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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 40 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 42, low: 20.
• Thursday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 30 and low of 5 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• MS Girls Wrestling at Home
  Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
  4:15 pm
• JV/V G-B Basketball (T) vs. Rock Valley
  Rock Valley Community School District , 1712 20th Ave , Rock Valley
  4:30 pm
• JV/V Boys Wrestling (T) vs. Cherokee, Denison & SBL
  Washington High School , 600 W Bluff St , Cherokee
  5:00 pm
• JV/V Girls Wrestling at Ridgeview Tournament
  Ridge View High School , E Maple St , Holstein
  6:00 pm
• VGB BB @ Harris-Lake Park
  Harris-Lake Park Jr-Sr High School , 905 S Market St , Lake Park
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Trivia Night @ Snappers!
  Snappers & Parks Boat Club , 24457 178th St , Okoboji
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• 8th Boys Basketball (T) vs. West Lyon
  West Lyon Community School , 1787 IA-182 , Inwood
  4:15 pm
• 7th Boys Basketball (H) vs. West Lyon
  Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
  4:15 pm
• JV/V G-B Basketball (H) vs. G-LR
  Sheldon High School , 1700 E 4th St , Sheldon
  4:30 pm
• G-B Wrestling (T) vs. Sioux Center & BH/RV
  Sioux Center High School , 1031 13th Ave NE , Sioux Center
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• JV/V G-B Basketball (H) vs. Okoboji
  Sheldon High School , 1700 E 4th St , Sheldon
  4:30 pm
• JVR Boys Basketball (H) Vs. Okoboji
  Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in SIBLEY, IA S08510 in Sibley. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hartley

• Man arrested for attempted murder after shooting at Jeep (nwestiowa.com)

Sibley

• Wrestling Results: 12/13/25 (northwestiowanow.com)
• Crocheted hats a cause for excitement in Sibley, IA (keloland.com)

Sheldon

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