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Northwest Iowa Community College Sets Historic Enrollment Record for Spring 2025
Northwest Iowa Community College (NCC) is celebrating a historic milestone with record-breaking credit enrollment figures for the 2024-2025 academic year. Building on the momentum from the previous year, the college

RAGBRAI LII Route Revealed!
The RAGRAI Route is coming back to Sioux County! At the RAGBRAI Announcement Party, held tonight (Saturday, January 25th) at the Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, the overnight towns were
DNR Sets Public Meetings to Recap Hunting, Trapping Seasons
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings to provide updates on recent hunting and trapping seasons and discuss possible changes to rules

Authorities Pleading for People to Be Safe After Two Close Calls on The Iowa Great Lakes
Officials in the Iowa Great Lakes are pleading with those who plan to venture onto the ice to celebrate Winter Games to use extreme caution. It comes after two close

Family Ice Fishing Clinic Set for January 25th at Sandy Hollow Recreation Area
Mark your calendars for a fun-filled family event at Sandy Hollow Recreation Area on Saturday, January 25, 2025. From 9:00 am to 11:30 am, families are invited to join the
Fire Destroys Alton Residence
On January 20, at 5:26 PM, Sioux County Communications received a 9-1-1 report of a structure fire at 207 10th Street, Alton, IA. The Alton Fire Department arrived to find
Bountiful Year for Corn and Soybeans
United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, also known as NASS, has released its annual crop production summary. In Iowa, 2024 was a bountiful year for corn and

Friday Fishing Report
East Lake Okoboji: The ice thickness remains around 11 inches in most areas, though a few spots on the northernmost basin have just recently frozen over. Anglers are having good

Success Beyond Graduation: Northwestern’s Impressive 99.5% Placement Rate
Northwestern College’s Class of 2024 boasts an impressive 99.5% placement rate within six months of graduation. A survey conducted by the college’s Compass Center for Career and Calling revealed that

Two distinguished professors from Dordt University have recently published insightful new books
Dr. David Mulder, a Professor of Education, has released “Always Becoming, Never Arriving: Developing an Imagination for Teaching Christianly.” This book encourages Christian educators to bridge the gap between their