News
The Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting as Parkersburg Pharmacy ownership changed hands from Tom Reinert to Brent Bovy. Pictured left to right: Lori Scallon, Jessika Niermeyer, Kristy Schipper, Brent Bovy, Val Bovy, Tom Reinert and Kaitlynn Freese. (Jenny Meyer photo)
02/01/2023 - 11:18am
PARKERSBURG - Brent Bovy, current owner of Reinbeck Pharmacy, has recently bought the Parkersburg Pharmacy and took ownership Monday.
Bovy takes over for Tom Reinert, who has owned the pharmacy since 2010.
“We know we have big shoes to fill.”...
Opinion
02/01/2023 - 11:44am
Last Friday, a customer made us aware of a letter they received from Parker Place encouraging them to purchase medications from Heartland Pharmacy, a pharmacy that opened in Cedar Rapids 3 months ago, rather than from the local Parkersburg Pharmacy...
Sports
A-P/GC’s Lia Hovenga tries to keep North Central’s Emma Hall grounded during a semifinal match in Decorah on Friday. Hall won the match, but Hovenga went on to become A-P’s first ever girls state wrestling qualifier. (Jake Ryder photo)
02/01/2023 - 11:41am
DECORAH – Lia Hovenga just wanted to have fun in her senior year.
On Friday afternoon, she made history.
The first-year Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center wrestler became the first A-P girl to qualify for the IGHSAU girls state wrestling tournament...
Obituaries
02/08/2023 - 8:46am
Lynn Keith “Skip” Ackman was born on January 22, 1958 in Manchester Iowa, the son of Harry “Carl” and Bettie (Wessel) Ackman. He passed away after a courageous battle with cancer in St. Luke’s Hospice Care in Cedar Rapids, IA on his 65th birthday,...
