Rock Rapids NewsLocal news for Rock Rapids, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.$90M casino slotted for Lyon County- May 30, 2008 LESTER, Iowa -- The series of red lights disappearing west on Highway 9 here bothers business owner Dan Gerber.http://www.topix.net/city/rock-rapids-ia/2008/05/90m-casino-slotted-for-lyon-county?fromrs... Memorial Day in Rock Rapids, Iowa, circa 1940s-50s- May 28, 2008 When I was growing up in my hometown of Rock Rapids, Iowa, a farming community of 2,800 in the northwest corner of the state, Memorial Day was the official start of summer.http://www.topix.net/city/rock-rapids-ia/2008/05/memorial-day-in-rock-rapids-iowa-circa-19... Milton W. Rockhill- May 21, 2008 Milton W. Rockhill, age 93 of Larchwood died Saturday, April 26, 2008, at the Lafayette Regional Health Center in Lexington, Mo. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 1st, at United Church of Christ in Larchwood with the Pastor Kelly Volk officiating. Burial followed in Larchwood Cemetery at Larchwood. Milton Wendell Rockhill was born on December 21, 1914, the son of Oscar and Hulda Constance (Bahnson) Rockhill on the family farm near Larchwood. He grew up in Larchwood and...http://www.topix.net/city/rock-rapids-ia/2008/05/milton-w-rockhill?fromrss=1 KLEM: News- May 9, 2008 "While we couldn't make a more loose definition or requirement of that smoke free act, we certainly could make a more stringent one" FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL WILL HOST A GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE NEW CLINIC NEAR THE REMSEN POST OFFICE. via KLEM-AM Le Marshttp://www.topix.net/city/rock-rapids-ia/2008/05/klem-news?fromrss=1 Small Business Awards 2008: Our annual celebration of independence and innovation- May 7, 2008 "Brugmann's Drugs, where drugs and gold are fairly sold, since l902." Our annual celebration of the best and brightest "little guys" When Jean Dibble and I founded the Guardian in 1966, we came with the values of the Midwestern small business, the family farm, and the small-town ... via Bay Guardianhttp://www.topix.net/city/rock-rapids-ia/2008/05/small-business-awards-2008-our-annual-cel... Up to four homes damaged by tornadoes- May 5, 2008 "They were coming out of the sky like gang-busters and going right back up" Jon Walker jxwalkerargusleader.com May 2, 2008 Cleanup crews are assessing damage today from tornadoes that moved through northwest Iowa. via Argus Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/rock-rapids-ia/2008/05/up-to-four-homes-damaged-by-tornadoes?fro... Rock Rapids Woman Outruns Twister- May 3, 2008 "It was a little scary since the kids were with me just trying to get out of there I didn't know anyone from Sioux Center so I didn't know who to call or what to do" Remember - our on-air polls are scientific. Online Opinion is not. It's simply an easy way to speak your mind. via KELO-TV Sioux Fallshttp://www.topix.net/city/rock-rapids-ia/2008/05/rock-rapids-woman-outruns-twister?fromrss... |