🌱 What changes are coming to Primghar’s only remaining medical clinic?

Coffee in hand, Primghar? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What changes are coming to Primghar’s only remaining medical clinic?
• Why a Spirit Lake shooting suspect is now sitting in Primghar’s jail

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 43, low: 22.
• Thursday: Very windy; flurries, colder, with a high of 29 and low of 5 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Cherokee Regional Medical Center hosts open house in Primghar regarding the town's medical clinic (siouxlandproud.com) — Primghar residents just learned that Cherokee Regional Medical Center will officially take over the town’s remaining medical clinic on December 27, aiming to restore some lost services after the hospital’s 2024 closure. At a community meeting in the Primghar Community Center, the CEO outlined plans to gradually add imaging, therapies, and other outpatient care, similar to what the system provides in nearby small towns.
   

• Man arrested for attempted murder after shooting at Jeep (nwestiowa.com) — A Spirit Lake man is jailed in Primghar after being charged with attempted murder in a May highway shooting that injured a Hartley driver. The case is being handled through O’Brien County District Court in Primghar, where a preliminary hearing is set and the suspect faces additional felony assault charges for allegedly kicking officers at the county jail.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Tech Tuesday
  Orange City Public Library , 112 Albany Ave SE , Orange City
  2:00 pm
• MS Girls Wrestling at Home
  Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
  4:15 pm
• JV/V G-B Basketball (T) vs. Rock Valley
  Rock Valley Community School District , 1712 20th Ave , Rock Valley
  4:30 pm
• JV/V Boys Wrestling (T) vs. Cherokee, Denison & SBL
  Washington High School , 600 W Bluff St , Cherokee
  5:00 pm
• JV/V Girls Wrestling at Ridgeview Tournament
  Ridge View High School , E Maple St , Holstein
  6:00 pm
• BLS Renewal
  Orange City Downtown Campus , 400 Central Ave NW , Orange City
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• 8th Boys Basketball (T) vs. West Lyon
  West Lyon Community School , 1787 IA-182 , Inwood
  4:15 pm
• 7th Boys Basketball (H) vs. West Lyon
  Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
  4:15 pm
• JV/V G-B Basketball (H) vs. G-LR
  Sheldon High School , 1700 E 4th St , Sheldon
  4:30 pm
• G-B Wrestling (T) vs. Sioux Center & BH/RV
  Sioux Center High School , 1031 13th Ave NE , Sioux Center
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• JV/V G-B Basketball (H) vs. Okoboji
  Sheldon High School , 1700 E 4th St , Sheldon
  4:30 pm
• JVR Boys Basketball (H) Vs. Okoboji
  Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
  5:45 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Iowa Staffing posted a job opening for Outside Shipper in Sheldon. Apply here.
• H&R Block posted a job opening for Guest Services Coordinator in Sheldon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Primghar here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sheldon

• Sheldon United Fund Closes In On $20,000 (kiwaradio.com)
• Friday Sheldon Power Outage Explained (kiwaradio.com)
• Sheldon council looks over plan for City Park (nwestiowa.com)

Sibley

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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