Woodbury County News

WOODBURY COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE VOTED TO GIVE THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SIOUXLAND 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

The Woodbury County Supervisors agree to donate 25-thousand dollars a year to the museum over the next three years.

Nineteen-percent of families living in poverty have children under 18. That's compared to just 13% in the state.

More talk, but no resolution between Woodbury County Supervisors and the sheriff when it comes to extra duties for deputies.

Danielle Powell, who was kicked out a semester before graduation, says the university has denied release of her transcripts, preventing from her enrolling elsewhere.

Two more towns were added to the list of five others that will pay the department to help enforce city ordinances.

YOU CAN ADD CUSHING AND SMITHLAND TO THE LIST OF TOWNS IN WOODBURY COUNTY THAT WILL BE PATROLLED BY THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

By Staci DaSilva sdasilva@kcautv.com Monday night 15-year old Kathlynn Shepard's community of Dayton, Iowa remembered the innocent girl who lived and copes with the tragic way she died.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday denied seven applications for the commutation of prison sentences.

Thousands of people right here in Woodbury County have money owed to them, and they don't even know it.

The 84-year-old woman who is now the biggest single lottery winner in U.S. history says she bought her ticket after another customer let her move ahead in the line at a supermarket in her home town of Zephyrhills.

The family of a motorcyclist who died at a hospital 10 days after a hit-and-run crash worry that a delay in the investigation will make it difficult for prosecutors to convict the man arrested in the case.

Woodbury County Sheriffs will be more visible around the county after the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement between the Sheriffs and five small towns.

Tuesday morning, the county supervisors approved a plan that would allow smaller towns, that can't afford round-the-clock police presence, to hire sheriff's deputies for added enforcement.

ONCE THE DRIVER REFUSED OFFICERS' ATTEMPTS TO STOP, AUTHORITIES TOOK CHASE UNTIL THE CAR STOPPED AT FLOYD AND GARFIELD, WITH THE HELP OF A WOODBURY COUNTY DEPUTY.

THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY USUALLY BRINGS MORE DRIVERS OUT ON THE STATE'S ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, SO THIS WEEKEND THE WOODBURY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS PARTICIPATING IN A STATE-WIDE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM TO HELP ENSURE THAT TRAVELERS GET HOME AND BACK SAFELY.

Woodbury County cut funding for The First Tee program, but that doesn't mean it won't be teaching kids about golf and the game of life.

Memorial Day ceremonies will take place across Siouxland on Monday, May 27. The events honor our military men and women, as well as those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving their country.

Mapleton, Iowa has made a remarkable recovery since a tornado touched down two years ago.

The images from Oklahoma hit close to home for residents in Mapleton, Iowa. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto principal Mahlon Carothers came home two years ago to find his home ravaged by an E-F-3 tornado.