SPRING FORWARD

SIOUXLAND—THIS WEEKEND’S CHANGE TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME WILL LIKELY MEAN A BOOST IN FENDER BENDERS AND WORSE.
DR. ERIC DYKEN, DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA’S SLEEP DISORDER CLINIC, SAYS A STRONG CUPPA’ JOE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON NEXT WEEK WILL HELP IF YOU’RE GETTING SLEEPY.
HE SAYS SOME PEOPLE READJUST TO THE CHANGE IN 24 HOURS, [...]

$5 PARKING FEE WILL IMPROVE AREA?

SIOUX CITY—DURING THE MAYOR’S WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE FRIDAY, CITY MANAGER PAUL ECKERT MENTIONED THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED $5 CHARGE TO PARK IN THE TYSON EVENTS CENTER DURING MAJOR EVENTS.
ECKERT SAYS THE FEE WILL HELP RECOVER COSTS, CREATE VALUE AND IDENTIFY PARKING.
HE SAYS IT WILL ALSO CREATE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
ECKERT SAYS THE $5 FEE WILL ONLY [...]

NEW PARKING TERMS AT TYSON

SIOUX CITY—SIOUX CITY’S TYSON EVENTS CENTER WILL BEGIN ITS NEW PARKING SERVICE THIS WEEKEND.
MORE THAN 5-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE BUCKCHERRY CONCERT SUNDAY, AND THAT’S MORE THAN TYSON’S LOT CAN ACCOMODATE.
FREE PARKING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON-STREET, IN THE LIBRARY’S PARKING LOT, THE HERITAGE AND RIVERS LANDING PARKING RAMPS.
THOSE WANTING TO PARK IN THE [...]

OMNIBUS BILL BENEFITS

SIOUX CITY—SIOUXLAND COULD RECEIVE A MILLION DOLLARS FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS IF FEDERAL LEGISLATION IS APPROVED NEXT MONTH.
SENATOR TOM HARKIN INSERTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL IOWA INTO THE OMNIBUS APPROPRIATES ACT OF 2009.
IF PASSED, 200-THOUSAND WOULD GO TO BRIAR CLIFF AND THE SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.
95-THOUSAND WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE GREATER SIOUX [...]

FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL

SIOUX CITY—SIOUXLANDERS, PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE DIGITAL AGE.
SIOUXLAND TELEVISION STATIONS CONVERTED THEIR SIGNALS FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
KTIV’S VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER JERRY WATSON SAYS MOST AREA STATIONS MADE THE SWITCH AT NOON, BUT KTIV DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL “DAY’S OF OUR LIVES” WAS OVER.
WATSON SAYS TODAY’S TRANSITION MEANS CLEARER PICTURES, ADDITIONAL CHANNELS [...]

MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE GETS GRANT

SIOUX CITY, IA—THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED A SIOUXLAND COLLEGE A GRANT TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE MAJORING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, MATH AND ENGINEERING.
MORNINGSIDE WILL USE THE NEARLY $600-THOUSAND GRANT TO FUND THE “PATHWAYS TO STUDENT SUCESS IN SCIENCE” PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO THOSE IN SCIENTIFIC FIELDS.

NO MONEY FOR YANKTON BRIDGE FROM NPS

YANKTON, S.D.—An official with the National Park Service said the agency supports the idea of turning the Meridian Bridge at Yankton into a recreational trail but can’t contribute much else. Michael Madell says the Park Service doesn’t have the money or
engineering resources to help move the project forward. The double-deck bridge has been replaced by [...]

SOUTH DAKOTA SMOKING BAN SLOWS

YANKTON, S.D.—A legislative effort to ban smoking in most public places statewide was snuffed out in the state Senate but still smolders in the House, where lawmakers expect supporters of the measure to focus their energy. By a vote of 18-17, senators defeated the bill and it wasn’t brought back for reconsideration.
The Legislature seven years [...]

NO PAY INCREASE FOR SUPERVISORS

SIOUX CITY, IA—THE WOODBURY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GOT WHAT THEY WANTED LAST NIGHT…..THE COUNTY COMPENSATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERVISORS NOT GET A PAY HIKE FOR 2009–2010. THE PAY BOARD DID RECOMMEND A 3.2% PAY RAISE FOR THE AUDITOR/RECORDER PAT GILL, SHERIFF GLENN PARRET AND COUNTY ATTORNEY PAT JENNINGS. THE COUNTLY TREASURER’S SLOT HAS [...]

SOUTH DAKOTA EYES SEATBELT LAW CHANGE

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.—The South Dakota Senate says law officers should be able to stop and ticket people who don’t wear seat belts. The Senate voted 21-13 on Tuesday to pass SB79, which would let officers stop motorists solely for failing to buckle up. Current law requires the driver and front-seat passenger to wear seat [...]