🌱 What Sibley’s library and services asked for in next year’s county budget

Coffee in hand, Sibley? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Sibley’s library and services asked for in next year’s county budget
• How Sibley-Ocheyedan’s Generals dominated Akron-Westfield on their home court

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 22 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 43, low: 21.
• Thursday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 29 and low of 4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Osceola County budget banter begins (nwestiowa.com) — In Sibley, Osceola County supervisors have started 2026-27 budget talks, hearing funding requests from victim services, senior support, and all four county libraries, including Sibley’s. Library leaders, including Sibley director Catherine Nasers, urged at least level or slightly increased support as costs and community needs rise.
   

• Akron-Westfield basketball teams fall to conference foes (nwestiowa.com) — Sibley-Ocheyedan’s boys and girls basketball teams notched home wins over Akron-Westfield in Sibley, with the Generals’ boys improving to 3-2 behind strong inside shooting. Despite competitive stretches, Akron-Westfield’s squads stayed winless after additional losses to Harris-Lake Park later in the week.
   

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📸 Around Sibley

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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

Thursday December 18

• 7th Boys Basketball (H) vs. West Lyon
  Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
  4:15 pm
• 8th Boys Basketball (T) vs. West Lyon
  West Lyon Community School , 1787 IA-182 , Inwood
  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

Monday December 22

• 5th/6th Winter Concert (MS Gym)
  Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Iowa Staffing posted a job opening for Assistant Plant Superintendent in Sibley. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in SIBLEY, IA S08510 in Sibley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sibley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sheldon

• Sheldon council looks over plan for City Park (nwestiowa.com)
• Talk of the Town Podcast for December 14th (kiwaradio.com)
• Nancy Ann (Hulst) Wilson (spencerdailyreporter.com)

Hartley

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

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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