Remsen Bell

In December 2019, Leanne's Styles & More will be celebrating 20 years of business. This hair care salon, located at 101 S. Washington Street in downtown Remsen, is owned and operated by Leanne West. Over the course of 20 years, West has seen many changes to her salon, both physical and spiritual...

Christ Lutheran Church will be hosting A Winter Festival on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shelly Thomson, one of the organizers for the event, explained how this event is a different kind of shopping experience with it’s Candy Walk, “What an opportunity to do some Christmas shopping. ...

REMSEN — The city of Remsen will celebrate its 16th Annual Olde Fashioned Christmas, Monday, Dec. 2, hosting activities and cheer for the whole family. From Cowboy’s Country Flooring to The Triangle, the downtown area will be blocked off during the celebration and to round out the feeling of an “Olde Fashioned Christmas”, horse-drawn wagon rides will be touring the business district...

Remsen St. Mary’s Schools held a Veterans Day Recognition Program on Monday, November 11 at 2:15 p.m., in the Jim and Lou Arens Memorial Gym. The program commenced with a welcome by Spencer Schorg, followed by the advancement of colors by the Color Guard and the high school band playing the National Anthem and an invocation by Patty Lansink...

CEDAR FALLS — Audubon let a win slip right through their fingers in the final seconds of their first meeting with Remsen St. Mary’s back in August, but they didn’t let the same thing happen in the rematch which came in Thursday’s (November 14) 8-player state semifinal at the UNI-Dome. ...

MMCRU Schools had the honor of hosting a Veterans Day Program at the Middle School in Remsen, with guest speaker Mr. Michael E. Sparr on Monday, November 11. Beginning at 9 a.m., MMCRU offered coffee and rolls in the Media Center at the MMCRU Middle School in Remsen...

REMSEN — Remsen St. Mary’s secured their second trip to the UNI-Dome in the last three years with a 34-20 victory over Fremont-Mills in 8-player state quarterfinal action Friday, November 8. The two teams previously met in the climate-controlled confines of the UNI-Dome in the state semifinals two years ago, but this time the teams had to weather a cold, breezy night in November for the chance to get back there...

Le Mars resident Audrey Kindwall will give a presentation titled “Prohibition in Iowa” at the Saturday, November 16 meeting of the Northwest Iowa Genealogical Society. Held at the Le Mars Public Library, this intriguing program will follow a brief business meeting and refreshments beginning at 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public...

The Remsen Heritage Museum held a Chamber Coffee on Wed., November 6 from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., serving guests coffee, juice, donuts, and many kinds of tasty treats. Patrons young and old noticed some of the progress taking place, including the back room and the train display up in the front of the building. Some of the different displays were also featured...

PLYMOUTH CO. — There will be some new faces on city councils and school boards across Plymouth County following Tuesday’s (November 5) city/school election. In Plymouth County, a total of 2,526 ballots were cast, according to the Plymouth County Auditor’s Office. That represents 14.28 percent of the total 17,683 registered voters in the county...

The Remsen Bell-Enterprise office (and Le Mars Daily Sentinel office) will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and on Friday, Nov. 29, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Because of this, the ad and news deadline for the Dec. 5 issue of the Bell will be Wednesday, Nov. 27 at Noon. Make sure to get any ads or news/information for that Dec. 5 issue to the Bell by that Wednesday date and time, please...

FORT DODGE — MMCRU’s Kaitlyn Goth capped off her high school cross country career with a second straight appearance at the Class 1A state meet. Goth said it was nice to make the return trip for her senior season. “Senior year, just running on this course is kind of what I dreamed of,” Goth said. “It was just a lot of fun.”...

REMSEN — When starting quarterback Blaine Harpenau left the game with an injury less than five minutes into Friday’s (November 1) playoff opening round game against East Mills, Remsen St. Mary’s had to find a way to win without him. It took a few drives for the Hawks to adjust and find their groove once again, but when they did, the offense hardly skipped a beat as they scored their second-most points of the season, pulling away from a 20-20 tie for a 66-28 victory...

Many different costumed characters were seen up and down the streets collecting many different types of sweets during the Remsen Chamber's Trick or Treating Event on October 31.

The 46th Annual Remsen Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 26 was a beautiful day to celebrate the Remsen tradition. Serving as an early start to some holiday shopping, there were some eager people hoping to find some deals at the Craft/Retail Vendor Event, which was held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MMCRU Middle School parking lot. Over 70 booths were filled with assorted merchandise, something for everyone to enjoy. Breakfast and lunch were also available in the cafeteria...

MARCUS — As part of the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council initiative to bring teachers and industry professionals together to help prepare students for STEM careers, MMCRU High School was selected to be a 2019 STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program Partner...

It was a night of waiting for the Remsen St. Mary’s football team. Siouxland Christian forfeited their game to the Hawks, leaving the team idle at what could prove to be a beneficial time. While the rest of the state may have picked up some bruises entering the postseason, RSM had a chance to heal up...

AKRON — Entering the night with identical 0-8 records, either Akron-Westfield or MMCRU knew they were going to come away with a win to end their drought in 2019. The Westerners were the team to get the win as they topped the Royals by a 45-6 score. Akron-Westfield snapped a four-game stretch of not being able to find the scoreboard as their 45 points more than doubled their season total of 24 points in their previous eight games combined...

The Remsen Chamber sponsored their Second Annual Oktoberfest Spirit Contest. Chamber businesses submitted a photo and the Chamber posted the photos on their Facebook page. Then voting for the picture with the most Oktoberfest Spirit was open to the public from October 18 through 2 p.m. on October 21. The photo with the most "Likes" was the winner. The winner was announced on October 22 on the Chamber Facebook page...

PLYMOUTH CO. — A later spring planting and rain have pushed the 2019 harvest season back a bit, with farmers anxious to get their crops in. “Well, we started late in a lot of fields, and we ended late, too. Soybean and corn harvest progress keeps running about two weeks behind normal — as did crop progress all season,” said Joel DeJong, ISU Extension crops field agronomist...

MARCUS — Voters in the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn School District will be asked to give their approval for a bond issue for additions for educational needs and community needs at the school. The issue is on the Nov. 5 ballot. According to Superintendent Dan Barkel, the MMC district has been studying their facilities for quite awhile...