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The VFW and American Legion and Remsen Color Guard hosted a Chamber Coffee on Tues., July 31, 2018 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the VFW Hall, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Remsen Veterans Memorial. Many members of the community gathered at the VFW Hall to eat some delicious treats and reminisce about the Veterans Memorial, as a photo album and other memorabilia from the project were on display to look at...

The building project of the Remsen Farmers Coop office/storage area has been coming along nicely since the start of the demolition back on March 26, 2018. As of Monday, August 6, 2018, according to Jared Ehrp, General Manager of Remsen Farmers Coop, “The project is approximately two weeks from completion. ...

If you own a quilt that is at least 40 years old and has a connection to Plymouth County, you are needed now. The Plymouth County Historical Museum in Le Mars will be hosting a Vintage Quilt Show the first week in October and is now identifying quilts for display. The historic show will be in the Museum’s 1905 Study Hall as a part of the Le Mars Fall Fest...

The Remsen Demolition Derby Association will be sponsoring their 41st Annual Remsen Demolition Derby on Sat., August 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Jaycee Arena, 2 1/2 blocks north of the Remsen Cemetery corner, off Highway 3. Tickets for the event will be available at the main gate behind the Mid-Sioux office and a secondary gate on the west side at the top of the hill near the golf course. Please note there is no parking at the golf course. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m...

MADISON, WIS. - Nearly 7,500 students received degrees during the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s spring commencement ceremonies, May 11-12, 2018. The ceremony for doctoral, MFA and Medical Degree graduates was May 11 at the Kohl Center, bachelor’s, master’s and law graduates received their degrees May 12 at Camp Randall...

MARCUS — This past spring, the MMCRU School District Future Farmers of America chapter received a check for $10,000 on behalf of Shirley Schroeder for her entry in the Power to Do More contest. “I think FFA is an amazing leadership and agriculture organization and wanted to give them some financial support to get them going,” Schroeder said...

The Remsen Demolition Derby Association will be sponsoring their 41st Annual Remsen Demolition Derby on Sat., August 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Jaycee Arena, 2 1/2 blocks north of the Remsen Cemetery corner, off Highway 3. Tickets for the event will be available at the main gate behind the Mid-Sioux office and a secondary gate on the west side at the top of the hill near the golf course. Please note there is no parking at the golf course. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m...

DES MOINES — Meeting for back-to-back seasons in the Class 1A state quarterfinals, it was North Linn avenging last year’s loss with a 6-3 victory over Remsen St. Mary’s on Saturday, July 21 at Principal Park. RSM co-head coaches Jim Wesselmann and Dean Harpenau said with a familiar opponent, there wasn’t much the teams didn’t know about one another so the game came down to which team executed the best...

SIOUX CITY — Three Plymouth County softball players participated in the 8th Tri-State Fastpitch Senior Showcase held at Sioux City West High School on Tuesday, July 24. Those included Le Mars Community’s Christina Konz, Hinton’s Laura Brighton and MMCRU’s Megan Loutsch. Konz and Brighton were on Team White who played a pair of games against Loutsch and the rest of Team Blue...

REMSEN — Lee Grage, 65, of Remsen, has been identified as the person who died in the grain bin incident, Tuesday, July 17. The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 7:21 p.m. for someone trapped in a grain bin at 44787 230th St., Remsen...

DES MOINES — Remsen St. Mary’s and North Linn will meet in the state quarterfinals for the second straight year when the teams play in the final Class 1A quarterfinal game at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 21. RSM won last year’s meeting 5-1. North Linn matched seed with their final ranking, taking the third-seed while the Hawks were dropped two spots from their final IHSBCA placement when the coaches seeded the teams as RSM gets placed sixth...

ORANGE CITY — Northwestern College hosted the first of its two girls basketball camps June 25-28 at the Bultman Center and Rowenhorst Student Center. Over 100 girls in 4th-8th grades took part in the four-day camp, run by Red Raiders head coach Chris Yaw and several players. The second camp will take place July 23-26...

