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- Rock Valley residentās immigration case ends with federal prison sentence
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ā¢ Guatemalan Man Who Was Living in Rock Valley Sentenced for Illegally Re-entering the U.S. (kiwaradio.com) ā A man who had been living in Rock Valley was sentenced Thursday in Sioux City federal court to eight months in prison for illegally reentering the United States. Authorities say he was previously deported twice and was discovered in the Sioux County jail earlier this year while being held on a probation violation from a 2024 domestic abuse conviction. 
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- Northwestern College Sets Fundraising Record for Second Consecutive Year (siouxcountyradio.com)
- Guatemalan Man who was Living in Rock Valley Sentenced for Illegally Re-entering the U.S. (siouxcountyradio.com)
Sioux Center
- Nearly $100,000 in SCORE Grants Supports Downtown Sioux Center Improvements (kiwaradio.com)
- Charles Morgan jr (thenews-ia.com)
- Wulf Discusses Farm Refinancing Following Sioux County Court Case (siouxcountyradio.com)
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