TOP HEADLINES


  • Sukup Manufacturing Co. is now offering grain bin doors with enhanced safety features. The doors have new hardware that ensures inner panels are closed before the outer door will close correctly with both latches engaged. The new hardware can be mounted on either side of the door, providing enhanced safety whether the door is installed to open left to right or right to left. The design is currently patent pending. “Inadvertent grain spillage from your bin door can potentially cause death or injury,” said Sukup bin sales director John Hanig. “Here at Sukup, we are continuously working to improve the design of our products to make them as safe and productive as possible. This new door design especially enhances safety by making sure the inner door panels are always closed when the outside door is closed.” (Submitted photo)
    Sukup debuts Grain Bin Door
    04/07/2021 - 9:24am

  • Employees from Latham Hi-Tech Seeds help pack food sacks at the West Fork Food Pantry in Sheffield. The number of families served by the food pantry has doubled since the pandemic began. Pictured from front to back and from left to right are: Ryan Schon, Brandi Hoesing, John Latham, Rod Fesenmeyer, Jesse Meints (youth and family director for Zion St. John Lutheran Church), Pastor G. Kim Wills (pastor at Zion St. John), Meg Schon, Diane Wills (site coordinator for West Fork Food Pantry), and Chris Latham. (Submitted photo)
    Local businesses do battle and food pantries benefit
    04/07/2021 - 9:05am

  • The Rockwell City Council, during a special meeting March 31, unanimously approved accepting the retirement resignation letter submitted by Police Chief Rick Whitney. He has served in that post for two decades. (Dick Fridley photo)
    Whitney retires as Rockwell Police Chief
    04/07/2021 - 8:42am
  • West Fork School Board meets in special session
    04/01/2021 - 1:03pm

  • ILF intern Riley Wilgenbusch and Water Rocks! intern Lindsey Page spruce up the Conservation Stations, readying them for a full summer of programming. (Submitted photo)
    Popular ISU Conservation Station trailers preparing for summer fair season
    04/01/2021 - 1:02pm

  • Pastor G. Kim Wills accepted the donation from Iowa Select Farms employees Jennifer Crall and Eleanor Korum. (Submitted photo)
    Iowa Select Farms gives back on National Ag Day
    04/01/2021 - 12:58pm

  • During its March 17 meeting, the Rockwell City Council said demolition of the house located at 213 Main Street East would begin once weather conditions permit. (File photo)
    Rockwell City Council discusses law enforcement
    03/25/2021 - 12:47pm
  • 2021 Franklin County Fair Queen nominations are being accepted
    03/25/2021 - 12:35pm

  • The West Fork High School speech team competed at North Butler Friday, March 19 for State Individual Contest. Pictured, left to right, are Rose Rother, Megan McGuire, Grace Willms and Taylor Kothenbeutel, who competed in person. Jason Meier and Hailey McCoy-Munger participated virtually. (Submitted photo)
    West Fork speech students perform well at state meet
    03/25/2021 - 12:31pm

  • The West Fork Board of Education was to meet Monday night at the school in Rockwell. (Dick Fridley photo)
    The West Fork Board of Education was to meet Monday night
    03/18/2021 - 1:15pm

  • The Rockwell City Council was to meet in regular session Wednesday night at the Council Chambers. (Dick Fridley photo)
    Rockwell City Council meets Wednesday
    03/18/2021 - 12:57pm
  • Council tables action on purchase of Police Department vehicle
    03/11/2021 - 8:47am

  • (Submitted photo)
    Speech students advance to State
    03/11/2021 - 8:35am

  • (Submitted photo)
    Speech students advance to State
    03/04/2021 - 11:13am
  • Rockwell Council discusses upcoming summer activities
    03/04/2021 - 11:11am

News


Sukup Manufacturing Co. is now offering grain bin doors with enhanced safety features. The doors have new hardware that ensures inner panels are closed before the outer door will close correctly with both latches engaged. The new hardware can be mounted on either side of the door, providing enhanced safety whether the door is installed to open left to right or right to left. The design is currently patent pending. “Inadvertent grain spillage from your bin door can potentially cause death or injury,” said Sukup bin sales director John Hanig. “Here at Sukup, we are continuously working to improve the design of our products to make them as safe and productive as possible. This new door design especially enhances safety by making sure the inner door panels are always closed when the outside door is closed.” (Submitted photo)
04/07/2021 - 9:24am
Sukup debuts Grain Bin Door
Local businesses do battle and food pantries benefit
Whitney retires as Rockwell Police Chief
Rockwell City Council conducts special meeting
West Fork School Board meets in special session
Popular ISU Conservation Station trailers preparing for summer fair season

Sports


West Fork's Reed Stonebraker leaps in the high jump at Grundy Center last Thursday. Stonebraker won the event after clearing 5 feet, 11 inches. (Jake Ryder/Mid-America Publishing)
04/13/2021 - 9:38am
Stonebraker claims high jump title for the Warhawks
GRUNDY CENTER – West Fork’s Reed Stonebraker took the individual title in the high jump as the Warhawks finished fourth out of eight teams at the Spartan Invite last week. Stonebraker leapt 5 feet, 11 inches to edge out the host school’s Brennan...
Up to the challenge
Warhawks open golf season
Warhawks runner-up at St. Ansgar meet
Maske commits to St. Ambrose
Ames named to all-Sub-state team

Obituaries

04/01/2021 - 8:30am
Dorothy Jurgens, 96
Dorothy Jurgens, age 96, went to her heavenly home on Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Sheffield Care Center surrounded by family.  Visitation will be 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Friday, April 2, 2021 at Sietsema-Atkinson Funeral Home in Hampton, Iowa.    ...
Dean Peter, 84
Andrew Schroeder, 39
Merlin Plagge, 91
Nedra Pauline Harper, 84
Audrey Verla Heldt, 95

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