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Sioux City to host free dental clinic in October
Sioux City will host the 15th Iowa Mission of Mercy free dental clinic in October. Event founder Dr. Richard Hettinger says this will be the third time it has been in Sioux City. “Last time we were here we saw more than 800 patients and provided $600,000 worth of care....
Hull Fareway Hosts Ribbon Cutting
Hull, Iowa – Fareway Stores, Inc. hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday for their much-anticipated new store located at the southwest corner of Highway 18 and Division Street in Hull. The 10,600 square foot store provides for a full-service butcher counter, an impressive grocery selection, with fresh-cut produce, healthy varieties, and locally sourced items, in addition to a variety of craft beer, fine wines, and top-shelf spirits.
The circus is coming to Forest City
The Culpepper and Merri-weather Circus is coming to Forest City, Thursday, Aug. 1, at Heritage Park of North Iowa with shows at 5 and 7:30 p.m. The circus has been providing quality, local, family entertainment for 38 years. This authentic one-ring, big top circus has been featured on television. They are very excited to bring you their brand new performance featuring big cats presented by Trey Key, aerialist extraordinaire Simone on the trapeze, 10th generation Loyal bareback horse riders, the Perez daredevil duo on the tight rope and wheel of destiny, Elizabeth Ayala’s incredible foot juggling and hair hang, and everyone’s favorite circus clown, Leo Acton.
Sheldon High School receives over-budget bids
Finding ways to cut costs on Sheldon High School’s $33 million expansion and renovation project is tedious work. Sheldon School District superintendent Cory Myer worked with the school’s contracted companies, W.A. Klinger and CMBA Architects of Sioux City to find small ways to save money through value engineering and going through the project with a “fine-toothed comb.”
July Jubilee Pedal Pull results
Kids Power Pedal Pull was held Saturday afternoon, July 13, in Oakwood Park. Results were as follows:. Age 4 (10 participants)—Navey Henely, Lake Mills; Stetson Grothe, Lake Mills; and Everly Ehlke, St. Ansgar. Age 5 (8 participants)–Emerson Ehlke, St. Ansgar; Will Throne, Scarville; and Lucas Lawson, Lake Mills.
In the wake of pork plant closures, some producers take on extra costs
Over the last two years, several large pork packers have closed plants in California, Minnesota and most recently Iowa. For some pork producers, this means additional miles and more money to deliver hogs on top of tough economic times.
NEWS: Braun Honored as GPAC Sports Information Director of the Year
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Midland University Assistant Athletic Director for Athletics Communications Jeff Braun has been selected as the 2023-24 Dave Rebstock/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Sports Information Director (SID) of the Year, presented by Hauff Mid-America Sports. This is the first time Braun has been honored with “The Rebby” award for the GPAC. A vote of the league’s sports information directors determined the selection.
Iowa DOT’s Pete Hjelmstad: Updates on Hwy 14, Hwy 18, Hwy 218 & Lansing bridge projects along with future road work to watch out for
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FLOYD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER:. The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Pete Hjelmstad joined the morning show (7/18/24) to talk about the latest updates regarding the bridge replacements on Highway 14, 18, 218 and at Lansing along with other construction projects. The latest on the...
Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, Sept. 22, 1959: Soviet premier visits Iowa
The eyes of the world are on Iowa as deep in the throes of the Cold War, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev makes a visit to tour its farms, claiming his nation will soon rival the state in corn production. The Register's sister afternoon paper, the Des Moines Tribune, reports on his Sept. 22, 1959, arrival at the Des Moines airport to visit his friend, seed entrepreneur Roswell Garst, in Coon Rapids. The excursion follows a Pulitzer-winning 1956 editorial by the Register's Lauren K. Soth inviting a Soviet delegation to come to Iowa to study its agriculture.
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