660 Ballots Cast in Orange City’s Four-Candidate Council Runoff

Orange City voters returned to the polls Tuesday for a rare four-candidate runoff to decide two city council seats — and the unofficial results are now in. According to the […]
Board of Supervisors Approves Funding for Preventing Opioids

Community Health Partners requested $50,000 every year for the next 5 years to help their efforts in preventing and treating opioid addiction. Ryan Dokter, Director of Operations and Finance at […]
Sioux Center Moves Forward With Developer for Proposed Affordable Housing Project

Sioux Center is moving ahead with support for a potential affordable housing project on the city’s northeast side. Speaking at the city council meeting on December 1st, Assistant City Manager […]
Garage Destroyed in Friday Night Fire Near Boyden

A garage was destroyed in a fire late Friday night, November 28, northwest of Boyden. Boyden Fire Chief Chris Starkenburg says crews were called just before 10 p.m. to 3821 […]
Six Iowa Cities Hit by 2024 Flooding Await FEMA Decision on Buyouts

Communities in northwest Iowa are waiting for FEMA to approve buyouts for properties that were damaged by flooding in the summer of 2024. Tom Van Maanen, the city administrator in […]
Transformative Gift Elevates Dordt’s Performing Arts

Dordt University is celebrating a significant act of generosity from Jim and Marilyn Dean — a gift that will help shape the future of the performing arts in Sioux Center. […]
Multiple Crashes Reported Over Thanksgiving Weekend in Sioux County

Northwest Iowa’s Thanksgiving weekend winter storm made for dangerous travel across Sioux County, and law enforcement responded to several weather-related crashes as snow and ice settled onto the roads. The […]
Donation Account Set Up for Injured Hospers Firefighters

The City of Hospers is asking residents for continued support after two Hospers firefighters were injured during a training exercise last Monday night. City officials first announced the incident in […]
Rock Valley Driver Involved in Fatal Lincoln County Accident

A teenager has died following a single-vehicle crash just across the border in Lincoln County, South Dakota — and authorities say the group involved drove the injured boy into Hawarden […]
Two Hospers Firefighters Injured During Training Exercise

The City of Hospers is asking the community to keep its volunteer Fire and EMS members in their thoughts and prayers after two firefighters were injured during a training exercise […]