SIOUXLAND FARMERS STUCK IN THE MUD THIS MONTH

SIOUX CITY—STATE CLIMATOLOGIST HARRY HILLAKER SAYS WET WEATHER HAS LEFT COMBINES AND TRACTORS SITTING IDLE THIS MONTH FOR MORE THAN FARMERS HAVE SEEN IN DECADES.
HILLAKER COMPARED THIS WEEK’S CROP REPORT WITH THE HARVEST REPORTS OF THE PAST.
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE FARMERS WERE THIS FAR BEHIND WITH NOVEMBER ON THE HORIZON.
A NEW CROP REPORT [...]

H1N1 FLU WIDESPREAD IN SIOUXLAND

SIOUX CITY—IT’S HERE, AND IT LOOKS AS IF IT’S GOING TO BE AROUND FOR AWHILE… THAT’S THE H1N1 FLU. SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALTH SPOKESPERSON CHUCK CIPPERLY SAYS IT’S WIDESPREAD:
CIPPERLY SAYS IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE IT, YOU PROBABLY DO:
IF YOU’VE GOT THOSE SYMPTOMS, CONTINUE TO WASH YOUR HANDS, COUGH AND SNEEZE INTO YOUR SLEEVE, AND STAY [...]

SLEEP-OUT TO FIGHT SIOUX CITY HOMELESSNESS

SIOUX CITY—THE FIFTH ANNUAL SIOUXLAND SLEEP-OUT WILL FIND VOLUNTEERS SLEEPING OUT IN THE COLD NEXT MONTH AT LEWIS & CLARK PARK.
EVENT MANAGER WILLIE DELFS SAYS THE SLEEP-OUT IS A WAY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SIOUXLAND HOMELESSNESS AND TO RAISE MONEY FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED.
DELFS SAYS AN ESTIMATED 400 AREA RESIDENTS SPEND ANY [...]

SIOUX CITY AUTHORITIES HOPE FOR SAFE HALLOWEEN

SIOUX CITY—IF YOUR PORCH LIGHT IS ON THIS HALLOWEEN, EXPECT TRICKER OR TREATERS TO VISIT BETWEEN SIX AND EIGHT O’CLOCK.
SIOUX CITY POLICE OFFICER JEREMY MCCLURE SAYS IN ORDER TO ENJOY A SAFE HALLOWEEN OUTING, MAKE SURE COSTUMES ARE FIRE RETARDANT AND THE EYE HOLES ARE BIG ENOUGH FOR GOOD VISION.
HE ENCOURAGES YOU TO MAKE SURE [...]

H1N1 HITTING SIOUX CITY STUDENTS

SIOUX CITY—THE H1N1 FLU HAS RECENTLY MADE ITS WAY TO SIOUX CITY, AFFECTING SIOUXLANDERS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
SIOUX CITY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DR. PAUL GAUSSMAN SAYS SEVERAL SCHOOLS REPORTED OVER 10-PERCENT OF THE STUDENT POPULATION ABSENT LAST WEEK.
HE SAYS IF THIS ILLNESS GETS OUT OF HAND, THERE IS A VERY THOROUGH PANDEMIC PLAN IN [...]

SIOUX CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BATTLES BUDGET CUTS

SIOUX CITY—BUDGET CUT RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO SIOUX CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DURING THEIR MEETING TONIGHT.
IOWA GOVERNOR CHET CULVER RECENTLY CALLED FOR A 10-PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD CUT, WHICH SUPERINTENDENT DR. PAUL GAUSSMAN SAYS AMOUNTS TO ROUGHLY $7-MILLION FOR THE DISTRICT.
GAUSSMAN SAYS IN ORDER TO BALANCE THIS CUT IN THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES BUDGET, [...]

AMMONIA LEAK AT JOHN MORRELL IN SIOUX CITY

SIOUX CITY—SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE DISPATCHED PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT TO THE JOHN MORRELL EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT. SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE SPOKESMAN JOE RODRIQUEZ SAYS AN AMMONIA LEAK PROMPTED THE CALL.
RODRIQUEZ SAYS FIRE PERSONNEL REMAINED ON THE SCENE TO MONITOR AIR QUALITY WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE THE AREA WAS SAFE.

SIOUXLAND STUDENTS RECEIVE H1N1 VACCINE

SIOUXLAND—STUDENTS IN THE WESTWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE THE H1N1 FLU VACCINE WEDNESDAY.
WESTWOOD SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE.
SUPERINTENDENT KIRK AHRENDS SAYS ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE ADMINISTERED THE H1N1 VACCINE NEED TO HAVE A PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED BY THEIR PARENTS, WHO [...]

NO ADULT FLU SHOT CLINIC THIS WEEK IN SIOUX CITY

SIOUX CITY—THE SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS CANCELLED THURSDAY’S ADULT FLU SHOT CLINIC, DUE TO THE LACK OF SEASON FLU VACCINES.
THE SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS EXPECTING TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DOSES OF SEASONAL FLU VACCINE OVER THE NEXT MONTH.
ADDITIONAL SEASONAL FLU CLINICS MAY BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.
SDHD WILL HOLD THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PEDIATRIC [...]

RANTS OF SIOUX CITY COMMENTS ON BRANSTAD

SIOUX CITY—ANOTHER REPUBLICAN UNOFFICIALLY ENTERED IOWA’S RACE FOR GOVERNOR FRIDAY.
FORMER GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD HAS RETIRED AS PRESIDENT OF DES MOINES UNIVERSITY TO MORE FULLY EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR NEXT YEAR.
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE CHRISTOPHER RANTS OF SIOUX CITY SAYS HE’S NOT SURPRISED.
IN REGARDS TO CURRENT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR CHET CULVER, RANTS SAYS A [...]