By Beth Sherard-Hutcheson times1@iw.net The public filled the North Sioux City City Council Chambers Aug. 15 to voice their concerns and outrage on the airport expansion.

The American Rescue Plan Act grant agreements were approved at the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District (CID) Board of Supervisors meeting Aug. 15. The first grant is for the water main looping project which would add another water main going under the interstate to connect in the Two Rivers Business District to create redundancy in the system. The CID was awarded $257,100 toward the total cost of $857,000. The grant for the parallel sewer line project, in the same vicinity as the water main project, was approved. The grant was for $155,776 toward the total cost of $519,220.

In a two week period, the Siouxland Miracle Riders, raised over $42,000 to help mothers reach their newborn babies after having a C-Section. UnityPoint Health sent a list of a few things, but the one that stood out to the Miracle Riders was the bassinets for newborns in the Mom and Baby wing of the hospital.

By Beth Sherard-Hutcheson times1@iw.net The unofficial end to summer has begun as students returned to school Friday, Aug. 19.

Public university students will be greeted with classroom saving as they prepare to head back to campus in the coming weeks. The South Dakota Board of Regents Institutions implemented First Day Access to enhance university affordability for students.

The South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) began the process of revising its transfer policy to improve students’ ability to seamlessly move their earned credits between the state’s public universities and technical colleges. The efforts to revise the existing policy stems from the BOR’s newly adopted strategic plan objective of increasing transfer enrollment through improved access.

Governor Kristi Noem released draft social studies standards for K-12 students in South Dakota. “South Dakota’s children deserve the very best social studies education in the nation,” Noem said.

Norb Ruhland made toys out of shelled corn cobs and feathers for the crowds. Photo by Kelly Riibe Brittany Gibbs of Sioux City won the pie contest with her peach pie.

By Beth Sherard-Hutcheson times1@iw.net The Dakota Dunes/ North Sioux City Times has undergone some new renovations, including a new design layout for both the paper and the website – leadercouriertimes. com.