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Dolly A. Butz

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City Government/Features Reporter @scj dbutz@siouxcityjournal.com

 Sioux City, IA
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Koch wins reelection in South Sioux City mayor's race siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Koch wins reelection in South Sioux City mayor's race

Koch wins reelection in South Sioux City mayor's race

Incumbent Rod Koch fended off a challenge from local businessman Jose "Lupe" Gonzalez in the South Sioux City mayor's race to win his fourth term Tuesday.

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Council spat erupts over Sioux City wastewater plant project rebid 'savings' siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Council spat erupts over Sioux City wastewater plant project rebid 'savings'

Council spat erupts over Sioux City wastewater plant project rebid 'savings'

Sioux City Councilman Rick Bertrand emailed a statement to local media Oct. 29 concerning the "winning number" for the rebid of the first phase of the plant's rebuild. "Today marks another monster...

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Rezoning for new residential development gets Sioux City Council approval siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Rezoning for new residential development gets Sioux City Council approval

Rezoning for new residential development gets Sioux City Council approval

Local developer Dan Hiserote is looking to construct roughly 40 homes on a 16.94-acre tract of land at 7103 Morningside Ave., which was annexed into the city late last month.

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Voting opens for 2027 Sioux City Reads book siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Voting opens for 2027 Sioux City Reads book

Voting opens for 2027 Sioux City Reads book

Sioux City Reads is a community-based reading initiative where Sioux Cityans are involved in every step – from book selection to programming and book discussions.

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Sioux City Public Library announces new director siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Sioux City Public Library announces new director

Sioux City Public Library announces new director

The Sioux City Public Library announced Tammi Moe as its new director Friday.

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Man killed in trench collapse Tuesday near Lawton siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Man killed in trench collapse Tuesday near Lawton

Man killed in trench collapse Tuesday near Lawton

At 9:24 p.m. Tuesday, Lawton Community Fire Department and Lawton EMS were dispatched to 1709 Highway 20 for an injured party due to a trench collapse.

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Councilman, Siouxland Initiative leaders speak in favor of data centers siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Councilman, Siouxland Initiative leaders speak in favor of data centers

Councilman, Siouxland Initiative leaders speak in favor of data centers

For nearly 1 1/2 hours, the Sioux City Planning and Zoning Commission discussed what zoning districts data centers would fall into and how they might be defined, including potentially tiering them...

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Sioux City Council to reconsider billboard ordinance it rejected siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Sioux City Council to reconsider billboard ordinance it rejected

Sioux City Council to reconsider billboard ordinance it rejected

Mayor Bob Scott made a motion during the council concerns portion of Monday's Sioux City Council meeting to put the proposed ordinance back on an upcoming council agenda.

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Sioux City Council approves lease of Southbridge rail yard siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Sioux City Council approves lease of Southbridge rail yard

Sioux City Council approves lease of Southbridge rail yard

Before the 5-0 vote, Councilman Rick Bertrand commended city staff for their work on the Southbridge rail yard. "This is going to open up a whole different avenue of development. That corridor was...

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Council approves $50K contribution to The Siouxland Initiative siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Council approves $50K contribution to The Siouxland Initiative

Council approves $50K contribution to The Siouxland Initiative

The Sioux City Council voted Monday to give The Siouxland Initiative (TSI) a $50,000 grant. TSI, which is focused on increasing and enhancing employment opportunities in the tri-state region,...

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2 Sioux City men, juvenile accused of attempted murder in west side beating siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
UPDATED: 2 Sioux City men, juvenile accused of attempted murder in west side beating

UPDATED: 2 Sioux City men, juvenile accused of attempted murder in west side beating

Two Sioux City men and a 17-year-old have been accused of attempted murder after a male victim was found badly beaten in a west side apartment complex's parking lot.

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Morningside University withdraws proposal to buy Lewis Park, pool from city siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Morningside University withdraws proposal to buy Lewis Park, pool from city

Morningside University withdraws proposal to buy Lewis Park, pool from city

"We had a lot of back and forth, but they were focused on other priorities," Sioux City Parks and Recreation Director Matt Salvatore said of Morningside University. Salvatore said he couldn't speak...

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Sioux City geared up for efficient snow removal services this winter siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Sioux City geared up for efficient snow removal services this winter

Sioux City geared up for efficient snow removal services this winter

The city has 5,000 tons of road salt, as well as 2,000 tons of deicing sand. Of the 5,000 tons of road salt, 3,000 tons are on hand, and the other 2,000 tons are scheduled for delivery in the next...

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Sioux City P&Z mulling potential zoning regulations for data centers siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Sioux City P&Z mulling potential zoning regulations for data centers

Sioux City P&Z mulling potential zoning regulations for data centers

The current city zoning ordinance, which was adopted in 1928 and rewritten in 2015, doesn't include a land use category specific to data centers.

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Sioux City Council votes to modify stormwater collection fees siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Sioux City Council votes to modify stormwater collection fees

Sioux City Council votes to modify stormwater collection fees

The move came roughly a month after several Sioux City residents and business owners called a 300% stormwater collection fee hike "outrageous," "ludicrous" and "ridiculous."

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Council accepts Siouxland Sports Academy developer's hotel proposal siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Council accepts Siouxland Sports Academy developer's hotel proposal

Council accepts Siouxland Sports Academy developer's hotel proposal

The Sioux City Council considered two proposals Monday for a hotel in a vacated portion of Cone Park adjacent to Line Drive.

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Sioux City Council rejects proposed billboard ordinance siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Sioux City Council rejects proposed billboard ordinance

Sioux City Council rejects proposed billboard ordinance

Although the council passed first reading Sept. 14 and second reading Sept. 21, the ordinance failed to pass on third and final reading by a vote of 2 to 3. Mayor Bob Scott, Councilman Craig Berens...

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Council approves new sign design to curb giving to panhandlers siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Council approves new sign design to curb giving to panhandlers

Council approves new sign design to curb giving to panhandlers

The design features the words "Want to stop panhandlers? Stop giving" printed in red, along with a drawing of hands exchanging money crossed out.

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Council to consider 2 hotel proposals for vacated portion of Cone Park siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Council to consider 2 hotel proposals for vacated portion of Cone Park

Council to consider 2 hotel proposals for vacated portion of Cone Park

"Oftentimes, we don't get another bid when a project is proposed. This time we did," Economic Development Director Marty Dougherty told The Journal Friday. "The council will have to consider both...

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Does Sioux City need more or fewer billboards? siouxcityjournal.com/news/lo… via @scj
Does Sioux City need more or fewer billboards?

Does Sioux City need more or fewer billboards?

Mayor Pro Tem Julie Schoenherr said the numbers say the city has a billboard issue. "We're as high as 55% over what communities around as that we thrive to be like. Everybody wants to be like Sioux...

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