In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21st, 2025, Rothsay was in the path of a derecho that brought wind speeds in excess of 80 miles per hour, causing significant and widespread damage to the city. Numerous trees and branches along with debris littered the city streets, parks and yards of our community as the city prepared for our annual Prairie Days celebration. On that Saturday morning, we witnessed dedicated members of our community voluntarily assisting in the clean-up efforts, jumping in at 6:00 am to clear downed trees from the parks, parade route, city streets and our neighbors’ homes and yards.

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     The Rothsay City Council wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the Rothsay City Staff who went above and beyond, the Rothsay Fire Department members who worked late into the night and then returned to assist in the clean-up, the Rothsay Lions who grabbed trucks, trailers, rakes and chainsaws to start clearing and hauling debris, the Rothsay EDA members who started clearing Prairie Days venues and assisting citizens with their yards and the Rothsay citizens who worked together to get everything functional in record time.

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     Thank you for proving why Rothsay is a great place to live!

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Sincerely,

Rothsay City Council

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Shane Balken; Mayor

Nathan Ziegler, Matthew Balken, Heather Weber, Daryl Schleeter; Council Members