Sioux County is one of Iowa’s Fastest Growing County’s

March 25, 2016

DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA REMAINS THE FASTEST GROWING IN THE STATE ACCORDING TO U-S CENSUS BUREAU ESTIMATES. STATE DATA CENTER COORDINATOR, GARY KROB SAYS THE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY HAS GROWN BY 14-THOUSAND PEOPLE SINCE THE

Promise CHC awarded $18,994 Susan G. Komen grant

March 23, 2016

PROMISE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SIOUX CENTER IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS AND EDUCATION AND REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF BREAST CANCER IN THE REGION BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO FREE LIFESAVING SCREENINGS. THE SUSAN G. KOMEN

Iowa State Patrol Launches “I Got Caught” Campaign

March 23, 2016

TEENS ARE THE LEAST LIKELY GROUP TO BUCKLE UP AND THE MOST LIKELY GROUP TO DIE IN A ROADWAY CRASH. TO ENCOURAGE BUCKLING UP WHILE DRIVING OR RIDING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AAA – THE AUTO CLUB

Severe Weather Awareness Week-Tornado Drill Postponed

March 23, 2016

THE STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN POSTPONED, DUE TO THE IMPENDING WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION. THE STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL IS TYPICALLY HELD ON THE WEDNEDAY DURING THE WEEKLONG OBSERVANCE OF SEVERE

Crash Injures Sibley Woman

March 23, 2016

A SINGLE VEHICLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON IN O’BRIEN COUNTY INJURED A SIBLEY WOMAN. THE O’BRIEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 34-YEAR-OLD JILL WASMUND LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 60 WHILE SENDING A TEXT. DEPUTIES SAY WASMUND

Rock Rapids Man Arrested on Warrant`

March 23, 2016

A ROCK RAPIDS MAN FACES DRUG CHARGES AFTER BEING ARRESTED THIS PAST SUNDAY ON AN OUTSTAND WARRANT IN LYON COUNTY. THE LYON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 38-YEAR-OLD NATHAN HELWIG WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF

Pride of the Dutchmen Marching Band to Perform in Hollywood, California

March 21, 2016

THE PRIDE OF THE DUTCHMEN MARCHING BAND HAS ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO PERFORM AT THE HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. THE BAND FROM MOC-FLOYD VALLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN ORANGE CITY, IOWA WILL TRAVEL TO SOUTHERN

Hospers Identity Theft

March 21, 2016

THE SIOUX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED A WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA WOMAN FOR IDENTITY THEFT LAST WEEK. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATED A REPORT OF AN IDENTITY THEFT THAT OCCURRED A PREMIUM IOWA PORK IN HOSPERS. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT

Hull Woman Arrested Following Traffic Stop

March 21, 2016

THE SIOUX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED A HULL WOMAN FOLLOWING A TRAFFICE STOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THAT OCCURED ON 4th STREET IN HULL. THE SIOUX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORTS THAT THE INVESTIGATING DEPUTY SUSPECTED 26 YEAR OLD

Candidates for Iowa House District 4 Seat

March 21, 2016

TWO MEN LAST WEEK FILED NOMINATING PETITIONS AND AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE IN DES MOINES SEEKING THE OPEN IOWA GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE DISTRICT 4 SEAT. JEFF VAN DER WERFF, A PROFESSOR OF

Little Rock School Locked Down

March 21, 2016

A REPORT OF A POSSIBLY SUICIDAL MAN ARMED WITH A GUN LED TO A LOCKDOWN FRIDAY AT A SCHOOL IN LITTLE ROCK. THE LYON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS AUTHORITIES RECEIVED A REPORT SHORTLY AFTER 9:00 A.M. REGARDING

Sioux County Healthiest State in Iowa

March 18, 2016

A new report ranks the health of every one of Iowa’s 99 counties and it shows some dramatic differences between rural and urban counties. Katie Wehr (WEER, rhymes with BEER), spokeswoman for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says

Governor’s office applauds FEMA’s decision on disaster assistance for Northwest Iowa

March 18, 2016

(Des Moines)-Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reversed an earlier denial of disaster assistance to three rural electric cooperatives and one municipal utility

Hinton Elevator Explosion

March 18, 2016

Two people were hurt in an explosion and fire that happened just before 1pm Thursday afternoon at the Central Valley Ag grain elevator in the northwest Iowa town of Hinton. Hinton Fire Chief Chad Beck says the

Plymouth County wind farm could open in 2018 or 2019

March 17, 2016

LE MARS, IOWA (AP) – A SAN DIEGO-BASED COMPANY PLANNING TO BUILD A WIND FARM IN RURAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY WILL HAVE TO MEET SEVERAL REQUIREMENTS AND GOALS IN ORDER TO OPEN THE ROUGHLY $200 MILLION PROJECT. THE