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Sioux City, Iowa Patch AM: a 5 min readHello Sioux City! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Siouxland Start could change college plans for Sioux City teens
- Where and when you can help plant trees for Arbor Day
- How a Sioux City chase ended with a 10-year prison term
Also on today's calendar: Smells Like Nirvana Tribute Live in Concert and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, breezy and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 71, low: 41.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Morningside University and Sioux City Career Academy launch program to help students (ktiv.com) — High schoolers in Sioux City now have a new way to jump-start careers in education and nursing through the Siouxland Start program from Morningside University and Sioux City Career Academy. Students can earn dual credit with hybrid college courses, gain hands-on experience in local schools and Morningside’s Simulation Lab, and build in-demand skills while still in high school. 
2. Arbor Day Tree Planting (kscj.com) — Sioux City residents are invited to an Arbor Day tree planting and press conference on Friday, April 24, at 10 a.m. at City Hall, followed by planting at Chris Larsen Park Boat Ramp. The Parks and Recreation Department will highlight how trees cut energy costs, boost property values, and improve local air quality while celebrating this long-running conservation tradition.
3. Sioux City man involved in pursuit sentenced to federal prison on firearm charge (kcrg.com) — A Sioux City-area man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after a 2024 vehicle pursuit that wound through multiple Sioux City streets and ended near Broken Kettle Road. Officers later linked a discarded firearm to him through fingerprint testing, and he will also serve three years of supervised release with no possibility of federal parole.
4. Siouxland nonprofit mobilizes to help Tanzania flood victims rebuild (ktiv.com) — A Siouxland nonprofit is asking Sioux City residents to help pack 20,000 meals for Tanzanian flood victims this Sunday, April 26, at Sunnybrook Community Church. STEMM hopes to raise $10,000 for food and to rebuild 30 to 40 homes, with additional support coming from a May 29 fundraiser concert in Bronson.
5. How northwest Iowans are supporting immigrants living in the shadow of ICE (iowapublicradio.org) — Sioux City organizers and faith leaders are quietly building support networks for immigrants who fear stepped-up ICE enforcement, including hotlines, rapid-response training, and twice-monthly solidarity meetings. Activists like Manape LaMere and Pastor Bret Myers are teaching nonviolent tactics, offering material aid, and stressing that vulnerable families here will have people to rely on if raids intensify.
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Upcoming Events in
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EHS: Volleyball Open Gym
Sioux City East High School Gym
6:00 pm -
Boys Track & Field: 116th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered
Drake Stadium Track
8:00 am -
Girls Track & Field: 116th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered
Drake Stadium Track
8:00 am -
Girls Soccer: Sioux City East vs West Sioux (Junior Varsity)
West Sioux High School Eneboe Field
4:30 pm -
Girls Soccer: Western Christian vs Sioux City North (Junior Varsity
Leeds Elementary Soccer Field
5:00 pm -
Boys Soccer: Sioux City East vs West Sioux (Junior Varsity)
West Sioux High School Eneboe Field
5:30 pm -
Girls Soccer: Western Christian vs Sioux City North (Varsity)
Leeds Elementary Soccer Field
6:30 pm -
Boys Soccer: Sioux City East vs West Sioux (Varsity)
West Sioux High School
6:30 pm -
Smells Like Nirvana Tribute Live in Concert
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City , 111 3rd St , Sioux City
8:00 pm -
The Record Show at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Encore Hall , 1308 Nebraska St , Sioux City
12:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Sunday May 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Boys Track & Field: 116th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered
Drake Stadium Track
8:00 am -
Girls Track & Field: 116th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered
Drake Stadium Track
8:00 am -
Concert Band Festival
Eppley Auditorium - Morningside University , 3625 Garretson Ave , Sioux City
9:00 am -
Boys Track & Field: Hinton Co-Ed Relays (Varsity)
Athletic Complex Held Sports Complex
4:30 pm
Thursday April 23
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