Alvord News

A northwest Iowa woman who pleaded guilty to stealing from an after-school program must pay back about $400,000 she spent on vacations, a car and payments to herself and family members.

ALVORD, Iowa -- Lyon County Economic Development Director Glenn Anderson calls a proposed $90 million casino/resort, "the biggest thing for Lyon county in 100 years." Ruth Koedam agrees.

The same faith that brought Ruth Koedam back from the brink of compulsive gambling has motivated her to try to prevent others from falling into the same trap.

The Van Der Brink garden is magical. You can see the beauty in the mass plantings of phlox and hollyhocks and feel the peace under the wisteria covered pergola.

Get ready, bargain hunters, yearly yard sale slated for June Q: Will the neighborhood near Bosse High School hold its annual yard sale this year? A: Grease the Red Flyer wagon wheels, drag the collapsible ... via Evansville Courier & Press

Theresa Te Slaa, 77, died unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 at her home in Rock Valley. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Netherlands Reformed Church, Rock Valley. Burial was at Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. The Reverend E.C. Adams officiated.

Theresa Van Grootheest was born November 8, 1930 to Maas and Rolena (Driesen) Van Grootheest northwest of Rock Valley. Theresa was united in marriage to Bernard Te Slaa on March 8, 1950 on the homestead. Together they farmed near Alvord and lived in the Hull area until moving northwest of Rock Valley in 1968. They moved into Rock Valley in 1995. Theresa worked at Hope Haven as a caregiver in a group home and was a foster parent in their own home. Read more

“The first time I seen him he was laying in bed and he really looked bad.”

An Alvord, Iowa family got an early Christmas present Thursday night. And nothing you can put in a box or tie with a bow could mean more. via KSFY-TV Sioux Falls