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Council asks sheriff's office for two-month extension
HAWARDEN—Hawarden City Council reiterated its intention to fully staff the Hawarden Police Department rather than pursue a contract with the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office during a special city council meeting Tuesday, June 18. The meeting’s only agenda items were related to the question of whether to accept a...
A weekend of flooding takes a devastating toll
REGIONAL—Rock Valley resident Wendy Vargas and her fiancé, Jesus Granillo, hadn’t yet made the first payment on their new home when floodwaters destroyed everything inside during the early hours of Saturday morning last weekend. “We lost everything,” the 22-year-old Vargas said. Vargas is a bilingual medical...
Western wins by 10 runs
Sophomore second baseman Kyra Vander Pol fields a practice ground ball ahead of a defensive half inning for Western Christian. In a matchup with Cherokee Washington in Hull, the Wolfpack captured a 4-2 win. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian Softball Van Kley shuts it down with arm, Van Bemmel leads the way with bat Andrew Buckman…
Bird flu detections in Iowa cows continue; lawmakers push USDA for more help
Two more dairies have joined the growing list of those in Iowa where bird flu has been detected in cows, the Iowa Department of Agriculture announced Thursday. Both are in Sioux County, bringing to 11 the number of dairies there with cows in which highly pathogenic avian influenza has been diagnosed. There also have been detections in one dairy apiece in neighboring O'Brien and Plymouth counties. The June 5 O'Brien County case was the first confirmed among...
KLEM News for Friday, June 28
The Small Business Administration has opened a Business Recovery Center in Sioux Center today. The agency’s Garth MacDonald is a public relations officer for SBA. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is the lead agency for flood relief, and SBA offers assistance, too. Mac Donald says the Small Business Administration...
Bird Flu Now Found In 13 Sioux County Dairy Herds
(Sioux County) The bird flu outbreak in Iowa has led to 45 cases in poultry and 13 in dairy. Dairy exhibition cows in Iowa now must be tested for the flu before entering any shows. The Great Jones County Fair is preparing for the upcoming event, implementing testing and quarantine measures for dairy exhibitors. Despite the challenges, fair organizers are focused on creating a safe environment for all animals and participants. The new rules require additional preparation for 4H and FFA kids showing dairy cows, emphasizing the importance of finding state-accredited veterinarians.
Editorial: The semi-annual flu
It must be that time of year — we’re sick of bird flu as the geese take roost. Yet another Sioux County dairy barn has been infected. A turkey flock in Cherokee County was wiped out. Another near Storm Lake. Workers in dairy barns have come down with it. Labs show virus fragments in pasteurized milk and in meat from infected cows — government authorities insist that the food is safe, that commercial pasteurization is different than lab conditions and more stringent, and that it is not believed that any meat has entered the human food chain.
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