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Anselmo-Merna Grad Devin Smith Honored as GPAC Athletic Director of the Year
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Devin Smith of Concordia University (Nebraska) has been selected as the 2023-24 Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Athletic Director of the Year. The award is voted on by the league’s athletic directors. Smith is a 1987 graduate of Anselmo-Merna high school. Smith...
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE READING SET FOR LATHAM PARK
THIS SATURDAY THE ANNUAL READING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WILL TAKE PLACE IN SIOUX CITY’S LATHAM PARK LOCATED JUST OFF MORNINGSIDE AVENUE ALONG SOUTH LEMON STREET. WOODBURY COUNTY REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN BOB HENDERSON SAYS SEVERAL PEOPLE WILL READ THE FOUNDING DOCUMENT OF OUR COUNTRY AS IT WAS PRESENTED TO CITIZENS BACK IN 1776:
IHSAA Baseball State Tournament brackets released
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Here’s a look at the first round matchups for each of our local IHSAA baseball teams in state title contention: CLASS 1A #1 Akron-Westfield (27-3) vs. #8 Bedford (20-10) – July 22nd 11:00 a.m. at Merchants Park #3 Remsen St. Mary’s (23-4) vs. #6 North Linn (24-8) – July 22nd […]
Some legislators lukewarm on Noem’s plan to spend $81 million surplus on prisons
Some South Dakota legislators aren’t sure they’re ready to support Gov. Kristi Noem’s plan to devote an $81 million budget surplus to prison construction. The future women’s prison in Rapid City is estimated to cost $87 million, and already has funding from the Legislature. The state has also allocated $567 million from state and federal […] The post Some legislators lukewarm on Noem’s plan to spend $81 million surplus on prisons appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
South Dakota Hall Of Fame Hires Huron Man As Visitor And Education Center Manager
CHAMBERLAIN, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Hall of Fame is welcoming a new name to help guide the Hall’s Visitor and Education Center in Chamberlain. Hall of Fame C-E-O Laurie Becvar says Shawn Martin of Huron begins Wednesday…. Martin’s background includes serving as Marketing and Communications Manager for...
SCCSD board member to pay over $52k in former superintendent lawsuit
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Sioux City Community School District board member Dan Greenwell has been ordered to pay more than $52,000 in attorney fees to former superintendent Dr. Paul Gausman in a civil lawsuit. The order is part of a settlement from a suit filed against Greenwell and...
ROSECRANCE JACKSON CENTER TO HOST HEALTH DISTRICT FORUM
A PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION TO HELP ESTABLISH THE NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISTRICTS IN IOWA WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY IN SIOUX CITY. THE SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ROSECRANCE JACKSON CENTER LOCATED AT 3500 W. 4TH STREET FROM NOON UNTIL 1:30 P.M. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE SESSION’S GOAL IS...
Court ruling will keep abortion question on ballot in South Dakota
A state court judge's ruling Monday keeps an abortion-rights question on the November ballot in South Dakota.Judge John Pekas dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group, Life Defense Fund, that sought to have the question removed even though supporters turned in more than enough valid signatures to put it on the ballot."They have thrown everything they could dream up to stop the people of South Dakota from voting on this matter," Adam Weiland, co-founder of Dakotans for Health, said in a statement after the ruling. "This is another failed effort by a small group opposed to giving women the...
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