Premier Communications Purchases Consolidated Communications
May 19, 2016
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. HAS ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF SIOUX CENTER, PREMIER COMMUNICATIONS AND WINNEBAGO COOPERATIVE TELECOM ASSOCIATION TO DIVEST ITS HEARTLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF IOWA. BOB UDELL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
Rosenboom Machine & Tool Announces Major Expansion Of Its Operations In Sheldon
May 19, 2016
A NORTHWEST IOWA MANUFACTURER HAS ANNOUNCED EXPANSION PLANS. ROSENBOOM MACHINE AND TOOL IS PLANNING TO GROW ITS OPERATIONS IN SHELDON, WHERE THE COMPANY IS HEADQUARTERED. THE $16 MILLION PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A 46,000 SQUARE FOOT PRODUCTION LINE,
NW IA mayor says former city clerk admits she did a ‘terrible thing’ with city money
May 19, 2016
A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION BY THE STATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE CONCLUDES THE FORMER CITY CLERK OF BOYDEN MADE MORE THAN 36-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF “IMPROPER AND UNSUPPORTED” TRANSACTIONS WITH CITY MONEY. THE AUDITOR’S REVIEW CONCLUDES FORMER CITY CLERK BETH
Collision Involving A Van And Semi Injures Sioux Falls Man
May 18, 2016
A SIOUX FALLS MAN WAS INJURED TUESDAY MORNING WHEN A VAN HE WAS DRIVING REAR-ENDED A SEMI ON HIGHWAY 60 JUST SOUTH OF ASHTON. THE OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE DRIVER OF THE VAN, 59-YEAR-OLD MARK
Sioux County Community Foundation Awards $10,000 To Promise
May 18, 2016
PROMISE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SIOUX CENTER WILL GET A NEW DENTAL CHAIR AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, THANKS TO A SIOUX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT. THE FOUNDATION AWARDED THE HEALTH CENTER A $10,000 GRANT DURING AN AWARDS CEREMONY
Teen Charged With Sexual Exploitation
May 17, 2016
A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM BOYDEN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR. THE SIOUX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT STEMS FROM AN INVESTIGATION THAT BEGAN ON APRIL 22ND OF THIS YEAR AFTER IT RECEIVED A
Planting Progress
May 16, 2016
THE WET AND COLD WEATHER THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAS SLOWED DOWN FARMERS TRYING TO GET THEIR CROPS PLANTED. I-S-U EXTENSION CROP FIELD SPECIALIST JOEL DE JONG SAYS THE WET WEATHER HAS CERTAINLY SET THINGS BACK, BUT
76th Annual Orange City Tulip Festival
May 16, 2016
THE 76th ANNUAL ORANGE CITY TULIP FESTIVAL IS THIS WEEK, THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE BIG QUESTION, HOW DO THE TULIPS LOOK. AS OF A LITTLE LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, TULIP FESTIVAL AND COMMUNITY TOURISM DIRECTOR JULIANNA
OSHA investigates worker death at South Dakota ethanol plant
May 13, 2016
HUDSON, S.D. (AP) — FEDERAL WORKPLACE SAFETY OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL FIRE AT A SOUTH DAKOTA ETHANOL PLANT. ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER INJURED IN THE MAY 6 FIRE AT A POET BIOREFINING PLANT SOUTH
O’Brien County Pursuit Results In Charges Against Two Men
May 12, 2016
TWO PEOPLE FACE CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A PURSUIT LAST WEEK IN O’BRIEN COUNTY. AUTHORITIES SAY IT STARTED WHEN A DEPUTY TRIED TO PULL OVER A VEHICLE NEAR SANBORN. DEPUTIES SAY INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE DRIVER TOOK
Alton Man Convicted of Murder Given Chance for Parole
May 12, 2016
A MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING AN ALTON WOMAN 40 YEARS AGO HAS BEEN GIVEN A NEW SENTENCE, AND A CHANCE FOR PAROLE. SIOUX COUNTY ATTORNEY THOMAS G. KUNSTLE ANNOUNCED THAT 55 YEAR OLD JOHN WALTER MULDER, ORIGINALLY
Sioux Center Man Arrested for Domestic Assault
May 10, 2016
THE SIOUX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED A SIOUX CENTER MAN AFTER A DOMESTIC DISTRUBANCE WAS REPORTED AT A RESIDENCE NORTHWEST OF SIOUX CENTER ON SUNDAY. 48 YEAR OLD JOSEPH ANDERSON IS ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A FEMAIL VICTIM
Seasons Center Receive’s Grant
May 10, 2016
SEASONS CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECEIVED $5,000 FROM THE CLAY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO HELP FUND A THERAPEUTIC PLAYGROUND AT AUTUMN’S CENTER. THE THERAPEUTIC PLAYGROUND WILL BE SPECIALLY DESIGNED PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR OUTDOOR PLAY THERAPY AT AUTUMN’S
Counterfeit Bills found in Sioux Center
May 10, 2016
THE SIOUX CENTER CHAMBER IS WARNING LOCAL BUSINESSES TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR CONTERFEIT MONEY. SEVERAL LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE RECEIVED COUNTERFEIT $20 BILLS IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THE CHAMBER URGES BUSINESSES TO BE ON THE
Northwestern College Graduation
May 09, 2016
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE WILL AWARD DEGREES TO 254 GRADUATES DURING ITS COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY SATURDAY, MAY 14. TWENTY-FOUR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREES, WHILE THE REMAINDER WILL BE GRANTED BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREES. THE CEREMONY