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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1976
Page
1
The city council approved two major projects at the regular meeting. The water system upgrade includes a booster pumping station to ease hill area pressure, followed by a new reservoir on a five acre lot. Estimated costs run 300000 to 400000 with engineer input from DeWild Grant Becket & Associates.
Two Rock Valley Community School District board seats are up for election on September 14. Incumbents W C Anderson and Stan Negaard seek another term, with nominating petitions due August 5. Anderson represents district two, Negaard district three south of Highway 18.
Sioux County board of supervisors voted to allow Harold Van Berkum Russell Van Berkum and Allan Vande Stouwe to return to work on probation for six months. The men were suspended without pay for two weeks starting June 22 after a dispute with fifth district supervisor Pete Timmer. They resume as equipment operators with probation until December when a final reinstatement decision will be made. Timmer abstained from the vote amid union and county official attendance.
Farmers fear drought harm as heat passes the 100 degree mark over several days. Local observer notes 102 with no rain and moisture drastically down versus normal. Red Winter of Farmers Elevator reports vast drought in Rock Valley area from Rock Valley to Highway 75 and into South Dakota. He says corn tassels emerge without ears and half the crop may be lost without timely rain. Soybeans and alfalfa also suffer with limited hay yields and a short second cut.
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