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🌱 Sioux Center student brings Clue to Dordt's stage

Sioux Center, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Sioux Center! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Sioux Center student brings Clue to Dordt's stage
  • Unbeaten Mount Marty heads to Sioux Center for Dordt matchup
  • Fire destroys Rock Valley farm shed, causing over $1 million damage

Also on today's calendar: Dordt University Blood Drive and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 55 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 41, low: 24.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Dordt University to present student-directed production of Clue (dordt.edu) — Sioux Center student Clark Stiemsma is bringing Clue to Dordt's 4th Avenue Theatre after pitching the production to the university's theater department chair. Admission is free, with general seating for performances November 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and a November 21 matinee at 2 p.m.
   

2. Lancers Stop William Penn To Stay Unbeaten (yankton.net) — Dordt will host an unbeaten Mount Marty basketball team Saturday in Sioux Center after the Lancers defeated William Penn 65–49. Mount Marty improved to 6–0, but coach Allan Bertram said its offense needs work before facing a Dordt team he called perhaps the country's best.
   

3. Fire South of Rock Valley Causes More Than $1 Million in Damage (siouxcountyradio.com) — A shed fire south of Rock Valley destroyed farm machinery and semi-trucks, causing more than $1 million in estimated damage Saturday. Sioux Center firefighters assisted, with an aerial truck requested for the response. No injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation.
   

4. NCC Awards Construction Contract for Marcus Regional Center (siouxcountyradio.com) — Sioux Center's Schelling Construction has won a $1.87 million contract to turn a former Marcus hotel into a Northwest Iowa Community College regional center. Expected to open in fall 2027, the center will help high school students earn college credit through education, engineering design, healthcare and welding pathways.
   


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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sioux Center

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★ Featured events ★

    Thursday November 12
  • StoryTime Jr →
    Northeast Rooms, 102 S Main Ave, Sioux Center
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Culver's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Sioux Center. Apply here.
  • Avera Health posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Rock Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sioux Center here.

Ok Sioux Center! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sioux Center

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sioux Center

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.