According to a recent Iowa Hospital Association report for 2019, Manning Regional Healthcare Center (MRHC) has provided nearly $5 million in direct payroll income and $7.3 million in indirect impact on the local economy. This includes nearly $3.5 million in retail sales and $207,500 in sales tax. MRHC also offers a variety of community education events, trainings and clinics, such as CPR and AED training, blood drives, wellness and blood pressure clinics, concussion testing at the high school, walk-in flu shot clinics, Kid’s Health and Safety Fairs, Senior Fun Day, Women Supporting Women and Medicare Enrollment. “We are proud to share that in the past year we provided nearly $40,000 in donations and community health improvement services to benefit our local communities,” says CEO, Linn Block. The healthcare center supports the IKM-Manning School Foundation, the American Cancer Society and National Child Safety Council as well as community organizations such as Main Street Manni
Just three of the more than 875 photos submitted in a contest that celebrated the 20
th Anniversary of the founding of Keep Iowa Beautiful were awarded Best of Show status. But the image of an iconic western Iowa historical landmark was named the Public Favorite following a two-week social media vote taken at the end of January. The winner of that prize is Dave Austin of Ankeny who captured a beautiful image of Manning’s Trinity Church under the stars. People travel from all around the Midwest and beyond to see the church constructed in 1913 which made a nationally televised move to its home in the Manning Hausbarn Heritage Park in 2006. That photo along with the three Best of Show winning images can be found below.