Ida County Conservation Board staff have been busy managing events, park resources, and infrastructure. Moorehead Park’s main well pump has been replaced with good improvements. Actions pertaining to ICCB’s PWS operation permit were informed to the DNR Environmental department. Financial support in FY2024 was allocated to support the ICCF handicapped fishing pier improvement project at Crawford Creek Recreation area.
Lisa Irlbeck, Marketing Director, will help with fraud education outreach for older adults Carroll, Iowa (Dec. 15, 2022) – Availa Bank is proud to announce that Lisa Irlbeck, Marketing Director and Availa Bank team member for 16 years, will be part of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Consumer Education and Outreach Committee with the goal of identifying ways to prevent scams affecting older adults. Lisa will be part of the Consumer Education Committee, whose focus is on messaging to help older adults spot, avoid, and report scams.
At Galva’s council meeting on Dec. 12, several grant applications were considered.
Grant Else spoke to the council about the cemetery board removing several trees at the cemetery and the possibility of using the City Burn site for disposal. Else told the council they are going to apply for the ICCBF grant (Ida County Community Betterment Foundation) to help with the cost of taking the trees down and asked if the council would be willing to be the fiscal sponsor for them. The council agreed to the proposal for both the tree disposal and the sponsor for the grant application.
Horn Memorial Hospital is beginning the works of an expansion project to meet patients’ needs. The project will meet much needing expansion for the Emergency department, the lab, and other needs. In the emergency department, the project would provide two private larger trauma rooms in lieu of the existing two-bed small and narrow trauma room. It would provide three private infusion rooms in lieu of the current three-chair infusion room. It would improve the registration area in terms of security and patient privacy.
The Holstein City Council conducted its regular meeting at City Hall on Monday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. Board members in attendance were Schimmer, Stevenson, Wiese, and Voss, as well as Mayor Breyfogle.
The Ida County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 9 a.m. in the courthouse. Board members in attendance were Chair Raymond Drey, Creston Schubert and Rhett Leonard.
County Engineer Jeff Williams presented 3 2023 pickup truck bids as follows: 2 - 3/4 ton Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Double Cabs at $56,236.10 and a 1-ton Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Double Cab at $53,254.30 from Vollmar Motors and a 2-ton Ford 2022 F550 4X4 pickup from Beckman Motors for $59,350.
On Dec. 1, Mayor Breyfogle introduced the Holstein Betterment Alliance to the community with wonderful speakers who had an interest in showing how our strength grows through community. There was a nice pork dinner and drinks for all those who came before the presenters spoke. Pastor Bob Lewis from St. Paul Lutheran opened with prayer.
Holstein home for the holidays events sparkled the town on Saturday, Dec. 3. Beginning the day was the Cookie walk and vendor show at the Lohff-Schumann Community Center. A wide array of scrumptious cookies and several vendors including Bee Healthy Raw Honey, Creative Artist Ryssa Todd with her beautifully crocheted items, Dakota Puppy Yummies with doggie treats, and Tammy Sonksen with Colorstreet. This event is an annual fundraiser to raise money for various things such as youth sports.
The Ida County Public Safety and Communications Commission Meeting was held on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.
Officers were kept busy according to Chief Deputy Fred Anderson who said that there were 612 calls for service in the month of October, thereby being 73 citations with a total of 17 arrests. Furthermore, there were 21 individuals booked into the county jail. As well, the deputies logged a total of 782 hours on patrol. Anderson went on to say that most of the arrests made in the last month were drug-related. Anderson reported that today there are seven inmates in the jail.
The Ida County Conservation Board (ICCB) met on Monday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Conservation Center in Moorehead Park. Board members in attendance were Synda Jepsen, Randy Vogt, Dennis Leonard, Sue Knop, Don Poggensee, and Director Zach Hall.
The monthly bills for maintenance supplies for mowers and educational materials were approved. Hall reported that the year-to-date expenditures and revenue, and expenditure reports for Nov. 2022 were in line with monthly and annual predictions.
