On May 17 a resident of Hull reported an incident of fraud to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office.
Upon further investigation the sheriff’s office found that dozens of people in Iowa, South Dakota and other states have been reporting similar phone calls to law enforcement officials. The caller claims to represent the company “Life Alert.” The caller is either a live person or a recording. The caller will often say this is a gift given to the recipient by a relative. If you continue to speak with the caller the intent is to keep you on the phone and set up a first appointment.
In the incident reported in Hull the fraudulent caller did exactly that. He repeatedly tried to set up a visit with the person.
By Steve Peterson
West Sioux’s baseball team is ready for another campaign with another year under their belts.
At one point last year, a majority of starters were eighth graders.
Coach Brian Engelman is optimistic as the new year dawns.
“It’s been a struggle getting them all together here late in the spring with golf and soccer going on. Even though we
by Steve Peterson
On May 8, Hawarden Councilors reviewed the Low-to-Moderate Income $2,500 housing grant program.
Administrator Gary Tucker said the Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) area which supported the grants expires this year.
“You (councilors) would have to support it with utility funds or by other means. The TIF area is expiring and unless you decide to bring it back, the program will die from lack of funding,” said Tucker.
By Steve Peterson
Mitch Hulshof shot an 82 at the Spencer District Golf meet to lead the West Sioux golfers to a sixth-place finish.
Hulshof, a senior, who qualified for the Class 1A state tournament last year, shot a 36 on the front nine and a 46 the second nine holes to place 14th overall.
Senior Steven Marienau shot a 39, 46 for an 85 for the 24th spot overall.
By Steve Peterson
“I can’t believe school is over,” shouted one West Sioux Elementary School student as the final day of classes for 2012-2013 school year came to an end May 17.
Students got an hour’s jump on the summer vacation after a day mostly spent outdoors having fun. Games included kickball in one class or just climbing on swings. Several students thanked their teachers.
“They got their report cards,
By Steve Peterson
Calliope Village of Hawarden will open for the season on Memorial Day weekend.
It starts this Sunday, May 26 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
It will be open every Sunday for tourists and passersby to see the collection of buildings, which depict life of area residents in the 19th Century when the town of Calliope was the Sioux County seat.
by Steve Peterson
Hawarden area residents will have a chance to give views about the Hawarden Regional Healthcare (HRH) plan to go forward with an application for a loan from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development.
Hawarden councilors voted 4-0 in support of the HRH plan to go forward on March 13, then approved a resolution supporting the USDA application at an April 10 meeting. The budget for the project is an estimated $10 million.
Sam Engleman, a junior shortstop from Hawarden, has completed her softball season at Buena Vista University.
The Beavers had a record of 14-21 overall. They lost to Luther College May 4, 9-0 in five innings, in the opening round of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (IAAC) tournament in Cedar Rapids.
Engleman had the team’s lone hit, a fifth inning double. She was 1-for-2 with one walk.
The Norse came
On May 6, at 9:50 a.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest following a traffic stop at the intersection of Iowa Highway 75 and 470th Street in Maurice.
Arrested was Enrique Montanez, age 19, of Sioux City. Upon further investigation, the deputy determined that Montanez was in possession of illegal drugs and his driver’s license was suspended.
Montanez was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license.
The first week of May is recognized as “National Correctional Officers Week” to honor the work of correctional officers nationwide.
“We are proud of our 14 full-time and seven part-time corrections officers who work hard 24 hours every day, keeping the Sioux County Jail safe and secure,” said Sioux County Sheriff Dan Altena.
The 70-bed Sioux County Jail in Orange City houses an average of 30 county and federal inmates per day.
by Steve Peterson
West Sioux Community School District has had the services of student teachers from
West Sioux boys track and field Coach Clint McKee was pleased with his team’s showing at the Falcons’ invitational held May 2 despite
by Steve Peterson
West Sioux boys’ soccer team dropped a hard-fought 5-3 decision to Unity Christian
by Steve Peterson
West Sioux girls’ track and field team had some top performances from the
by Steve Peterson
Unity Christian took a 4-0 lead at halftime en route to an 8-0
