Area voters will head to the polls June 7 as Iowa’s Primary Election takes place.
The polls open at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.
Ahead of the vote, the Ida County Courier and Holstein Advance reached out to candidates and offered them a chance to introduce themselves to voters.
All candidates were offered the same list of questions including a chance to explain why they were running, what they view as the top issues defining the race and what the first action he or she would take if elected.
An Ida County mental health provider recently celebrated a new location in Ida Grove. Plains Area Mental Health moved earlier this year from its former location in Ida Grove in the 700 block of East 2nd Street to 101 2nd St.
Now settled in, the office is open for business in the new location.
Ribbon cutting took place May 23 with chamber members and staff gathering for the event.
The Ida Grove office is one of 15 locations throughout northwest Iowa operated by Plains Area Mental Health, which was founded in 1972.
Area counties were able to best the state’s jobs numbers as Iowa declined to three percent unemployment, led by Plymouth County’s 1.4 percent, 1.6 percent ahead of the state.
Iowa’s rate of three percent is an improvement from 3.3 percent the month before and down from 4.5 percent from a year ago as lockdown’s impacts continue to dissipate.
Ridge View High School seniors were recognized with numerous scholarships and awards during senior honors night on Tuesday, May 17. The following scholarships and awards were handed out:
National Honor Society - Hannah Ehrp, Jerzey Endrulat, Taylor Hamrick, Brady Clausen, Graca Goettsch, Conner Naberhaus, Vanessa Neumann, Katherine Pickhinke, Logan Pickhinke, Ian Shepherd, Cameron Spina, Morgan Todd, Emma Vohs, Abigail Wandrey, Kael Wiese and Hannah Yockey.
One of the biggest election seasons in quite a while is heating up with the approach of the primary for Ida County voters.
Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, June 7 with the polls open at 7 a.m. and closing at 8 p.m. as residents try to figure out where to head to vote following redistricting with the census.
As voters get ready to head to the polls, election staff have been at work already getting things ready including with a public test of voting equipment May 5.
Ben Schmunk has been named park and recreation director for Holstein. “I’m originally from Sioux Falls, SD, where most of my family resides,” said Schmunk. “Before moving to Holstein, I went to South Dakota State University for my bachelor's degree in health education.”
Commencement at Ridge View High School is set for Sunday, May 22 at 2 p.m. in the high school gym in Holstein with a long-time educator set to be the keynote speaker.
Retiring after a full half of a century in education, Dave Hickman will be the commencement speaker at Ridge View this year.
The choir will perform My Wish by Robson and Steele.
Class officers for 2022 include President Morgan Todd, Vice President Katherine Pickhinke, Secretary Kael Wiese, Treasurer Emma Vohs.
Two area business women are settling into a routine after Alissa Rheinschmidt and Kayla Terry decided to open their doors with a new venture.
Studio Renew opened its doors in March, but its owners are no strangers to the work.
The venture can be found inside Holstein’s suite emporium.
Rheinschmidt has 20 years of experience while Terry has been doing it for 12 years. “[W]ith our years of experience [when] the opportunity presented itself we decided to follow ours dreams,” said Rheinschmidt.
Ridge View girls will indeed have a shot at glory on the mat as Ridge View formally has an offering for the newly-sanctioned sport of girls wrestling.
Announcement that the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union had approved girls wrestling as the first new sport in years to be sanctioned has districts across the state scrambling to come up with the official infrastructure for the sport.
The sport will see a single class at least for its initial appearance, so big and small schools will all face off for this first year.
