Brooks makes history at Best of Southwest Shootout
The Best of the Southwest Shootout isn’t just another livestock show, it’s one of the toughest and most prestigious events in Southwest Iowa.
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Below normal runoff continues in the Upper Missouri Basin
July runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 2.0 million acre-feet (MAF), 62% of average. Runoff was below-average in the Fort Peck and Garrison reaches with…
School Themes
School and connections to students are a shared theme in this assortment of books recently added to your reading options at Hamburg Public Library.
Rodeo Week in downtown Sidney
The Sidney Iowa Rodeo celebrated with a Saturday of events in downtown Sidney on Aug. 2 with vendors and events in advance of the final performance of the 2025 rodeo.
Jaschke inspired by youth, seeks to continue rodeo career
This year’s Sidney Iowa Rodeo Queen, Lauren Jaschke of Slater, Iowa, finds inspiration in interacting with youth and looks forward to a career in agriculture and agriculture education while continuing to drive forward with her rodeo ambitions.
Hamburg, Sidney students prep for return to school
Julie Davis Jdavis@cherryroad.com Fremont County students are getting ready to return to school to start the 2025-2026 year at Hamburg and Sidney schools. Hamburg Community Schools will host registration all…
Rodeo Week culminates on Saturday in downtown Sidney
The Rodeo Committee announced 22 vendors signed up for rodeo week! The Sidney Iowa Championship Rodeo kicked off Tuesday, July 29, and the final night for 2025 is Saturday Evening, Aug. 2!
Iowa Beef Center announces new director
When Aimee Wertz-Lutz was working as a post-doctoral research associate in ruminant nutrition and nutritional physiology at Iowa State University, she likely didn’t see Iowa State as part of her professional career. After all, she would soon be headed to South Dakota State University as a faculty member in the animal and range sciences department, then to ADM Animal Nutrition as a manager of ruminant nutrition research, followed by serving as ruminant nutritionist for Devenish Nutrition (North America.)
Colonial Theater celebrates, expresses gratitude
The Colonial Theater is celebrating and expressing gratitude after an outpouring of community support has the theater nearing its goal for fundraising to replace the theater’s projector, allowing for continued service.
Civil War Reenactment
You may have recently heard a little boom, or a few of them, as the town served as the host site for a Civil War Lunch and Learn event. The event had a great turnout with attendees witnessing the firing of a civil war cannon. Organizers send thanks to the city for its support of this program! Additional thanks go out to Jimmy Briggs for his knowledge and displays of Civil war items, and Bill Somervell for his knowledge, time and cannon. Submitted by Teresa Crecelius.