An active pattern; severe weather to the north, more rain for much of the Corn Belt; pockets of flooding
Across the Corn Belt, showery weather is slowing late-season corn and soybean planting efforts but maintaining generally favorable growing conditions. Still, more than 90% of the intended corn acreage had […]
Orange City Area Health System Names New CEO

Orange City Area Health System has announced the appointment of Chris Sietstra as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective July 6. Sietstra will succeed longtime CEO Marty Guthmiller, who plans […]
Sioux County Sheriff Discusses Iowa’s New 60 MPH Speed Limit Law

A new Iowa law will raise the state’s default highway speed limit from 55 to 60 miles per hour beginning July 1st. Default Iowa Highway Speed Limit Increasing July 1st […]
Texas and USDA intensify surveillance and sterile fly strategy to contain New World screwworm outbreak
As additional cases of New World screwworm are being confirmed, the state of Texas and the US Department of Agriculture are stepping up efforts to stop its spread. Dr. Bud Dinges, Texas State Veterinarian, says […]
Iowa’s top two high school performers head for Broadway stage
Two recent Iowa high school graduates are leaving this week on an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City after being named the state’s Triple Threat Award winners at last month’s […]
Much cooler air on-the-move; no shortage of rainfall for much of the Nation
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures between the Rockies and Appalachians, while warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to southern Texas, areas along […]
Three Transported to Hospital after Highway 18 Crash East of Boyden

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash that injured three people Sunday afternoon east of Boyden. Authorities say the accident happened at about 3:48 p.m. on Sunday, […]
Boyden-Hull Hosts Event to Inform Parents on Adult Content

Boyden-Hull hosted parents last month at an event called Empowering Parents in the Digital World to inform parents of pornography and child exploitation crimes among junior-high and high school students. […]
UnityPoint nurses from four Iowa hospitals march
UnityPoint nurses marched from the Iowa Capitol to Methodist Hospital in downtown Des Moines yesterday to call attention to their efforts to join a union. UnityPoint nurses who work at […]
81st Safe Haven Baby in Iowa
Custody of a baby boy born on May 25 has been turned over to state officials under Iowa’s “Safe Haven” law. The law was passed in 2002, a year after […]