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LE MARS — A Le Mars business that turns 40 years old this fall has always had a downtown presence. When Donna Rasmussen, founder, owner and operator of The Turn Around moved to the building at 127 Central Ave. N.W., which was once the city hall, police station and fire station, she was glad to have more space...

LE MARS — Two new faces have joined Floyd Valley Healthcare’s staff, and they just had to make a quick trip on Highway 3 to do so. Dr. David and Dr. Cynthia Wolff have joined Floyd Valley Clinics in Le Mars, and both specialize in family medicine. “It’s actually a board certification. ...

REMSEN — Remsen St. Mary’s Head Coach Ryan Hajek said it was the most complete victory his team has had this season. While the lowest scoring game for the team this season, it was also the fewest points allowed by the team this fall as the Hawks beat West Bend-Mallard 44-6...

Sentinel Player of the Week: AJ Nemesio, Akron-Westfield Nemesio against Lawton-Bronson: 338 passing yards on 20-of-33 attempts 5 passing touchdowns 1 rushing touchdown Akron-Westfield’s AJ Nemesio is our Player of the Week after a strong showing against Lawton-Bronson. The quarterback threw for five touchdowns and rushed for another against the Eagles as he currently leads Class A in passing yards and touchdown passes...

KINGSLEY — Disney is coming to Kingsley-Pierson School District the week of Sept. 25-29 as the Panthers will celebrate Homecoming 2017. The weeklong celebration will begin with Spirit Week as students will wear their favorite jersey on Monday. Class Color Day will take over the hallways on Tuesday as freshman will wear pink, sophomores blue, juniors black and seniors will done purple...

At a glance: Kingsley-Pierson (2016 Record: 3-6, 2-5 district) Key returners: QB/DEF Cam Bainbridge, RB/DEF Lee Phelan, DEF Jessen Reinking Key losses: RB/DEF Keenan Vanderschaaf, WR/DEF Coby Fischer KINGSLEY — After the mid-summer departure of Brent Koedam as head coach, Kingsley-Pierson had to scramble to find a replacement. The school didn’t have to look very far as Bart Boustead was hired to return to coach the Panthers...

REMSEN — For Amber Gengler, the decision to take over the Burger Barn in Remsen 10 years ago was a way to get back to her roots. “My parents actually owned it when I was a small child,” Gengler said. “I grew up in the restaurant business so I knew a lot about it. I didn’t know a lot about the management side. Over the years I’ve had a lot of good staff, some that became like family to us.”...

LE MARS — The Gehlen Fine Arts Boosters has announced its 63rd annual turkey dinner will be held from 3-7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 29 at the Marvin Langel Memorial Gym, Gehlen Catholic High School, Le Mars. The dinner, which benefits everyone in Gehlen preschool through eighth grade, as well as students in art, band, choir, drama and speech...

KINGSLEY — The Kingsley-Pierson volleyball team picked up a sweep over River Valley in Western Valley Conference play on Monday as they grabbed their 10th victory of the season. The Panthers reached the double-digit mark in wins about three weeks faster than last season as they beat the Wolverines 25-16, 25-16 and 25-9...

LE MARS — Pickleball is picking up momentum in Le Mars, and players are seeing a need for more courts. That’s the request that came before the Le Mars City Council Tuesday during the open discussion time. Greg Mitchell represented the pickleball players, with about 20 of them in attendance at the meeting...