The council, during its May 20 meeting, gave city staff direction to create and present a moratorium on the establishment of new automobile sales locations for six months.
According to city documents, Bolton & Menk, Inc. has completed plans and specifications for the Cone Park patio project, which has an estimated cost of $401,931.
On Monday, the Sioux City Council will be asked to weigh in on: construction of an outdoor patio at Cone Park, a roof replacement project for the Tyson Events Center, improvements at Tri View Avenue and Hamilton Boulevard, and more.
Gross said: "I’m here to help but to me, data is BS." Dan Greenwell responded in a text, "David, I will send you the class sizes. A class size of 23 students is not BS. I am a bit surprised at your closed mind in what I was going to send before even reviewing or discussing."
The 23-24 winter tubing season at Sioux City's Cone Park was the worst in its seven-year history. It was only open around 15 days to the public due to an unseasonably warm weather, which lead to a steep drop in revenue. The city is hoping this year's different.
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the federal Department of Homeland Security, according to reports from media outlets
The service connections that could potentially be impacted account for about 28% of Sioux City's 26,000 service connections.
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection where traffic proceeds in a counterclockwise direction around a center island.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said in a statement that an estimated 2 million gallons of untreated wastewater discharged into Bacon Creek Channel, and an unknown amount reached the Missouri River.
"I think it just shows that the county was ready for a change," said Michelle Skaff, the deputy auditor the past eight years, who was elected to the Woodbury County Auditor position Tuesday night.
Iowa House District 1 and 2 Reps. J.D. Scholten and Bob Henderson fended off challengers in Tuesday's state legislator races while Iowa House District 14 Rep. Jacob Bossman, who had no competition, got to kick up his feet.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors will continue to be held by Republicans, with two new individuals joining the board. Republicans Mark Nelson, David Dietrich and Kent Carper will serve with Matthew Ung and Dan Bittinger on the board in January.
Voters in Le Mars on Tuesday approved a $49.97 million bond issue to build a new elementary school to replace its three aging elementary buildings. Needing 60% approval to pass, the measure received 61% of the vote, 4,254-2,671, to pass on its first attempt.
But this time, there's optimism that a plan voters will approve might not be far away. None of the previous bond issues dating back to 2006 had received more than 50% support at the polls.
The closure will allow for the city's contractor, West Central Construction, Inc., to complete the replacement of the guardrail along the east shoulder of Floyd Boulevard.
Sheriff Ken McClure thanked voters for their support Wednesday and said results showed a majority wanted to develop the county's infrastructure and keep the county safe.
Republicans Rick Bousquet and Jeff Reed and Democrat Rogelio Rodriguez Villalobos captured the three open seats on the five-member Dakota County Commission. None of the incumbents ran for reelection.
The Journal live blogged what we saw on the ground in Siouxland all throughout the 2024 election to get at what voter turnout looked like, how the process went and plenty more.
In unofficial results in House District 17, Rep. Chris Kassin, of Vermillion, led with 6,680 votes, while Rep. Bill Shorma, of Dakota Dunes, finished second with 5,479 votes. Democrat Ray Ring, a former state legislator from Vermillion, trailed with 4,200 votes. In South Dakota, voters elect one senator and two House members from each of the 35 districts.
Complete, up-to-the-minute results for every contested race in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.
Republicans Rick Bousquet and Jeff Reed and Democrat Rogelio Rodriquez Villalobos captured the three open seats on the Dakota County Commission Tuesday.
MAPLETON, Iowa -- Republican political newcomer Travis Sitzmann was the winner of a three-way race for Iowa House District 13 Tuesday night.
Michelle Skaff has won the election for Woodbury County Auditor and Recorder Tuesday, ousting longtime Auditor Pat Gill, the last elected Democrat in the county. Voters also elected three Republicans to the county board of supervisors, keeping GOP control of all five seats on the board.
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With 32 of 36 counties in Iowa's Fourth Congressional District reporting as of this writing, Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) is headed for a third term thanks to a massive landslide. At 10:50 p.m., the Iowa Secretary of State's 2024 General Election Results page showed winning by almost 42 points (70.96 to 28.73) against Democratic challenger Ryan Melton, a Webster City insurance manager.
Scholten, the former Democratic nominee for House District 4 who ran unopposed in 2022, fended off a challenge from Republican Josh Steinhoff.
A seventh attempt to pass a bond issue in the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District failed, though it received a higher percentage of favorable votes than the previous six attempt
Bob Henderson, a former teacher and current head of the Woodbury County GOP, handily defeated Democratic challenger Jessica Lopez-Walker.
IDA GROVE, Iowa -- Republican Jason Schultz won a commanding victory in his rematch against Libertarian challenger David M. Davis in Iowa Senate District 6.
CHEROKEE, Iowa -- Republican Zachary Dieken sailed to re-election Tuesday night in Iowa House District 5.
Steven Holt easily won re-election Tuesday night in Iowa House District 12.
Republican Rep. Tom Jeneary, a retired dentist, defeated first-time Democratic candidate Emma Bouza, special education para, in House District 3.