SIOUXLAND GAS PRICES RISE

SIOUXLAND—IT DOESN’T FEEL MUCH LIKE SPRING, BUT THE CHANGE IN SEASON IS PROMPTING CHANGES IN OUR DRIVING HABITS AND GAS PRICES ARE CREEPING UPWARD.
ROSE WHITE, SPOKESWOMAN FOR TRIPLE-A IOWA, SAYS THE TREND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
WHILE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR GASOLINE IS AROUND 2.05 A GALLON, PRICES IN IOWA ARE JUST [...]

FRISBEE WILL STAY BUSY

SIOUX CITY—FRIENDS, FAMILY, CITY ADMINISTRATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HONORED SIOUX CITY POLICE CHIEF JOE FRISBEE TUESDAY.
FRISBEE, WHO HAS BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 42 YEARS, WILL END HIS CAREER WEDNESDAY.
HIS WIFE, PEG, SAYS BESIDES TRAVELING AND VOLUNTEERING, JOE WILL BE WORKING AROUND THE HOUSE.
SHE SAYS THEY ALSO HOPE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH [...]

JETTING THE SEWERS

SOUTH SIOUX CITY—STARTING NEXT MONTH, THE CITY OF SOUTH SIOUX CITY WILL BEGIN JETTING THE CITY’S SEWER SYSTEM TO KEEP THE SYSTEM FREE FROM CLOGS AND BACKUPS.
THE JETTING WILL BEGIN IN THE AREA OF EAST 33RD TO 29TH STREET FROM DAKOTA AVENUE TO G STREET.
THIS WILL LAST FROM APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 27TH.
IF YOU GET [...]

SOUTH SIOUX CITY ROAD PROJECT

SIOUXLAND—Gov. Dave Heineman has identified 23 local road projects, including one in South Sioux City, that are expected to receive funding through the federal stimulus package. The projects are in 16 of the state’s first-class cities _ those with populations of 5,000 to 199,999: Blair, Columbus, Crete, Gering, Grand Island, Hastings, Holdrege, Kearney, Lexington, McCook, [...]

SIOUXLANDERS IN HOUSE FIRE

SIOUX CITY—ONE CHILD WAS INJURED AND FOUR OTHERS ESCAPED INJURIES FRIDAY MORNING IN A SIOUX CITY FIRE.
PUBLIC EDUCATION OFFICER JOE RODRIGUEZ SAYS SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED TO A STRUCTURE FIRE AT 2007 INGLESIDE AVENUE AT 9:15.
UPON ARRIVAL, FIREFIGHTERS REPORTED HEAVY SMOKE VISIBLE FROM A TWO STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE.
THERE WERE THREE ADULTS AND TWO [...]

GAUSMAN STAYS POSITIVE

SIOUX CITY—SUPERINTENDENT PAUL GAUSMAN REMAINS OPTOMISTIC AS THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT STRUGGLES TO CUT 5.3-MILLION DOLLARS FROM ITS BUDGET.
HE SAYS IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY, THEY HAVE DECIDED TO CLOSE CENTRAL CAMPUS, WHICH IS WHERE ALTERNATIVE CLASSES WERE HELD.
GAUSMAN SAYS THIS CLOSURE SHOULD POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENTS BY KEEPING THEM WITH THEIR CLASSMATES.
GAUSMAN SAYS [...]

FLOODS SHOULDN’T HURT SIOUXLAND

SIOUX CITY—WITH FLOOD CONDITIONS NEAR OR WORSE 1997 CONDITIONS IN NORTH DAKOTA, MANY WONDER WHAT AFFECT IT WILL HAVE ON THE MISSOURI RIVER THROUGH SIOUXLAND.
PEOPLE ARE BEING EVACUATED IN NORTH DAKOTA AS THE SNOW MELTS FROM THIS WEEK’S BLIZZARD.
WOODBURY COUNTY DISASTER SERVICES DIRECTOR GARY BROWN SAYS THE FLOODING UP NORTH WON’T BOTHER US HERE IN [...]

SIOUX CITY POLICE SEEK ACCREDITATION

SIOUX CITY—THE SIOUX CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ENGAGE IN THE REACCREDITATION PROCESS NEXT MONTH.
LIEUTENANT MARTI REILLY SAYS THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WILL EXAMINE ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT’S POLICY, PROCEDURES, MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
HE SAYS THE THREE YEAR ACCREDITATION IS A HIGHLY PRIZED RECOGNITION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE.
AS PART [...]

TERRA REJECTS BID

SIOUX CITY—Sioux City-based Terra Industries Inc. has rejected another takeover bid by CF Industries, saying the offer undervalues the fertilizer manufacturer. CF Industries on Monday sweetened an earlier offer by proposing to pay $30.50 for each Terra share with an exchange ratio between 0.4129 and 0.4539 of a CF Industry share. Terra president and CEO [...]

METH PLEAS AND SENTENCES IN SIOUX CITY

SIOUX CITY—A SIOUX CITY MAN WHO INTENDED TO MANUFACTURE METH PLED GUILTY LAST WEEK IN FEDERAL COURT.
KRIS ANDERSEN WAS CONVICTED OF ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY TO MANUFACTURE METH.
AT HIS PLEA HEARING, ANDERSEN ADMITTED THAT BETWEEN OCTOBER 2007 AND MAY 2008 HE PURCHASED PILLS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF METH AND GAVE THEM TO A CO-DEFENDANT IN [...]