📢 😁 Happy Friday!  According to the National Sausage and Hot Dog Council, Americans are expected to eat 150 million hot dogs over the 4th of July holiday.
To help you understand just how many hot dogs that is: If one person ate one hot dog per meal (3 meals per day), 150 million hot dogs would feed that person every day for about 410,958 years.

-Hocking College

Carroll Merchants Baseball: Doubleheader Saturday vs. Sedalia at 4PM

Weekend Weather: Fri ⚡️ Hi 82, Sat ☀️ Hi 80, Sun ☀️ Hi 76, Mon 🌦️ Hi 78

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LOCAL NEWS

Carroll City Council Approves Golfview Subdivision Plats On 4-2 Vote

The Carroll City Council voted 4-2 Monday to approve the plats for the Golfview Subdivision, setting the stage for negotiations with potential developers interested in building on the approximately 4.5 acres on the Carroll Municipal Golf Course’s western edge. The subdivision consists of nine lots, four at 26,000 square feet and five at 18,000 square feet. Public Works Director Randy Krauel says the council actually had two set of plats that needed approved. FULL STORY

More Local News:

• City Of Manning Celebrating A Groundbreaking Ceremony With Origin Homes On New Housing Subdivision

• Carroll Chamber Of Commerce Accepting Car And Booster Seats To Donate To Families Affected With Flooding

• Calhoun County Is One Of Additional Counties Able To Receive FEMA Public Assistance From May Storms

• The Lake View Black Hawk Men’s Club Installing Lights On Town Bay Shelter

• MORE LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL SPORTS
Motor Inn Player Of The Game, Morgan Berg of Ar-We-Va Softball

TOGETHER WITH MOTOR INN OF CARROLL 
Congratulations to Morgan Berg of Ar-We-Va on being named Motor Inn Player of the Game Vs IKM-Manning on Thursday, July 27th. Berg had a good game at the plate, going 2-3 with three RBI in a 9-4 win over IKM-Manning.

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Also in Local Sports:

• Baseball & Softball Recaps from Thursday June 27th

• Watch Carroll Merchants Baseball

• High School Sports Schedule

• Macke Motor Photo Gallery

• Motor Inn Player of the Game

• Outlaw Graphics Regional Player of the Week

• Teamwork with Olsen’s Outdoor Power

TOGETHER WITH CARROLL COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION

Get Ready for the 2024 Carroll County Fair July 9th-13th

Dust off your blue jeans and get ready to chase your fair dreams at the 2024 Carroll County Fair in Coon Rapids, Iowa! From July 9th to 14th, they’ve got a good time waiting for you and your family! Enjoy the kids activities, savor mouthwatering treats, and cheer on the livestock champions. Watch as the Figure 8 Races roar, marvel at the dazzling fireworks, and explore the amazing 4-H and FFA exhibits. It’s a celebration of community, agriculture, and all things summer! Don’t miss your chance to make memories that will last a lifetime. See you at the Carroll County Fair – where blue jeans and fair dreams come true! Also if you would like to Volunteer they could use help in the Beer Garden, Custodial Duties, Event Greeter! Click for Contact Form.

AUDUBON
Audubon Chamber Of Commerce Welcomes New Director After Fear Of Potentially Needing To Dismantle Organization

The Audubon Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome a new chamber director, who has ultimately saved the organization from potential dismantling. Tiffany Wittrock officially accepted the position yesterday (Tuesday), replacing former director Mercedes Johnston, who abruptly resigned on June 14 due to personal reasons. Upon Johnston's resignation, the chamber board members took to social media, asking for the community's input on how the organization should be run to best benefit Audubon. READ MORE

LAKE CITY
Western Days Rodeo Celebration Runs All This Weekend In Lake City

The highlight of the summer season in Lake City, the Top Rail Saddle Club’s Western Days Rodeo, returns to town this weekend for its 65th annual event. Top Rail member Nancy Janssen says they’ll kick off the fun tomorrow (Friday) night. AUDIO

Saturday is Western Days’ busiest schedule, with breakfast from the Lohrville Lions Club starting at 8 a.m. on the square, the Stewart Memorial Community Hospital (SMCH) Fun Run at 8:30 a.m., and a vendor show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. FULL STORY and EVENT INFO

STATE NEWS
Clean-up uncovers uncertainty for northwest Iowa flood victims

Iowa Public Radio | By Sheila Brummer

Published June 27, 2024 at 12:24 PM CDT

President Joe Biden approved a Presidential Disaster Declaration for parts of northwest Iowa after catastrophic flooding. As the major flood threat moved downstream, one of the hardest hit communities focused on clean-up and finding what could be salvaged. 

Mud and memories line the streets of a neighborhood in Rock Valley, a place that Cheri and Steve Gacke have called home for 30 years. They sit in chairs near the front door, exhausted and stunned.

“Yeah — so, it's all gone — no insurance,” Steve said. FULL STORY

MORE NEWS
What else!

• Big 12 Announces 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Conference Opponents

• ‘Rarefied air’: Hendricks hits exclusive 10-year mark with Cubs

• Ideal selfie setting as Amana Colonies host weekend flower garden tours

• Iowan sues after being fired for wearing Bible-verse shirts during Pride Month

• The War And Treaty shares the new song ‘Called You By Your Name’

WEEKEND
To-Do List

✅ ALL AMERICAN: Condiment and soft drink… in one?
✅ CLASSIC: Name a better song than this to kick off the 4th of July!
✅ GO BIG OR GO HOME: The biggest fireworks show in the US.
✅  RESEARCH: Check out the best 9 sunscreens for the summer.
✅  HOW IT’S MADE: Do not try this at home😱
✅ WATCH: Highlight videos to make you laugh
✅ TODAY: Be a real-life hero! Donate blood today with LifeServe
✅ SATURDAY: Lake City Western Days schedule of events
✅ SUNDAY: Don’t forget Carroll Merchants home verse Sedalia

Facts:
The estimated population of the United States on July 4th, 1776 was 2.5 billion people!

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