Bringing Smiles after the storm
CREATING A CAST OF CHARACTERS Linda Silvey of Rock Rapids poses with her newest character, Shirley, on Main Street Monday, July 15. Silvey has been creating these mannequins to bring a little bit of joy to people after the June flood. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Dominique Kooiker | Editor Over the...
‘If the horses are happy … I’m happy’
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Riding out the storm
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Bringing Smiles after the storm
CREATING A CAST OF CHARACTERS Linda Silvey of Rock Rapids poses with her newest character, Shirley, on Main Street Monday, July 15. Silvey has been creating these mannequins to bring a little bit of joy to people after the June flood. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Dominique Kooiker | Editor Over the course of the past few weeks, […]
‘If the horses are happy … I’m happy’
Rock Rapids woman offers farrier services Dominique Kooiker | Editor Lilly Henry of Rock Rapids is a hardworking farm girl with a passion for animals. During her high school career, Henry served as FFA president, ending her term when she graduated this May. Now, Henry is applying her industrious nature to a new venture: LH […]
Riding out the storm
Rock Rapids couple experiences Jamaican hurricane Dominique Kooiker | Editor When Blake and Amy Lyon of Rock Rapids left Iowa June 27 for a week-long stay at a resort in Whitehouse, Jamaica, for their anniversary, they had no idea they would ride out Hurricane Beryl before they came home.During their trip, the couple enjoyed bamboo […]
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Obituaries
Lee Bendinger
76 Sioux Falls, South Dakota July 11, 2024 Lee Bendinger, 76, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, at Royal C. Johnson Veterans Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 31, from 10 a.m.-12 noon at Jurrens Funeral Home of Rock Rapids, Iowa. Inurnment in Riverview Cemetery, Rock […]
Edward Rust
91 Rothschild, Wisconsin July 11, 2024 Edward Rust, 91, of Rothschild, Wisconsin, died Thursday, July 11, 2024. Funeral services were Wednesday, July 17, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Rothschild, with entombment in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.Edward A. Rust was born Jan. 12,1933, near Adrian, Minnesota. He graduated from Magnolia (Minnesota) High School in 1951. He […]
Marinus Klarenbeek
90 Rock Rapids, Iowa July 18, 2024 Marinus Klarenbeek, 90, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, July 18, 2024, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Health Center in Rock Rapids. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, at Reformed Church of Steen, Minnesota, with interment in Eastside Cemetery, Steen. Visitation with family present will be […]
Arlene Markle
89 Canton, South Dakota June 11, 2024 Arlene Louise Markle, 89, of Canton, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A celebration of life has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at Canton Lutheran Church. Family will greet visitors one hour prior to […]
Brian Bucher
59 Matlock, Iowa July 17, 2024 Brian Bucher, 59, of Matlock, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at his home near Matlock. Memorial service was Monday, July 22, at Jurrens Funeral Home, George, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery, rural Matlock. Survivors include his wife, four sons including Derek (Amanda) Bucher of Rock Rapids, Iowa, nine grandchildren, one […]
Paula Harkness
55 Lake Benton, Minnesota July 28, 2024 Paula Sullivan Harkness, 55, of Hawarden, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after battling with multiple myeloma. Memorial service was Saturday, July 13, at First Reformed Church, Hull, Iowa. Survivors include a daughter, a son, three grandchildren, her mother, three […]
‘If the horses are happy … I’m happy’
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Bringing Smiles after the storm
CREATING A CAST OF CHARACTERS Linda Silvey of Rock Rapids poses with her newest character, Shirley, on Main Street Monday, July 15. Silvey has been creating these mannequins to bring a little bit of joy to people after the June flood. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Dominique Kooiker | Editor Over the course of the past few weeks, […]
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Bringing Smiles after the storm
CREATING A CAST OF CHARACTERS Linda Silvey of Rock Rapids poses with her newest character, Shirley, on Main Street Monday, July 15. Silvey has been creating these mannequins to bring a little bit of joy to people after the June flood. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Dominique Kooiker | Editor Over the course of the past few weeks, […]
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