Newsletter-Late-Week

Jessica Meseck, the 2024 Sidney Iowa Rodeo Queen completed her reign by judging the Sidney Rodeo Days princess pageant.

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.

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!

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.)

The Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted from organizations providing charitable services in seven counties: Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, and Shelby. Page and Crawford counties participate in proactive grantmaking during the fall rather than accepting applications. More than $430,000 is available across the seven listed counties in this grant cycle, and those interested in a breakdown of the funding can learn more at swiowafoundations.org.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office responded to a serious injury accident on July 18, 2025, at approximately 5:28 p.m., in the 100 block of Clay Street in Farragut.