Eric Sandbulte

Iowa

Reporter at Sioux Center News

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Articles

Domino fundraising event supports Vi Bella

1 week ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

SIOUX CENTER—Vi Bella founder and CEO Julie Hulstein hopes to set off a chain reaction of its own with its special event featuring Derek and Alex Koops and their renowned domino skills.
Service Trucks plans building expansion

1 week ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

SIOUX CENTER—Spring is a season of growth and promise, and that’s well suited for the plans Sioux Center manufacturer Service Trucks International has for 2025 and beyond. STI builds flatbed service truck bodies as well as a line of cranes at its plant at 351 20th St. NW in Sioux Center, just west of Bomgaars.
Sioux Center High School can set up egg hunt

1 week ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

SIOUX CENTER—The Sioux Center High School student council is ready to bounce over to Sioux Center yards to spread some Easter happiness. As sophomore Amelia Lappenga explained, the Sioux Center High School student council will set up Easter egg hunts, which will generate funds for a variety of school events put on by the student council. “Having more funds for our student council will help the events we put on to be better for the students,” Lappenga said.
Sioux Center moves forward on levy process

1 week ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

SIOUX CENTER—The Sioux Center City Council covered a lot of ground in not one but two meetings Monday, April 7, taking care of matters ranging from another look at the property tax levy for the 2025-26 fiscal year to hearing how the last year has gone for the Terrace View Event Center. Before the regular city council meeting, the public hearing for the 2025-26 levy rate was held.
Sioux Center High School presents 'Cinderella'

2 weeks ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

SIOUX CENTER—Sioux Center High School welcomes families and children to attend its upcoming production of “Cinderella,” a magical rendition of the classic fairy tale. This year’s high school play will be scheduled for three performances on two days: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Tickets cost $10 per seat, regardless of age, at the door or by calling the high school office at 712-722-2981.
Sioux County tackles tax levy and road work

2 weeks ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

ORANGE CITY—The Sioux County Board of Supervisors approved the property tax levy of nearly $5.3.7 per $1,000 taxable valuation for fiscal year 2025-26 at its Tuesday, April 1, meeting. That levy is the same as was presented during the March 11 meeting. The 2025-26 levy is a slight increase from the current fiscal year’s nearly $5.36. The new levy, which should generate an estimated $12,144,175, comes on the back of a 3.55 percent increase in countywide property valuations.
Sioux Center chamber launches Sioux Grown

2 weeks ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

SIOUX CENTER—Sioux Grown is spreading the word about Sioux County agriculture, with two recently released videos as the first visible efforts of the new initiative from the Sioux Center Chamber of Commerce. The first two videos produced by Sioux Grown were released through its Facebook and Instagram pages in March. The first focused on general agriculture facts about Sioux County, while the second discussed dairy facts with people at the Sioux Center Fareway.
NCC Career Academy opens in Sioux Center

2 weeks ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

SIOUX CENTER—Northwest Iowa Community College held an open house at its Career Academy building in Sioux Center Thursday, March 27, showing off the former Northwest Area Education Agency building after extensive remodeling to better host its courses. The building was purchased by NCC in March 2023 to serve as the home for the college’s Career Academy, a statewide program that is advertised as a means of allowing students to explore career paths while earning high school and college credit.
NCC Career Academy shows off building

2 weeks ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

SIOUX CENTER—Northwest Iowa Community College held an open house at its Career Academy building in Sioux Center Thursday, March 27, showing off the former Northwest Area Education Agency building after extensive remodeling to better host its courses. The building was purchased by NCC in March 2023 to serve as the home for the college’s Career Academy, a statewide program that is advertised as a means of allowing students to explore career paths while earning high school and college credit.
Twin sisters celebrate 90th birthday

3 weeks ago | nwestiowa.com | Eric Sandbulte

SIOUX CENTER—If children are a blessing, then twins might be a double portion. At least that might be the opinion of the families of twin sisters Joane and Jeane Zomer, who will celebrate their 90th birthday on Friday, April 4. Joane lives at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center, while Jeane lives at Riverview Ridge in Rock Valley. Despite the distance, they visit each other on a weekly basis, switching who hosts, a clear sign that their bond hasn’t diminished these many years.