SPENCER ATTORNEY NAMED NEW DISTRICT JUDGE

SIOUXLAND—AN AREA ATTORNEY HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO FILL THE 3A DISTRICT ASSOCIATE JUDGE POSITION.
SPENCER ATTORNEY CHARLES K. BORTH WILL FILL THE VACANCY CREATED BY RETIRING JUDGE DONAVON SCHAFER.
JUDGE-ELECT BORTH HAS EXPERIENCE WITH A RANGE OF CASES, INCLUDING JUVENILE, CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWSUITS.
JUDGE BORTH WILL TAKE OFFICE OCTOBER 1, 2009 AND WILL WORK PRIMARILY IN CLAY, [...]

HYPERION RENEWING OPTIONS FOR OIL REFINERY

ELK POINT—A Dallas company looking to build a $10 billion oil refinery in southeastern South Dakota says it will renew options on more than 6,300 acres in Union County while releasing another 6,000 acres. Preston Phillips, project executive for Hyperion Refining, says the company sent landowners letters on Friday letting them know whether their property [...]

RIXNER RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION

SIOUX CITY—THE ONLY INCUMBENT ENTERRING THE POLITICAL CONTEST FOR CITY COUNCILMAN IN THE NEXT ELECTION IS JIM RIXNER. UNTIL RECENTLY, COUNCILMAN RIXNER HADN’T DECIDED WHETHER HE WAS GOING TO RUN AGAIN OR NOT.
KSCJ NEWS ASKED RIXNER ABOUT HIS DECISION TO RUN AGAIN:
WITH ELEVEN VYING FOR 3 SEATS ON THE COUNCIL, A PRIMARY ELECTION IS NECESSARY, [...]

KING DECIDES NOT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR

SIOUX CITY—U.S. Rep. Steve King has decided against a run for governor of Iowa. The western Iowa Republican says he’ll seek another term in the House. His decision ends months of speculation about whether King would seek the Republican nomination. At least six other Republicans are running or considering entering the race. Democratic Gov. Chet [...]

SIOUX CITY ENERGY COMPANY TAKES CLUNKERS

SIOUX CITY—THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING A “CASH FOR CLUNKERS” TYPE PROGRAM FOR OLD, INEFFICIENT APPLIANCES.
SIOUXLAND’S MID AMERICAN ENERGY ALREADY HAS A SIMILAR RECYCLING APPLIANCE PROGRAM IN PLACE.
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER MARK REINDERS SAYS THE PROGRAM BEGAN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WORKS WITH CONTRACTORS TO PICK UP AND DISPOSE OF OLD, YET STILL WORKING, REFRIDGERATORS, FREEZERS [...]

SIOUX CITY’S VANTUS BANK IN TROUBLE

SIOUX CITY—Vantus Bank, based in Sioux City, is at risk of failing because of the recession and rising bad loans. Federal regulators have told the bank, which has 13 locations in Iowa, that its plan to increase its capital was unacceptable. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, it must be [...]

TWO YEARS FOR SOUTH SIOUX CITY CHILD DEATH

SIOUX CITY—A two-year prison sentence has been handed a former South Sioux City woman convicted of child abuse in connection with the death of a foster child in her care.
Tisha Vega was sentenced Tuesday to one year prison terms on each of the two counts of child abuse in the death of 20-month-old Nathaniel Sauncosi. [...]

STARK FAMILY COMMUNITY AWARENESS FUNDRAISER

SIOUX CITY—FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF A SIOUX CITY BOY KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK WILL HOST A FUNDRAISER FRIDAY.
A COMMUNITY AWARENESS FUNDRAISER WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK IN REMEBERANCE OF SIX YEAR OLD JAXON STARK, WHO DIED AFTER THE BICYCLE HE WAS RIDING RAN INTO THE PATH OF A TRUCK IN SIOUX CITY.
STARK’S LOVED [...]

NELSON TALKS HEALTH CARE REFORM IN SIOUXLAND

SIOUXLAND—NEARLY 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED SENATOR BEN NELSON’S TOWNHALL MEETING TUESDAY IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY.
DURING THE MEETING, WHICH REVOLVED AROUND HEALTH CARE REFORM, NELSON TALKED ABOUT HIS GOALS FOR THE BILL.
HE SAYS IT MUST KEEP SPENDING UNDER CONTROL, EXCLUDE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORK FOR NEBRASKANS.
NELSON SAYS HIS VOTE IS NOT ON AUTOPILOT AND [...]

NO COUCHES, NO APPLIANCES ALLOWED ON PORCH

SIOUX CITY—WITH A 3 TO 2 VOTE, THE SIOUX CITY CITY COUNCIL HAS MADE IT ILLEGAL TO STORE INDOOR ITEMS UPON THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR PROPERTY.
THE ORDINANCE, WHICH FOCUSES ON FRONT PORCH COUCHED, WAS FIRST CONSIDERED IN JUNE AND DEFERRED MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE COUNCIL WAS SPLIT WITH BRENT HOFFMAN ABSENT FOR A FEW MEETINGS.
MAYOR [...]