Northwest Iowa hospital, MercyOne in Primghar, to close next month

A northwest Iowa hospital will close in September. O’Brien County Economic Development director Kianna Johnson says the closure of MercyOne Medical Center in Primghar is devastating news. “You hate to lose a business like that. They employ 45 people between the clinics and the hospital and those are jobs we don’t want to lose,” Johnson […]

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Kenneth D. Gisch, 80, Laurens

Kenneth D. Gisch, age 80, of Laurens, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at his home in Laurens, Iowa.

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