Good morning, Sioux City.

LifeLight, a Sioux Falls nonprofit, will bring LifeLight Sioux City, an all-day free festival with music, speakers, BMX and FMX shows, and food trucks, to the Tyson Events Center on Saturday, Aug.

14, 2027; organizers expect 15,000 to 20,000 attendees and will offer free supplies with partner Convoy of Hope plus volunteer opportunities.

The Gallagher family planted an America 250 design in their Holly View Acres cornfield this spring using precision planting + last week Air Force One circled the field during the president’s Sioux City visit as a tribute to those who serve.

All-day LifeLight music festival is scheduled to come to the Tyson Events Center and will feature national and regional artists and family activities (date to be announced).

A UNL graduate student is testing a manikin fitted with a GPS tracker in the Missouri River between Running Water and Gavins Point Dam to track how bodies move in water; tests will finish Friday, Oct.

30, and could refine recovery search areas.

South Sioux City announced Monday that it will add a renewable natural gas production unit to the new wastewater treatment facility to capture methane and produce pipeline-quality gas on-site.

On Saturday, Oct. 31, parents should pick face paint instead of masks, add reflective tape or give kids flashlights, and supervise trick-or-treaters so they stay on sidewalks and cross at corners while avoiding alleys and running.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig toured Highland Post (meat market) in Orange City on Oct.

27 to see local processing and to promote the Choose Iowa program that helps schools and shoppers source Iowa-grown food. Naig will face Chris Jones in the Nov. 3 race for state agriculture secretary.

Molina Healthcare of Iowa and Siouxland Community Health Center hosted a breast cancer awareness event on Tuesday in Sioux City to encourage women to schedule screening mammograms; UnityPoint Health and Iowa HHS’s Care for Yourself program answered questions and the event offered coffee, cookies, and free bras.

A parcel at 7103 Morningside Ave. was recently annexed for a proposed residential development, and photos released with the filing show the site as city officials prepare zoning and planning reviews before construction.