🌱 How Sioux City schools are kicking off a new year today

What's up Sioux City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Sioux City schools are kicking off a new year today
• Why a truck ended up inside Da Kao on West 7th
• Pickup slams into Sioux City restaurant; here’s what else happened

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 85 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 56.
• Friday: A couple of morning t-storms, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 14K Sioux City Community School District students start school (kcau9.com) — Sioux City’s 14,000 public school students are back in class, with Bryant Elementary and other buildings buzzing as the new year begins. Interim Superintendent Jim Vanderloo says staffing is better than recent years but special education positions remain short, and the district is emphasizing early relationship-building with families while offering help for backpacks and lunch costs.
   

• 20-year-old arrested after truck crashes into Da Kao (kcau9.com) — A pickup crashed into Da Kao on West 7th Street in Sioux City Sunday, and a 20-year-old Cherokee woman was later arrested. Court documents say she was allegedly speeding, driving alone on a learner’s permit, fled on foot, and now faces multiple traffic-related charges. No injuries or structural details are provided, but the incident highlights a serious safety concern near Omaha Street.
   

• What you need to know before you go: August 25, 2026 (kcau9.com) — Morning headlines include a crash that sent a pickup into a Sioux City restaurant, plus several major legal and public safety stories from around northwest Iowa. From a multimillion-dollar Spirit Lake school bond proposal to a mistrial and child abduction report, the video newscast recaps what happened Monday and what’s developing next.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27

• Afterlight | 8.27.26 — Petal and Thorn →
  Petal and Thorn Flower Farm, 33097 Gypsum Ave, Sioux City
  6:30 pm

Friday August 28

• Kane County Cougars at Sioux City Explorers →
  Security National Bank Field at Lewis & Clark Park, 3400 Line Dr, Sioux City
  6:35 pm
• Sioux City Explorers v. Kane County Cougars →
  Security National Bank Field at Lewis & Clark Park, 3400 Line Dr, Sioux City
  6:35 pm
• Football: Gehlen Catholic vs Hinton (Varsity)
  Hinton Comm School District Athletic Complex Held Sports Complex
  7:00 pm

Monday August 31

• Volleyball: JV Volleyball Triangular (Junior Varsity)
  Hinton Comm School District Hinton High School Gym - HS
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: West Sioux vs Hinton (Junior Varsity)
  Hinton Comm School District Hinton High School Gym - HS
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: West Sioux vs Hinton (Level C)
  Hinton Comm School District Hinton Elementary School Gym - Elementary
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: JV & JVR VB Tournaments (Level C)
  Hinton Comm School District Hinton Elementary School Gym - Elementary
  5:00 pm
• Football: Hinton vs Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Junior Varsity)
  Hinton Comm School District Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School Peterson Field
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball: West Sioux vs MMCRU (Level 3)
  Hinton Comm School District Hinton Elementary School Gym - Elementary
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball: West Sioux vs MMCRU (Level 2)
  Hinton Comm School District Hinton High School Gym - HS
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball: MMCRU vs Hinton (Level C)
  Hinton Comm School District Hinton Elementary School Gym - Elementary
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking to buy a small 2/1 or 2/2 home in the Leeds or near north side.
  Does anyone know of anything cute that’s available or coming available soon? (Nextdoor Leeds)
• Does anyone know of any place hiring part time??
  or any body on here looking for someone to work part time ???? (Nextdoor Lake Forest MHC)

• Churchill Downs Incorporated posted a job opening for Bar Porter Part Time in Sioux City. Apply here.
• Fleet Farm posted a job opening for Yard Team Member in Sioux City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sioux City here.

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Ok Sioux City! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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