Sioux City Metros Varsity kicked off a road trip to Waterloo, IA with a 5-2 win Sat. Nov. 26. They would end the weekend Nov. 27 defeating the Warriors 6-2. The JV would split the weekend with a 1-2 loss Saturday and 3-1 win Sunday.

The American Legion Post 319 in North Sioux City held it’s monthly pancake breakfast Sunday, Dec. 11 at the North Sioux City Senior Citizens Center.

The Union County Commissioners treated the Union County employees to an Appreciation Dinner Monday, Dec. 5 at Spink Family Restaurant in Elk Point. Employees with 15-plus years of service to the county received a plaque. Those dedicating 15-19 years of service received blue plaques; 20-29 silver and 30-plus gold.

North Sioux City’s City Council had an agenda full of ordinances and resolutions Dec. 5.

The staff at CNOS have always enjoyed Christmas and season after season, they’ve been helping hundreds of local children and families enjoy it too. CNOS’s Angel Tree tradition began over 20 years ago when the doctors at CNOS suggested that instead of giving them gifts for Christmas, the CNOS team could help spread a little bit of magic to less fortunate children in the area.

There are a lot of fun holiday characters to be spotted during the day in Dakota Dunes as many entryways are decorated for the winter season. On Fawn Hollow Drive, members of the Peanuts gang plus the Grinch Who Stole Christmas are on display.

North Sioux City’s Park and Recreation board hosted it’s first annual Holiday Light Parade Dec. 3.

South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension is providing training for food processors who would like to sell food products from their homes following updates to the state’s cottage food laws earlier this year.

A South Dakota man recently lost hundreds of dollars after he received an email indicating he had won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. After responding to the email, the man received numerous phone calls and was asked to pay taxes to unlock the prize.