The Union County Board of County Commissioners learned the fate of the City of Alcester’s Police Department at their meeting Jan. 9. At the end of Alcester’s City Council meeting, the council approved to disband the Alcester Police Department. They reached out to the Union County Sheriff’s Department to form a contract for law enforcement coverage. Sheriff Dan Limoges relayed the information to the commissioners and said he would have a contract for the commissioners to approve at their next meeting.

North Sioux City received a petition with 385 signatures to bring the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PBR Capital Group to a referendum. The matter appeared on the agenda at the city council’s meeting Jan. 8, leaving the council with two options – 1) set an election date or 2) rescind the MOU.

The Dakota Valley Administrators presented their monthly reports to the School Board at their regular meeting Jan. 8.

Winter break is often a time for holiday fun and gathering with friends and family. It can also be a chance to give back, which is what many Dakota Valley families did on Friday, Dec. 29. The non-profit organization, Sleep in Heavenly Peace Sioux City, benefited greatly as locals from Dakota Dunes, North Sioux City and surrounding areas gathered to build beds for children in need.

Being creative isn’t anything new for Char Campbell. So much, that she decided to make a business out of it.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies attended Garretson’s Jesse James Invitational on Jan. 6 and came home with one 3rd place finish and three 4th place finishes.

On Dec. 30, the Huskies took to the court against Irene-Wakonda and didn’t look back. The girls controlled the ball from start to finish taking a commanding lead and clipping the Eagles wings 60-26.

While the Husky boys had a lot of great moments against Campbell County (CC) Dec. 28, it wasn’t enough to pull off the win.

The Union County Commissioners closed off 2023 with their year-end meeting and opened 2024 with their organizational meeting six days apart. On Dec.

There is little doubt in anyone’s mind as to how strong the Panther boys basketball team is after a dominating win versus Sergeant Bluff-Luton on Saturday, Jan. 6. Dakota Valley bested the Warriors by a score of 69-41 on SBL’s homecourt.