The residents of North Sioux City have spoken – the new business park is to be named “River Bend Business Park.” Six names were presented to the North Sioux City City Council Sept. 19 at their bi-weekly meeting. The other names were Runway, Union, Lewis & Clark, Forward, Stevens and River Bend.

Labor Day and the unofficial end to summer is always a highlighted time for many, but this past Sept. 5 was uniquely special for the Kistner family, of McCook Lake, as they were able to water ski three generations at one time on the lake.

Storytime has started once again at the North Sioux City Community Library and the children were treated with a visit from children’s book author Rebecca Staab. Staab, a mother of three, noticed a lack of farm related children’s books when her family moved out to the farm.

Elk Point-Jefferson hosted their annual Husky Invite Sept. 15 at The Pointe Golf Course in Elk Point. Eight teams, including EPJ, participated in the matchplay event. In match play, 8 players from each school are paired together in brackets. The players then are given points that go toward their team’s overall score. First place finishers garner 12 points, 2nd 10 points, 3rd 8 points, 4th and 5th places 6 points, 6th place 4 points, 7th place 2 points and 8th place 1 point. The team with the most points wins the invite.

For the week ending September 18, 2022, there were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 27 percent very short, 44 percent short, 28 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 24 percent very short, 43 percent short, 31 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.

We hear it all the time. “Be safe!” or “Slow down and think twice!” But it’s easier said than done when running on little sleep and working through the thick of harvest. In 2017 alone, U.S. Census numbers reported that 416 farmers/farm workers died from a work-related injury. Transportation incidents were the leading cause of death in this data (cdc.gov). In addition, every day about 100 agriculture workers suffer a lost-work-time injury. Here are a few tips and reminders for this season.

Municipal tax is one indicator of economic activity. Below are percentage increases/decreases for the months of June and July.

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Additions to Tower Park and the business community were discussed at the Jefferson City Council meeting Sept. 6.

Ongoing sewer issues at the Union County Courthouse have prompted an emergency situation to fix old cast iron sewer lines. Curt Hlavacek of Midwest Pipe Lining out of Watertown, SD was present at the Union County Board of County Commission meeting Sept. 20 to discuss his business and how the courthouse could benefit from their services.