A storm that slammed into northwest Iowa ahead of Memorial Day caused quite a bit of damage with a bit of something unique to Holstein among the impacts, but the community is working to put things right.
The late May storm damaged buildings and tipped a semi just off of Highway 20, but perhaps its biggest impact was to Holstein’s Avenue of Flags.
“The Avenue of Flags started 13 years ago and represented men and women who had connections to Holstein,” said Alex Conover, a member of Holstein’s Chamber of Commerce.
Roughly, 500 flags were part of the Avenue of Flags.
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