NCC Bringing Agriculture Transfer Courses to Sheldon Campus This Fall
Northwest Iowa Community College is expanding its agriculture offerings by bringing transferable agriculture courses to its Sheldon campus this fall. The new face-to-face courses will complement NCC’s existing online Agriculture […]
Northwestern Counseling Master’s Program Earns CACREP Accreditation
Northwestern College’s master’s program in clinical mental health counseling has received accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. The Orange City college announced the accreditation […]
Northwest Iowa Misses Drought Relief Despite Wet Week Statewide
Much of Iowa received more than twice its normal rainfall during the latest reporting week, but western and Northwest Iowa did not receive enough moisture to improve drought conditions. The […]
Multiple Departments Battle Large Bale Fire Near Maurice
A large bale fire at a rural Maurice farm Wednesday afternoon brought firefighters and emergency personnel from communities across Sioux County and beyond. The Maurice Fire Department says crews were […]
No Developers Present at First Open House for Potential Sioux County Data Center
Sioux County residents continue to weigh the potential impacts of a proposed data center near Hull as a one-year moratorium on new data centers remains in effect in unincorporated Sioux […]
Bethel CRC to Continue Divorce Support Group This Year
Bethel CRC in Sioux Center is hosting a Divorce Support Group for men and women currently going through divorce or who are recently divorced. On a recent Daily Grind episode, […]
Turek Discusses Rural Issues, Answers Questions from Local Media During Rock Rapids Stop
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek met with residents and two Lyon County mayors Tuesday during a campaign stop at Rosie’s in Rock Rapids. The appearance was one of five […]
‘Survival Season’: War’s Toll Extends from Ukraine to Sioux County
More than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a northwest Iowa native living there says the war has become an open-ended way of life — while her sister […]
Teen Driver Taken to Hospital, Cited After Sioux Center Crash
An 18-year-old woman was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision Friday night in Sioux Center. The Sioux Center Police Department says the crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. […]
Experts Sound Alarm Over High Nitrate Levels in Iowa Waterways
A seminar this past weekend during the Boji Cleanwater Jam focused on nutrients in Iowa’s waterways and their likely impact on cancer rates. Dr. Larry Weber, a hydrologist and Director […]