935-2025

21/10/2025

NORTH CRAWFORD – By all reports, things have gotten off to a great start at the North Crawford School District. According to both the elementary and the middle school/high school principals, strong strides are being made to implement new English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics curriculums, and Career and Technical Education is also reporting exciting new programs.

NORTH CRAWFORD – By all reports, things have gotten off to a great start at the North Crawford School District. According to both the elementary and the middle school/high school principals, strong strides are being made to implement new English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics curriculums, and...

19/10/2025

G**S MILLS – From 1935 to 1942, there was a community consisting of hundreds of young men living in a camp two miles north of G**s Mills on land now occupied by BAPI and extending a ways further north. It was known as the CCC Camp.

G**S MILLS – From 1935 to 1942, there was a community consisting of hundreds of young men living in a camp two miles north of G**s Mills on land now occupied by BAPI and extending a ways further north. It was known as the CCC Camp.