SHELL ROCK — The gray skies and soggy ground couldn’t dampen the picturesque views of downtown Shell Rock and the river that passes through it.

The Shell Rock River Greenbelt and Preserve Park Road will be closed to authorized vehicles early the week of Nov. 29.

GREENE — As the Shell Rock River overtook downtown Greene, several members of the Steere family lugged a fryer out the front door of Steere’s Country Café. Having been through the historic ...

Donald Bakken, 79, was being treated at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, where a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday that he has died. Bakken was unresponsive when pulled from the river around 8 p.m ...