Council Okays Ball Field and Water Ban Lifted
The city council approved a $20 375 plan to rebuild the city park baseball field with new lights and poles and shared funding with the local school. Freds Electric will do the work and upgrades will shift the field to exclusive baseball use with new softball diamonds planned nearby. Water restrictions for lawns were rescinded as water pressure issues eased after a new valve was added.
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Fred's Electric
Hope Haven
Bill van Maanen
Witte To Join Valley State Bank
Announcement of Raymond Witte joining Valley State Bank as he prepares to start duties on October 4. The 28 year old Rock Valley native will work on the bank's new computer operation and FDIC and state exam reports. Son of Beulah Witte, he graduated in 1966 from Rock.
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Raymond Witte
The
Valley State Bank
Witte
Rock Valley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
State Bank
Beulah Witte
15Th Street
the Rock
Industry Day revival planned in Rock Valley October 21
Plans for a Rock Valley Industry Day on October 21 gather steam with Rock Valley Chamber of Commerce chair John Vande Kerk leading the effort. The event features tours of local plants from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with headquarters at the Iowa Public Service Company building and a luncheon at Hope Haven attended by state officials and local leaders.
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Rock Valley
John Vande Kerk
Vande Kerk
Iowa Public Service Company
Fifteenth Street
Chamber of Commerce
Hope Haven
Fire devastates Don Driesen farm near Rock Valley
A Saturday afternoon fire at the Don Driesen farm four miles south of Rock Valley damaged a garage and tool shed, destroyed straw bales and hog feeder pigs, with 260 pigs removed. Firefighters from Rock Valley Sioux Center Carmel and Hudson battled the blaze. cause not yet determined.
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Don Driesen
Driesen
Rock Valley
Sioux Center
Carmel
Hudson
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