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It’s the time of year when school sports are in full swing. Area athletes can be treated and recover from a potential injury with free sports injury screenings and a concussion clinic offered at CNOS’s Dakota Dunes location ONLY.

The top NAIA women’s volleyball programs from across the country flooded the CNOS Fieldhouse over the Labor Day weekend for the 3rd Annual United Sports Academy/College of Saint Mary Labor Day Classic Tournament.

Getting a good night’s rest, which consists of four to five sleep cycles, allows our bodies, brains and emotions to perform at the optimum level. In fact, sleep affects our growth and stress hormones, immune system, breathing, blood pressure and heart health. All of us have experienced a day following a poor night’s sleep, but, if lack of sleep continues consistently it can greatly impact us and can dramatically affect our children.

At a previous council meeting on July 24, the council had tabled a $50,000 appropriation request from the McCook Lake Association. The North Sioux City City Council revisited the item at their Sept. 5 meeting.

Dakota Valley alum and current Wayne State College volleyball player, Ally Beresford, was a part of history on Wednesday, Aug. 30 as the world record for the largest crowd to watch a women’s sports event was smashed. A reported 92,003 were on hand for the epic volleyball event.

The Union County Board of County Commissioners held a brief, regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Sept. 5.

A Dakota & Iowa (D&I) Railroad train derailed in North Sioux City in the early evening of Wednesday, Aug. 30. At 3:54 p.m. emergency services were dispatched to railroad bridge on Main Street and Highway 105. Upon arriving on the scene, emergency responders were faced with 16 derailed cars with two of them hanging from the eastside bridge. There was no property damage or injuries in the derailment.

The Panther football team had an away game on Friday, Sept. 1 and it was quite a roadtrip to Chamberlain to take on the Cubs. Chamberlain is approximately 215 miles away, but the three-plus hour drive was wor th it for the Panthers who came away with a big win 49-13.

Dakota Valley volleyball had a home contest on Tuesday, Aug. 29 and travelled a short way up the interstate to take on Elk Point-Jefferson on Thursday, Aug. 31. Both matches would go to 4 sets and both would end with wins for the Panthers.