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MARCUS — The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn-Remsen-Union FFA Chapter proved to impress yet another contest when the Pioneer® Brand A-Series Soybeans Big A Challenge announced their top 15 submissions to be featured during the 2019 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois...

DES MOINES — Izic Mackey’s offensive rebound and putback as time expired sent seventh-seeded Alburnett to the championship game in their first-ever state tournament appearance as the Pirates picked up a 39-37 win in Wednesday’s (March 6) Class 1A state semifinals over six-seed Remsen St. Mary’s...

DES MOINES — Area athletes took to the mat at the Iowa AAU Kids State Championship held at Wells Fargo Arena on February 23 and 24. Remsen’s Brenden Fisch competed for the Siouxland Wrestling Academy where he took second place in the 7th-8th grade 160-pound division. ...

The MMCRU FFA chapter took part in competing at the MVAO High School’s Northwest District Contest on March 2. Competing in the Farm Business Management contest was Kristina Goth with gold, Katie Bush with gold, and Rachel Van Maanen with silver. Josh Frederick and Gunnar Grage both received bronze while competing in Ag Mechanics. ...

SIOUX CITY — In a press conference Monday, February 25, 2019, the Diocese of Sioux City released a list of 28 priests who have been credibly accused of the sexual abuse of minors while serving in the diocese. Bishop R. Walker Nickless, the Rev. Brad Pelzel, vicar general and moderator, and Mark Prosser, diocese review board member and police chief, City of Storm Lake, addressed the issue as it has evolved in the diocese...

Ten chefs competed in the Third Annual Soup/Chili Cook-Off, which took place on Saturday, March 2, 2019, from 4-7 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall. Happy Siesta Health Care Center hosted the event and all of the proceeds raised will benefit the Happy Siesta DREAMS Program...

Bruce Jones and his team at Farm Bureau Financial Services are reaching out for your help. They are organizing an event called, “Tie”ing You to Success, for the young men in the senior class of MMCRU. During this event, the young men will become acquainted with some basics of professionalism, such as hand shaking, eye contact, and dressing for success. There will be a diverse group of professionals from the community interacting with the program...

The Little Hawks Preschool Come & Go Open House for the 2019-20 school year will be held on the rescheduled date of Monday, March 11, 2019, from 6:00 -7:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Elementary School (321 Fulton Street, Remsen). Preschool is open to three and four year olds and has limited enrollment. Scholarships are available for this full four-day a week program. Quality Preschool Program Standards...

MMCRU - Remsen Elementary will be holding a Kindergarten Roundup Parent Only Meeting on Thurs., March 21, 2019 at 6 p.m. in the Media Center. This will be an informational meeting on enrolling students in Kindergarten for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents will be given a class recommendation at the conclusion of the meeting from the school district for either Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten. ...

In the High School Vocal Pops Concert, MMCRU high school choir and soloists will perform popular music for the community on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 7 p.m. in the Middle School Auditorium in Remsen. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend...

The MMCRU Lady Royals packed their bags and headed to Kingsley to play against their foe, the Kingsley Pierson Panthers in a regional semifinal contest. The Royals were fighting to advance to the regional finals, but were unable to leave with a win...

Remsen St. Mary’s (19-6) vs. Prince of Peace (20-3) Monday, March 4 @ 1:00 p.m. Remsen St. Mary’s hopes the third time to state will be the charm as they embark on their latest state tournament run on Monday, March 4. The team is currently undefeated in first round games at Wells Fargo Arena with wins over Lynnville-Sully (73-57) last year and New London (59-52) in 2017...

DES MOINES — For the third year in a row the Remsen St. Mary’s boys basketball team made it to state and likewise, for the third straight year, the team won their opening round game at Wells Fargo Arena by taking down third-seeded Clinton Prince of Peace by a 58-55 final score on Monday, March 4...

The MMCRU varsity boys’ basketball team closed out the regular season in Remsen against the Kingsley-Pierson Panthers on Friday, February 8. The first meeting between these teams was a thrilling one point victory for the Panthers. The first quarter showed signs of another close game in the making, as both teams got hot from the field. ...

On Tuesday, February 12, the MMC/RU-RSM bowlers competed in a state qualifying tournament in Council Bluffs. On the boys side, junior Ethan Riedemann led the way with a two game total of 439. His score was third out of all 42 bowlers at the competition. The top two scores were from Cody Salker and Braeden Johnson, both of Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Fellow MMCRU junior Mitch Rhodes followed with a total of 387, while senior Drew Pierce rounded out the top three with 376...

SIOUX CITY — If he could, Remsen St. Mary’s co-Head Coach Scott Ruden would like to play more of his team’s games at the Sioux City East gym. After a smothering defensive performance there in last year’s district final in a 49-23 win over Kingsley-Pierson, the Hawks followed up with a similar performance in their return trip with a 60-29 win over Lawton-Bronson in Thursday’s (February 21) district final...

SIOUX CITY — Trent Hilbrands of Remsen was among those honored by the Great Plains Athletic Conference when the All-Conference Awards were announced Wednesday, February 27. Northwestern’s Trent Hilbrands was one of 10 players to be named to the first team. ...

On February 1 the Royals’ opponents were the Hinton Blackhawks. Starting with the lead was MMCRU with the score at halftime being 35-12. The Blackhawks were unable to make a come back as the Royals pushed a substantial lead with the final score of 55-24, lady Royals with the win yet again. ...

The MMCRU Royals girls’ basketball team played their second round of regionals against Gehlen Catholic last Wednesday. The Jays had defeated MMCRU twice during the regular season. The Jays took the lead early in the game as the score was 32-19 Gehlen at half-time. ...

Remsen St. Mary’s (20-6) vs. Alburnett (19-5) Wednesday, March 6, 3:45 p.m. DES MOINES — It will be a 6-vs-7 matchup in the semifinals on Wednesday, March 6, as Remsen St. Mary’s will take on Alburnett in the second Class 1A game of the day. RSM junior Skyler Waldschmitt said the team will look to lock down their focus as they prepare for their opponent...

The MMCRU boys’ varsity basketball team traveled to Akron-Westfield high school on Friday, January 18, to take on the Westerners. The previous matchup between these two teams was the opening game of the season on Tuesday, November 27, with the Royals losing 63-58...

Four MMCRU High School band members were recently selected to take part in an honor band festival at Buena Vista University. Those four members were seniors Cody Dias and Katie Bush, sophomore Abby Van Maanen, and freshman Brett Staab. The event was scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 23, at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, but was cancelled due to inclement weather...

The MMCRU Individual Speech students participated in the Individual Speech District Contest on Wednesday, February 27. The students participated in a variety of categories and all did an awesome job! The categories were Prose, Poetry, Spontaneous Speaking, Radio News Broadcasting, Musical Theater, and Original Oratory...