Alex Van Kalsbeek of Northwestern College is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men’s basketball offensive player-of-the-week. Van Kalsbeek, a junior from Orange City, Iowa, averaged 29.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in two wins this week, eclipsing the 30-point mark with a double-double on the road at Midland. He also picked up two blocks and a steal on the week. Van Kalsbeek now sits in second on Northwestern’s all-time scoring list and is 22 points away from becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer.

Sioux County Avoids Major Damage after Two Nights of Severe Weather
After two consecutive nights (Monday and Tuesday) of severe weather, Sioux County Emergency Management officials say northwest Iowa escaped with relatively











