Dolly A. Butz

Sioux City

City Government and Features Reporter at Sioux City Journal

City Government/Features Reporter @scj [email protected]

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Little Priest Tribal College to unveil new $6M science facility

1 day ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

WINNEBAGO, Neb. -- Little Priest Tribal College will unveil its newest campus addition, the Louis LaRose Memorial Building, next week. A grand opening ceremony for the $6 million, state-of-the-art science facility will be held at 11 a.m. May 2 at 601 East College Drive in Winnebago. The facility honors the legacy of Louis LaRose, a trailblazer in the Tribal Colleges & Universities movement, former chairman of the Winnebago Tribal Council and dedicated advocate for education.
Pediatric emergency safe room provides calming space

1 day ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

SIOUX CITY -- Young patients experiencing a mental health crisis now have a secure, calming room in which to wait at UnityPoint Health -- St. Luke's. The pediatric emergency safe room, which was unveiled in late January, is the first one of its kind at St. Luke's and the only one in Sioux City.
Sioux City receives $25K for first Homeless Court Program in Iowa

2 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

SIOUX CITY -- Sioux City has been awarded $25,000 from the Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors to create the state's first Homeless Court Program. The program, funded through the Iowa Finance Authority's (IFA) Emergency and Innovative Housing Fund, is designed to help individuals experiencing homelessness resolve legal barriers that prevent them from securing stable housing and employment.
Sioux City Council approves annexation, rezoning of land south of airport

3 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

SIOUX CITY -- The Sioux City Council approved the annexation Monday of an 80.36-acre tract of land south of Sioux Gateway airport into the city. TSI, a private sector, nonprofit regional economic development organization focused on increasing and enhancing employment opportunities in the tri-state region, currently owns the property, which is west of 2276 Allison Avenue and zoned General Industrial.
Cherokee man charged with murder

3 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

CHEROKEE, Iowa -- A Cherokee man is accused of running over another man with a pickup truck Monday and killing him. Richard Allen Hammond, 66, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Christopher David Wheeler, of Sutherland, Iowa. According to a criminal complaint filed in Cherokee County District Court, Hammond "did intentionally run over and kill" Wheeler with his Chevrolet Silverado at approximately 12:24 a.m. at an acreage in the 2000 block of Highway 3.
Cause of Greenville neighborhood assembly hall fire under investigation

3 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

SIOUX CITY -- A fire that broke out Sunday afternoon at an assembly hall in Sioux City's Greenville neighborhood remains under investigation. Firefighters responded to a strip mall in the 2600 block of Correctionville Road, which houses the assembly hall on its east end, at 3:43 p.m. Roughly an hour earlier, a church service in the hall had ended. Sioux City Fire Rescue Lt. John Nelson said the building was vacant at the time of the fire.
TSI asking City Council to annex land near Sioux Gateway Airport

4 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

SIOUX CITY -- The Siouxland Initiative (TSI) is asking the Sioux City Council to annex an 80.36-acre tract of land south of Sioux Gateway airport into the city. TSI, a private sector, nonprofit regional economic development organization focused on increasing and enhancing employment opportunities in the tri-state region, currently owns the property, which is west of 2276 Allison Avenue and zoned General Industrial.
Over 1,400 boxes of books donated for annual Book Lovers' Book Sale

5 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

SIOUX CITY -- Brendan Todt has been to book sales in other towns, but he said none of those compare to the Book Lovers' Book Sale, which is organized by the Friends of the Sioux City Public Library. "I had been to the sale several years on a weekend before I had experienced that opening night, when there are probably 100 or more people lined up outside," said Todt, who now serves as president of the Friends of the Sioux City Public Library board.
Body of missing Sioux City man found in field

6 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

SIOUX CITY -- The body of a missing Sioux City man was recently found in a Woodbury County field, authorities said Friday in a statement. The body was found on April 9 in a rural field and positively identified by the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner as 51-year-old Joshua Eldridge. Eldridge was reported missing on Nov. 3 and last seen in Sioux City on the evening of Oct. 31. Police previously said his vehicle was found on Nov. 7 in Sioux City.
Portion of Stone Park Boulevard to temporarily close Monday

6 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Dolly A. Butz

SIOUX CITY -- Stone Park Boulevard from Douglas to Pierce streets will temporarily close Monday for tree removal. During the closure, which will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sioux City Parks and Recreation crews will complete tree removals in the area, according to a statement released Friday by the city's Engineering Division. Alternate routes around the closure include 26th Street to the south or 29th Street to the north. Love Funny Wow Sad Angry