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Good morning Sioux Center! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Planning your 2026 crops? See what’s coming to Dordt on Jan. 6
- How did Sioux Center dancers stack up at state this year?
- How Sioux Center’s girls wrestlers powered past Le Mars, match by match
Also on today's calendar: Science Spectacular with the Sioux County Naturalists and 5 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Sioux Center? Post it to Sioux Center photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 24 degrees.
- Wednesday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 43, low: 20.
- Thursday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 30 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Crop Advantage Series program offered Jan. 6 (dglobe.com) — Sioux Center farmers and crop advisers can attend a 2026 Crop Advantage Series meeting Jan. 6 at Dordt University’s Agriculture Stewardship Center on U.S. 75. The full-day program offers research-based updates on markets, pests, sulfur use, corn silage, and continuing education credits, including pesticide applicator training. 
• Teams and soloists bring home trophies from state dance championships (nwestiowa.com) — Sioux Center High School’s dance team earned a fourth-place trophy in M.I.X. Class III at the Iowa State Dance Team Championships, with junior soloist Diana Trigg taking an impressive second in Class VII. The story also spotlights strong showings from neighboring northwest Iowa schools, underscoring how competitive and demanding high school and college dance has become across the region.
• Le Mars girls wrestling drops dual to Sioux Center (nwestiowa.com) — Sioux Center’s girls wrestling team dominated Le Mars in a recent dual, winning 60-24 with eight pins and two forfeit victories. Standout performances came from several Warriors, including returning state competitors, as Sioux Center controlled nearly every contested match on the night.
📸 Around Sioux Center
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Live & Online Winter Consignment Auction --Located At The Former Sioux Center, IA Airport!
Zomer Company Realty & Auction, 1414 Main St, Rock Valley
9:00 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Christmas Story Walk
Sioux Center, IA Calendar , 251 N. Main Ave. , Sioux Center
9:00 am -
Reading with Fern
Sioux Center, IA Calendar , 102 S Main Ave , Sioux Center
2:30 pm -
Christmas Story Walk
Sioux Center, IA Calendar , 251 N. Main Ave. , Sioux Center
9:00 am -
LifeServe Blood Drive
Sioux Center, IA Calendar , 251 N. Main Ave. , Sioux Center
9:30 am -
Science Spectacular with the Sioux County Naturalists
Sioux Center Public Library , 102 S Main Ave , Sioux Center
1:30 pm -
Dyslexia Support Group
Sioux Center, IA Calendar , 102 S Main Ave , Sioux Center
7:00 pm -
Christmas Story Walk
Sioux Center, IA Calendar , 251 N. Main Ave. , Sioux Center
9:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Christmas Story Time
Sioux Center Public Library , 102 S Main Ave , Sioux Center
10:00 am -
Tech Tuesday
Orange City Public Library , 112 Albany Ave SE , Orange City
2:00 pm -
BLS Renewal
Orange City Downtown Campus , 400 Central Ave NW , Orange City
6:00 pm -
Toddler Time in the STEM room
Sioux Center Public Library , 102 S Main Ave , Sioux Center
9:30 am
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Custodian in Sioux Center. Apply here.
- Iowa Staffing posted a job opening for Cost Accounting Clerk in Sioux Center. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sioux Center here.
🗞 Nearby News
Orange City
- Dakota Exiles Ride to make third trip through N'West Iowa (nwestiowa.com)
- Nancy Ann (Hulst) Wilson (spencerdailyreporter.com)
Rock Valley
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-- The Patch AM Team
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