FEMA Flood-Recovery Home Damaged in Rock Valley Fire

A Rock Valley mobile home purchased through FEMA’s flood recovery program is now uninhabitable following a Sunday afternoon fire. According to Rock Valley Fire Chief Brent Eshuis, firefighters were called […]
Sioux County Radio News Summary for the Week of February 23rd

News Headlines used in this week’s summary…. West Sioux Names Kurt Hanna as New Superintendent Maurice Man Charged With Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Orange City Man Arrested on Felony […]
Lyon County Continues Waiting on FEMA Funding for Flood Recovery

While FEMA reimbursements are beginning to reach some flood-damaged locations in northwest Iowa, others remain unresolved nearly two years after the devastating 2024 floods. That uncertainty is affecting both property […]
FEMA Highlights Statewide Flood Funding as Rock Valley Reimbursements Continue

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced more than $62 million in disaster recovery grants awarded across Iowa following the 2024 floods. Included in that statewide total are allocations for […]
Sioux County Radio News Summary for the Week of February 16th

News Headlines used in this week’s summary…. FEMA Funds Approved for Rock Valley & School District Iowa Lakes Bus Crash Investigation & Memorial Scholarship Maurice Resident Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry […]
Rock Valley & Rock Valley School District Receive Millions in FEMA Flood Reimbursements

Rock Valley and the Rock Valley Community School District are receiving millions of dollars in FEMA reimbursements nearly 20 months after last year’s flood. According to a February 19th release […]
Lyon County Annex Building Likely Headed for Demolition as FEMA Delays Continue

For more than two decades, Lyon County has used a downtown Rock Rapids building commonly known as the county annex. Originally built in the 1960s for DeWild, Grant, and Reckart […]
Six Iowa Cities Hit by 2024 Flooding Await FEMA Decision on Buyouts

Communities in northwest Iowa are waiting for FEMA to approve buyouts for properties that were damaged by flooding in the summer of 2024. Tom Van Maanen, the city administrator in […]
Disaster Advocacy Assistance in Sioux County Ending October 31

In-person Disaster Case Advocacy assistance in Sioux County will end on Friday, October 31, 2025. That date also marks the final day the program will accept new cases related to […]
Feenstra Secures $1.8M for Rock Valley Flood Repairs

Recovery efforts continue for the Rock Valley Community School District more than a year after last summer’s flood. Congressman Randy Feenstra announced that FEMA has approved $1.8 million in funding […]