The Remsen Chamber of Commerce will again be sponsoring their 20th annual Golf Outing on Wed., August 1, 2018. Play will be 4-person best ball (men and women) with door and flight prizes, two flights with three places in each flight. Chamber businesses may have one or more teams of four players. Players need not be Chamber members, as long as they are represented by a paid Chamber business...

REMSEN — Remsen St. Mary’s gave up more runs than their previous five games combined, but still doubled up Kingsley-Pierson in a 14-7 final score in the Class 1A District 2 Final held at Marv Thelen Field on Saturday, July 14. Neither team was able to throw their aces which explained part of the outburst of scoring, but defensive miscues by both sides were more of an issue according to both team’s coaches...

REMSEN — No. 4 Remsen St. Mary’s kept rolling with their 10th straight win as they took down MMCRU in district play by a 6-1 final score on Thursday, July 12. RSM took the early lead with three runs in the first and never looked back as they beat their rivals for the second time this season in as many opportunities...

REMSEN — MMCRU recorded its third shutout of the season in the district opener against Lawton-Bronson on Tuesday, July 10. The Royals won 5-0 as Joel Johnson completed the complete game shutout for the team. “The boys played well tonight,” MMCRU Head Coach TJ Schaefer said. “They are determined to do well in the postseason and it showed tonight.”...

REMSEN — Fourth-ranked Remsen St. Mary’s started the postseason with a bang, earning a 21-1 victory over Clay Central-Everly in four innings on Tuesday, July 10. The Mavericks scored first with an RBI single from John Galm in the top of the first against David Grady. That was all the offense could muster up while the Hawks were just beginning to get started...

WATERLOO — The impact a teacher makes can last a lifetime for their students, motivating them to be better adults and community members. This spring, a 1991 Remsen Union High School graduate was recognized for his work in education. Jason Scheitler, a sixth grade social studies and religion teacher at Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta Middle School, received the 2018 Gold Star Award for Outstanding Teaching during a ceremony at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, May 22...

SPIRIT LAKE — The Remsen St. Mary’s baseball team earned a shutout for their third straight game and fifth in their last six games with a 7-0 victory over Spirit Lake on Tuesday, July 3. It is the 10th overall shutout win for the Hawks this season. It was Blaine Harpenau on the mound for the shutout in this game. It was the fifth time this season he didn’t allow a run in a start as he has the wins in half of the team’s shutouts this season...

MARCUS — MMCRU ended the regular season with a pair of wins against War Eagle Conference foes. On Thursday, July 5 the team came away with a 5-1 victory over Harris-Lake Park. Tyler Whited just missed out on the complete game shutout as he gave up an unearned run to the Wolves in their final at-bat. He ended with five strikeouts and walks while giving up four hits...

CORRECTIONVILLE — The MMCRU softball team had their season come to a conclusion on Tuesday, July 3 in regional play against River Valley, falling 13-3 in six innings. River Valley scored in all six at-bats against the Royals as they knocked out 15 hits and earned eight walks...

CLEGHORN — MMCRU rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 6-2 in regional play on Monday, July 2. The Hawks plated a run in the top of the first with the Royals tying the game in the fourth. HMS quickly took the lead back in their next at-bat before the Royals pulled away in the sixth...

MARCUS — MMCRU came away with a 4-2 victory over Gehlen Catholic on Monday, July 2 in a War Eagle Conference make-up game. The Royals struck for a pair of runs in both the second and third inning. Jordan Marks hit a 2 RBI single to bring home the first two runs and Zack Bonnstetter did the same an inning later...

MOVILLE — Remsen St. Mary’s gave Woodbury Central a scare at the Monday, July 2 softball game, but the Wildcats came away with an 8-7 walk-off win to eliminate the Hawks from postseason contention. The Wildcats had just climbed into the final rankings at the No. 12 spot, but got the best shot from a surging RSM team who entered the game on a four-game winning streak...

REMSEN — Class 1A No. 4 Remsen St. Mary’s gave up more runs than it had in their previous six games combined, but still came away with an 8-4 win to end the regular season on Friday, July 6 against Newell-Fonda. The Mustangs took the early 1-0 lead on a string of misplays by the Hawks, but it would be a short-lived advantage as Carter Kuchel double to bring home two runs in the bottom of the inning...