AMES, Iowa—Story Construction, an employee-owned general contractor, construction manager and design-builder headquartered in Ames, IA, announces a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of L & L Builders Co., a general contractor based out of Sioux City, IA. Story Construction will do business in the Sioux City region under the L & L Builders name. […]

Johnston, Iowa (Monday, December 2, 2024)- The holiday season is sweeter when you save liveswith LifeServe Blood Center. This winter, while you’re baking cookies, building snowmen, andstaying cozy, don’t forget the gift that truly matters—saving lives. From December 2 to January 4,every blood donation you make could also mean winning one of the amazing gifts […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led a letter to Acting Director of the Air National Guard, Major General Duke Pirak, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting that ongoing runway and ramp projects at the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) in Sioux City be included in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). House […]

Nearly 10,000 members of MEMBERS1st Community Credit Union will receive between $5-$500 in December, as their portion of a bonus dividend (also known as patronage dividend) distribution taking place December 15. The decision to distribute a bonus dividend totaling more than $175,000 was approved by the credit union’s Board of Directors in November. “2024 was […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in a flock of commercial layer chickens in Sioux County, Iowa. This is Iowa’s fourth detection of H5N1 HPAI within […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone 100’s Club held it’s fourth Night of Philanthropy on Wednesday evening at the Boone High School Auditorium. The Night of Philanthropy is held to bring community members together to support a cause by donating $100 for an opportunity to vote for one of three causes. Dave Sherry and Shellie Grabau put the […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The end of the year, Dennis Lynch will be stepping down after service 26 years on the Boone County Zoning Board of Adjustment. Lynch was an original member of the Board of Adjustment when Boone County adopted zoning. He was officially appointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment during a meeting on December 7, […]