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Rock Valley schools set plan for new school year
ROCK VALLEY, Iowa (Sioux County Radio) - The school year will begin a couple of weeks late in Rock Valley this fall as the community recovers from flooding. According to Sioux County Radio, classrooms aren’t expected to be ready on time. Students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade will start classes at Trinity Christian Reformed Church. Third, fourth, and fifth graders will start in cleaned and sanitized, but unfinished, classrooms.
Fareway Stores Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Store in Hull, Iowa; Garrett Piklapp Comments
HULL, IOWA - Fareway Stores is bolstering its Iowa footprint, officially announcing the grand opening of its newest location in Hull, Iowa. “Communities depend on a local grocer to offer high-quality products and unmatched service,” said Fareway President Garrett Piklapp. “We look forward to serving area residents of Hull and want to thank city staff and community leaders for helping make this project possible.”
Council discusses options for mosquito fogging in some areas
LE MARS — Should Le Mars spray for mosquitoes?. Right now, it really can’t. The city hasn’t owned a sprayer for many years. That was one of the factors discussed at the Le Mars City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 16. Henry Herrig, a Le Mars resident,...
KLEM News for Saturday, July 20
Friday, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office conducted a targeted traffic enforcement project from 8 AM to noon. Four additional deputies were out along Iowa 60 and U.S. 75, focusing on speeding, seatbelt use, and distracted driving. This resulted in 11 citations, including two for speeding, and two for seatbelt use – and 40 warnings, including ten for speeding and three for seatbelt use. This project is funded in part by a grant from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau. Iowa has had 154 fatality crashes this year. In 43% of those crashes, a seatbelt was not used.
Sioux Center Parks envisions future projects
SIOUX CENTER—Sioux Center’s business community got the inside scoop during the July 10 Chamber of Commerce meeting on the recent activities and planning for the next few years done by Lee Van Meeteren and his crew at the Sioux Center Parks Department. As parks director, Van Meeteren oversees...
Ireton council OKs quick sale of lot to Van Buskirk
IRETON—The Ireton City Council at its Monday meeting approved the sale of a lot for a Hawarden resident to build a new home in Ireton. Kendra Van Buskirk, who was present at the meeting, lost her home in the June 21 flooding in Hawarden. She’s interested in purchasing lot seven, which is the south corner lot at the at the intersection of Sunset Circle and Washington Street.
Hoogestraat working to get housing to help locals stay
HAWARDEN—Hawarden city officials held a second town hall meeting last Thursday evening to give updates and information about the recent Big Sioux River flood and the recovery efforts that are happening. A meeting in English was first and then a Spanish-speaking meeting followed. Interim city administrator Gary Tucker said...
Mosquitoes bring concerns of West Nile virus
LE MARS — With all of the rain that produced record flooding in Northwest Iowa this summer, residents now have another problem — mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are back and worse than before. Several towns are fogging for mosquitoes to help residents go outside without fears of being bitten. Fogging...
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