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News from August 2021

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Avera Announces Region’s Largest Philanthropic Campaign to Support Behavioral Health Care for Patients and Families

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

Avera is proud to announce the Light the Way Campaign to support the $28 million expansion of the Avera Behavioral Health Center in Sioux Falls.

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Business Spotlight Safety Made Simple and Ken's Feed

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

Safety Made Simple is the Ag Industry's Premier Online Safety Training Provider.

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Rural Remnants: Barns, Cribs, and Elevators by Katie Plucker Exhibit on August 19 - October 30

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

Katie Plucker’s work reflects her life in northwest Iowa – waterscapes, rural landscapes, and the architecture indicative of this area.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Paullina stagnates at one in week ending Aug. 14

By NW Iowa News | Aug 15, 2021

There were no new teachers in Paullina who signed the pledge in week ending Aug. 14, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Census Bureau: 2.6% of people in Spencer identified as multi-racial in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 14, 2021

Of the 11,052 citizens living in Spencer in 2019, 97.4 percent said they were only one race, while 2.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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NW Iowa News area weekly mass times

By NW Iowa News | Aug 14, 2021

The following parishes in the NW Iowa News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Census Bureau: 83.1 percent of people in Sutherland were old enough to vote in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 14, 2021

Of the 568 citizens living in Sutherland in 2019, 472 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1.6% of people in Sioux Center identified as multi-racial in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 13, 2021

Of the 7,534 citizens living in Sioux Center in 2019, 98.4 percent said they were only one race, while 1.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 72.9 percent of people in Superior were old enough to vote in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 13, 2021

Of the 221 citizens living in Superior in 2019, 161 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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VA reports decrease of July appointments scheduled at Sioux Falls VAMC health facility in Spirit Lake

By NW Iowa News | Aug 13, 2021

The Sioux Falls VA Medical Center, subsidiary 438GA in Spirit Lake, Iowa scheduled 454 pending appointments in July compared to 1,505 during the same period last year, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Reflections on the Olympics: A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Laurie

By Communications Ministry Team | Aug 13, 2021

The Olympics ended yesterday. What a joy it was for millions of people across the globe to watch the best athletes in the world compete for the gold.

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An update for church communities on masking during the rise of the Delta variant

By Communications Ministry Team | Aug 13, 2021

News from the IAUMC Church Re-entry Team Dear Beloved, We pray for your health and the healing of our nation as the rise of the COVID-19 Delta variant is causing strain on hospitals and healthcare facilities.

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Census Bureau: 0.8% of people in Sibley identified as multi-racial in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 12, 2021

Of the 2,611 citizens living in Sibley in 2019, 99.2 percent said they were only one race, while 0.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 81.1 percent of people in Spirit Lake were old enough to vote in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 12, 2021

Of the 5,069 citizens living in Spirit Lake in 2019, 4,113 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1.8% of people in Sheldon identified as multi-racial in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 11, 2021

Of the 5,128 citizens living in Sheldon in 2019, 98.2 percent said they were only one race, while 1.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 77 percent of people in Spencer were old enough to vote in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 11, 2021

Of the 11,052 citizens living in Spencer in 2019, 8,509 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Randall Feenstra's campaign committee refunds $2,900 to Frank Brownell

By NW Iowa News | Aug 10, 2021

The campaign committee of Republican Party candidate Randall Feenstra, Feenstra for Congress, refunded $2,900 to Frank Brownell on June 29, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Census Bureau: 72.6 percent of people in Sioux Center were old enough to vote in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 10, 2021

Of the 7,534 citizens living in Sioux Center in 2019, 5,468 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 2% of people in Sanborn identified as multi-racial in 2019

By NW Iowa News | Aug 10, 2021

Of the 1,582 citizens living in Sanborn in 2019, 98 percent said they were only one race, while two percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Randall Feenstra's campaign committee refunds $2,500 to Andrew Butler

By NW Iowa News | Aug 9, 2021

The campaign committee of Republican Party candidate Randall Feenstra, Feenstra for Congress, refunded $2,500 to Andrew Butler on June 29, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).