Jared McNett

5 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Jared McNett

SIOUX CITY — Students from the town's two four-year universities celebrated their college careers Saturday as Briar Cliff University and Morningside University held their Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies. For Briar Cliff, which held its graduation at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Sioux City, it was the 94th ceremony. Morningside marked its 127th spring commencement at Elwood Olsen Stadium on the college's campus.

5 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Jared McNett

Sister Rosalie Erdmann's phone has been buzzing quite a bit these past few weeks. When Robert Francis Prevost started being talked about as a possible candidate to be the next pope, the 96-year-old Erdmann, who spent decades working at Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools in Sioux City, began having all kinds of calls come in from former students of hers at St. Mary of the Assumption in Riverdale, Illinois where Prevost attended.

5 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Jared McNett

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6 days ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Jared McNett

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — Ryan Melton is going again. The two-time Democratic Party candidate for Iowa's Fourth Congressional District and insurance manager announced late Thursday that he's again vying for a seat in the most-conservative part of the state. Melton, who lives in Webster City, ran in 2022 and 2024 against Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) and lost by more than 30 points each time.

6 days ago | nwitimes.com | Jared McNett

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