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Sioux City
Thursday, July 17th, 2025
Good morning, Sioux City. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 17th of July.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Sioux City posted signs last year to guide donations to the nonprofit Sioux City Community Assistance rather than giving money directly to panhandlers. Warming Shelter and Gospel Mission officials say the move has helped direct funds to services—like helping clients get IDs and birth certificates—and they urge residents to donate necessities instead of cash. SiouxlandProud
- ➤ Ciarra Prather was named the new Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters and said her top priority is to match the 30 kids on the waiting list with mentors. She discussed upcoming events like Bowl for Kids Sake in Le Mars and a home tour during a meeting at an Ice Cream Parlor — plans that aim to address program needs. KTIV
- ➤ Dozens of vehicles lined up at the Tyson Events Center on July 16 for the Food Bank of Siouxland’s Healthy Kids Iowa Program, where families received boxes with about 40 pounds of food and fruits and vegetables — another distribution is scheduled for August 20. SiouxlandProud
- ➤ On July 16th, the Food Bank of Siouxland held a distribution event at Tyson Event Center and provided $40 baskets to eligible children as part of the Healthy Kids Iowa pilot program, reaching over 5,200 kids in June which was 86% of its monthly goal. It will offer another distribution on August 20—families meeting income guidelines may collect one basket per month. KTIV
- ➤ Meet Sloan, a 2 to 3-year-old Boxer mix found on the 1600 block of 320th Street in Sloan, Iowa on July 16 who is known for obeying basic commands and is available for adoption along with other pets in need of homes. SiouxlandProud
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A Galva woman pleaded guilty to distributing over 100,000 fentanyl pills from December 2020 to February 2024 and was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison with a five-year term of supervised release—she sold counterfeit M-30 pills from Minnesota to buyers in Iowa and Nebraska, and a sale in 2022 resulted in a fatal overdose. SiouxlandProud
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Today the city announced the 11th Street bridge over the Floyd River is closed to traffic until further notice & no reopening date has been given. Officials will update the community as soon as more details are available. Sioux City Journal
- ➤ Retired General Paul M. Nakasone—former commander of U.S. Cyber Command and former director of the National Security Agency—will serve as the keynote speaker for the 39th annual Siouxland Chamber Dinner scheduled to take place in Sioux City. Sioux City Journal
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Finesse2tymes Concert
10-11:30 p.m. — La Familia — No Refunds — Come party with Finesse2tymes in a lit concert setting in Sioux City.
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Sioux City Men's Amateur Championship
August 9-10 — Green Valley Golf Course — Registration required — Compete in a challenging 36-hole individual stroke play championship featuring a Final 9 for top scorers.
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Iron Pigs Annual Poker Run
11 AM-6 PM — Knights of Columbus — Registration fee required — A motorcycle event supporting veterans with food and fun for all.
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