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The Panthers won big in legion baseball versus Baltic Post 175 on Wednesday, July 12. Hits were aplenty as Dakota Valley sailed to an 18-1 win.

The MVP 16 Red squad did it again with a 2-peat National Championship. The 2023 USA Volleyball Junior National Volleyball Championships concluded this week at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois. This was MVP United Volleyball Club’s first USA Volleyball National Title. Previous National Championships earned by the club were at the AAU Volleyball Championships in Orlando, FL.

The Dakota Valley High School softball team had a team banquet on Wednesday, July 12 in Wynstone to celebrate their successful season. Participation awards and varsity letters were handed out to the players, as well as a few individual honors. Emma Wiese was recognized as Most Valuable Pitcher and Mia Riibe earned Most Valuable Defensive Player. Logan Miller was the MVP and Most Valuable Offensive Player, while Madelyn Munch was named Most Improved Player for the 2023 season.

Lisa Hansel was recently hired as Administrator at StoneyBrook Suites Assisted Living in Dakota Dunes. In this role, Hansel oversees all operations at the facility. She is responsible for managing facility residency by guiding families through the assisted living process and maintaining the highest degree of resident satisfaction. Additionally, she leads and manages all facility staff to ensure excellence in level of care and service for residents.

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Siouxland Federal Credit Union and Midwest Community Credit Union are excited to announce their merger has received regulatory approval along with member approval by a majority vote of the Midwest Community Credit Union membership. The legal date of the merger for the two organizations is planned for July 31, 2023.

The Dakota Valley School Board held its annual designations meeting on July 6. First, the board reviewed the proposed 2024 budget.

The North Sioux City City Council met in regular session on July 10. Their meeting had been moved from July 3 to July 10 due to the July 4th holiday. At this meeting, the council needed to split it into two sections due to closing out one year’s council into the next.

On July 8 at approximately 2:20 p.m., two Deputies with the Union County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 29 for suspicion of Driving Under the Influence. During the traffic stop, a 14-year-old juvenile was located sleeping in the back seat.