SWINE FLU CONFIRMED IN SIOUXLAND

SIOUXLAND—THE FIRST CASE OF SWINE FLU HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
FLOYD VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE MANAGER DEB STEFFEN REPORTED THE H1N1 FLU FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
SHE SAYS THE FLU IS SPREAD THROUGH DROPLET TRANSMISSION SUCH AS COUGHS OR SNEEZES.
MOST CASES ACROSS IOWA HAVE BEEN MILD AND REQUIRED NO HOSPITALIZATIONS.
STEFFEN SAYS WITH GOOD HAND-WASHING, COVERING COUGHS AND [...]

FRIDAYS ON THE PROMENADE BACK IN SIOUX CITY

SIOUX CITY—THE BEL AIRS, LIQUID THIN AND THE YOUNG DUBLINERS ARE JUST A FEW OF THE BANDS THAT WILL BE PLAYING AT FRIDAYS ON THE PROMENADE THIS SUMMER IN SIOUX CITY.
THE ENTIRE LINEUP, WHICH INCLUDES EIGHT ACTS, WAS ANNOUNCED THURSDAY DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE.
SPOKESMAN KYLE KELLY SAYS THIS DOWNTOWN EVENT WILL OFFER LIVE SHOWS EVERY [...]

ECONOMIC MEETING ENHANCES SIOUX CITY ECONOMY

SIOUX CITY—SIOUX CITY WILL BE ON DISPLAY THIS WEEK FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
THE CITY IS HOSTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS OF IOWA SPRING CONFERENCE, WHICH IS A CHANCE FOR DEVELOPERS TO MEET WITH VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES AOUT FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.
SIOUX CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MARTY DOUGHERTY SAYS THE ORGANIZATION’S GOAL IS TO GROW IOWA’S [...]

SIOUX CITY COURTHOUSE STAYS OPEN

SIOUX CITY—SIOUX CITY’S DISTRICT COURT WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP ITS DOORS OPEN NEXT MONTH THANKS TO A MEASURE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR CHET CULVER.
THE $760-THOUSAND APPROVED TUESDAY WILL ALLOW STATE COURT OFFICIALS TO CANCEL THE LAST TWO FURLOUGH DAYS THAT WERE SCHEDULED IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY.
LEESA MCNEIL, 3RD DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR, SAYS THE [...]

MELISIO-CAMACHO IN DAKOTA COUNTY JAIL

SIOUX CITY—An Iowa man suspected of sexually assaulting and killing a 3-year-old South Sioux City girl is being held in the Dakota County Jail $5 million bail. A County jail worker who didn’t want to be identified said De Jesus Melisio-Camacho had arrived Tuesday morning after waiving extradition. The 29-year-old had been held in Woodbury [...]

IOWA OWNERS CONTINUE TO FIGHT SMOKING BAN

SIOUX CITY—MANY BAR AND RESTAURANT OWNERS IN IOWA ARE STILL FUMING OVER THE STATE’S SMOKING BAN.
LARRY DUNCAN, THE OWNER OF AUNT BEA’S AND OTIS CAMPBELL’S IN WEST BURLINGTON, VISITED SIOUX CITY TUESDAY TO MEET WITH OTHER OWNERS WHO AGREE THAT THE LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
DUNCAN, A NON-SMOKER, SAYS TOBACCO IS A LEGAL PRODUCT THAT BENEFITS THE [...]

MERLE MAKES HIS WAY TO SIOUX CITY

SIOUX CITY—THE MAN BEHIND COUNTRY MUSIC’S WORKING MAN’S ANTHEMS WILL HANG HIS HAT IN SIOUX CITY THIS SUMMER.
MERLE HAGGARD WILL PERFORM HIS HITS, “SING A SAD SONG”, OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE, SILVER WINGS AND MANY MORE AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE.
TOM TEESDALE, SPOKESMAN FOR THE ARGOSY CASINO, WIHCH IS A SPONSOR OF THE EVENT SAYS TICKETS GO [...]

AREA ABUSER PLEADS GUILTY TO FIREARM POSSESSION

SIOUX CITY—A CONVICTED DOMESTIC ABUSER FROM MONONA COUNTY PLED GUILTY LAST WEEK IN SIOUX CITY TO POSSESSING A FIREMARM DURING A METH SALE.
35 YEAR OLD THOMAS HUNTLEY OF CASTANA WAS CONVICTED OF ONE COUNT OF KNOWINGLY POSSESSING A FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.
IN MARCH 2007, HUNTLEY PLED GUILTY TO TWO COUNTS OF [...]

PART OF HAMILTON BLVD CLOSED NEXT WEEK

SIOUX CITY—HAMILTON BOULEVARD, BETWEEN WEST 23RD AND WEST 25TH STREET WILL BE CLOSED FOR THREE WEEKS, STARTING MONDAY.
THE WEST HALF OF HAMILTON WILL REMAIN OPEN TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC DURING THIS STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION.
THIS CLOSURE ALLOWS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, NEW PAVING AND SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HAMILTON AND WEST 24TH.

SIOUXLANDERS HONOR AREA SOLDIERS & VETERANS

SIOUX CITY—THIS MEMORIAL DAY, THOUSANDS OF SIOUXLANDERS PRAYED AND HONORED THOSE WHO DEFENDED OUR FREEDOM AND DID THE SAME FOR THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO DO SO.
THE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT FLOYD CEMETERY FEATURED THE LAYING OF THE WREATH, THE LOWERING OF THE FLAG AND A RIFLE SALUTE FOR THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
AT THE [...]