Christmas at the Homestead

Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve would like to invite their visitors to get in the holiday spirit and take a step back in time by attending the annual Christmas at the Homestead Saturday, Nov. 12 from noon to 4 p.m. This free, family event allows participants to tour the Stavenger Church, Shay/Adams House and Lamont Countr y School decorated for the Christmas season. Adams Homestead volunteers will be showing off their talents in each of the homestead buildings. Visitors will also get to enjoy refreshments in the Visitor Center, make children’s crafts in the Lamont Country School and hear Christmas music in the Stavenger Lutheran church throughout the day.

Meet the candidates for District 17 State Representative

The only race for District 17 residents is for the State Representative seats. With two seats available, one democratic and two republicans are vying for the seats.

Dunes signs MOU for project

With hardly anything on the agenda for the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District (CID) Board of Supervisors meeting Oct. 17, the meeting was over within an hour. The board discussed various items including the bike bridge, Tyson closing, CDs and an easement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a North Sioux City project.

Cannabis establishments on ballot, City releases statement

A short meeting with more informational discussion than motions were held for the North Sioux City City Council meeting Oct. 17. The meeting was less than an hour long with only eight motions on the night. However, once again, cannabis was the hot topic.

A staple of the community:

For 20 years, Chris and Joy Wiest have owned and operated Cup o’ Joy in Dakota Dunes. The business become a staple within the Dakota Dunes community for people to get their morning fix of caffeine, a meeting place for friends or even a quiet space to sit down and think or work.

Schools targeted by TikTok challenge

Once again, schools have become the target of a TikTok Challenge and not in a good way. Last year the school’s experienced strains of vandalism as students were challenged to photograph or video themselves vandalizing school property. The new challenge – “swatting” – goes even further.

Concrete repairs scheduled

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) announced that concrete repairs are scheduled to begin the week of Monday, Oct. 17 on the following roadways noted below.

Dakota Valley students partake in Build My Future event

Build My Future is an educational events that allows students the opportunity to have a day to work in the Construction Industry through an interactive showcase. The event took place at the Seaboard Triumph Foods Expo Center in Sioux City, Oct. 11.