NW Iowa News

COVID-19 positivity rate in Sioux County highest in state

By Kimberly James | Oct 1, 2020

Sioux County hospitals are encouraging schools to take more precautions in preventing the spread of COVID-19 as the county's positivity rate climbs to 31.7%.

Clay County officials emphasize personal responsibility as businesses reopen

By Kimberly James | Jun 24, 2020

As businesses reopen in the state, the number of COVID-19 cases in Clay County and surrounding counties is increasing.

Prairie Woods Nature Center opens in Sioux County

By Kimberly James | Apr 6, 2020

The Prairie Woods Nature Center in Hawarden brings some of the outdoors indoors and allows students and families to "see the unseen" in nature.

School Safety Bureau to help prevent school violence

By Kimberly James | Jan 27, 2020

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Iowa Department of Public Safety and the Iowa Department of Education have joined forces to create the School Safety Bureau to focus on providing training and resources to keep students, faculty and staff at all Iowa schools safe.