Floyd Valley Healthcare Named Top 50 Critical Hospitals To Know
(Le Mars) — Floyd Valley Healthcare of Le Mars was recently acknowledged as 2016’s
one of the nation’s top 50 Critical Hospitals to Know. The listing appeared on the
Becker’s Hospital Review website. Floyd Valley Administrator Mike Donlin shared
the news with the board of trustees during their monthly meeting held Tuesday
evening. Donlin says he first heard of the news from a friend
Donlin explains the listing is an accumulation of various past honors.
Orange City and Estherville were two other Iowa hospitals to have made the Becker’s
listing.
It has now been two months since the new north addition first opened to see
patients. Donlin says he has heard generally good comments from staff and patients
about the new clinic.
Donlin anticipates the first surgeries in the new upper level surgery centers may
take place within the next few weeks.
Westmar College Alumni To Hold 1980’s And Madrigal Singers Reunion
(Le Mars) — Alumni students of the former Westmar College will be holding a reunion this weekend in Le Mars. The reunion is focusing on the students of the 1980’s, plus those students who were part of the Madrigal singers. Jeff Neary is an alum of the former college that was once a part of Le Mars. Neary, who now serves as a District judge says Madrigal singers of all decades are welcome to attend the reunion.
Neary says the weekend reunion agenda begins with a social hour scheduled for Friday evening.
The Westmar alum says the Madrigal concert is free of charge. Since the time of Westmar College’s closure, Neary says former students, who return to Le Mars, often reminisce about their memories of the former Methodist Church affiliated school. He says a common topic of discussion is how the remaining buildings are being utilized today.
Iowa City Teen Dies After Being Hit By Van
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Officials say a teen who was hit by a minivan while
playing a game with friends has died.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says 16-year-old J.C. Meardon and two
others were standing in a road Monday night in southwest Iowa City when they two of
the boys were hit. Investigators say the boys were playing a game called “hostage,”
in which participants are blindfolded and dropped in a random area. They then call
friends, describing their surroundings, asking for a ride.
The boys thought the van was a friend coming to pick them up.
Meardon died at a hospital early Wednesday morning. The other teen hit was not
seriously injured.
Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek said the van’s driver was cited for not
having a valid driver’s license.
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Two Year Old Drowns In Carroll
CARROLL, Iowa (AP) – Police say a 2-year-old western Iowa boy has drowned in a
backyard swimming pool.
A 911 call was placed from the home in Carroll just before 9 p.m. Tuesday. Carroll Police Capt. Mark Heino says Eli Rowedder had been found unresponsive in the pool.
Heino says an adult was performing CPR on the boy when paramedics arrived. The
child was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police say three adults and other children were at the home at the time of the
drowning. An investigation into the death continues.
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Judge Pleas Not Guilty To Domestic Assault
MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) – An eastern Iowa judge accused of assaulting her husband has pleaded not guilty.
Forty-nine-year-old Stephanie Rattenborg, of Manchester, entered the plea Monday. Her next hearing is set for Aug. 10.
Court documents say Randall Rattenborg told an officer June 24 that his wife threw a water bottle at him and began hitting him because she’d learned he was having an extramarital affair. He suffered a minor lip injury.
The documents say Stephanie Rattenborg admitted throwing the water bottle but denied hitting her husband.
Rattenborg is an associate judge for Iowa’s 1st Judicial District, which covers northeast Iowa.
