Chamber of Commerce presents “Boss of the Quarter” award
Last week, the Chamber of Commerce named Primebank CIO Bob Lee as the Chamber’s “Boss of the Quarter” for the fourth quarter of 2025.
Lee joined the Primebank team in 2016 and has served as CIO for the past nine years, having spent his entire career in information technology and security in the banking industry. While serving as head of the information systems and security department for Primebank, Lee led his team through emerging challenges in technology and evolving security issues. He sets clear expectations, and goes above and beyond to keep the operations of the bank up and running at all times.
In addition to his work as part of Primebank, Lee is also an active member in the Le Mars community, and volunteers his time to the Rotary Club and the Le Mars Bible Church. During a Community Coffee event at Primebank’s location in Le Mars last Wednesday, Lee received a plaque from the Chamber of Commerce, recognizing him as the Chamber’s “Boss of the Quarter.”
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Coverage worries abound after Sioux City healthcare giants merge
Concerns are rising about whether Sioux City’s largest healthcare provider will continue to accept some insurance plans. UnityPoint Health took over MercyOne in Sioux City on September 1st and agreed to accept insurance plans used by MercyOne patients through year’s end, though an effort is underway to extend the agreement through March. Shannon Stewart, a Sioux City insurance broker, says it would be disruptive if his clients lose coverage.
Stewart says some of the impacted insurance plans were more affordable options found through the federal marketplace. He says some of his clients may need to travel to Sioux Falls or Omaha for non-emergency coverage. Pete Iversen, who lives near Sioux City, says not only did his health insurance premiums double in price, there weren’t many other options.
But now Iversen says he faces another problem, as Oscar is one of the plans which UnityPoint Health had planned to stop accepting on January 1st.
Iversen says in the future he and his family could be forced to travel for medical care. In a statement, UnityPoint Health says they’re actively working with several insurers to extend temporary agreements through March 31st of next year, and that patients should contact their carrier directly to confirm their plan will still be in-network.
(Impacted health insurance plans include: Ambetter Health, Centivo, Mount Carmel MediGold – Medicare Advantage, Partners Direct Health, Wellcare Medicare Advantage, and Oscar.)
(Story via Radio Iowa)
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Board of Supervisors cancels meetings during holiday season
The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors will not meet over the next two weeks because of the holiday season.
The next meeting of the Board of Supervisors is the re-organizational meeting for 2026, held on January 2nd at 9:30am.
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