It’s been only seven years since an eclipse darkened parts of the Midwest, and although Monday’s eclipse will not be total in Iowa, it will be significant for most of

Russ Adams, the retiring superintendent of the MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District, has been named to two leadership positions at Northwestern College. He will serve as director of the Master

The City of Sioux Center will begin tornado siren testing the first Friday of each month starting this Friday.  Storm sirens will be activated at 10am. This testing helps keep

Sioux Center Municipal Utilities (SCMU) is working to complete a community-wide project designed to help keep electricity costs lower for everyone. For the past four years, SCMU has been asking

Construction for Dordt University’s new dining commons and B.J. Haan Auditorium expansion has started. Vice President of Operations Fred Verwoerd says earthwork will begin this month and the foundation will

Highway 75 closure begins Wednesday, April 3, between 10th Street South and 13th Street South.  Both lanes will be closed.  Motorists can continue to use Highway 75 outside of the

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office and area emergency personnel responded to a commercial truck accident early Tuesday morning on Highway 60 south of Hospers. 30-year-old Dylan Coyle of Manley, Iowa,

Last week, Sioux County Sheriff Deputy Jessica Dorhout and Crisis K-9 McGrath, a.k.a. Big Mac, were given the opportunity to train with the Crisis Canines of the Midlands and their

Sioux Center Municipal Utilities is taking the next steps toward installing local standby electric generation. The project would build about 12 megawatts of diesel generation near Sioux Center’s north power

A hog confinement received heavy fire damage Sunday morning.  At about 9:39 a.m., the Hospers Fire Department responded to a 9-1-1 report of fire at a hog confinement on Log