Sheldon

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — The Sheldon volleyball team’s season came to an end Monday in the first round of the Class 3A-Region 1 Tournament. The Orabs had a tough assignment when they took on Class 3A No. 3-ranked Sioux Center. The Warriors were too much, taking the match three sets;...

HAWARDEN, Iowa — Sibley-Ocheyedan qualified one girl and two boys to the Iowa Class 1A State Cross Country Meet last week at the regional qualifier in Hawarden, Iowa. In Class 2A, George-Little Rock/Central Lyon earned two boys’ qualifiers while Sheldon had three girls and one...

SHELDON, Iowa — Village Northwest Unlimited has announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability...

GEORGE, Iowa — Diversified Technologies Inc. of George received the Iowa Global Export Award at the fifth annual Northwest Iowa Development (NWID) partner meeting Sept. 15 at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, Iowa. More than 140 community and regional leaders from the...

LUVERNE — Pipestone Area came away with a narrow victory over the hosting Cardinals Saturday at the Luverne Tournament. The Arrows finished the day with a perfect 4-0 record, winning two of their matches by the total points tiebreaker after a 1-1 split. Luverne came in second with...

SIBLEY, Iowa — Gable Sieperda placed second and teammate Joe Anderson placed third, helping George-Little Rock/Central Lyon to a third-place finish in the boys standings of the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational Tuesday. Western Christian won the team competition with 61 points, led...

SHELDON, Iowa — Tournament host Sheldon recovered from a tough, three-set loss in its opener Saturday to finish the afternoon with a record of 3-1. Sibley-Ocheyedan got better as the day went along, but couldn’t quite come out with a win despite taking Newell-Fonda to three sets...

HAWARDEN, Iowa —Harris-Lake Park settled for a split Tuesday at West Sioux, first sweeping the hosting Falcons before dropping a 3-0 decision to Unity Christian. In the first of the two games, the Wolves dominated the West Sioux Falcons, 3-0. The Wolves’ well-balanced attack...

SHELDON, Iowa — While many may count down the days to a long weekend, residents of Sheldon are preparing for Celebration Days. Sheldon’s annual festival will kick off Thursday evening. Chamber of Commerce Coordinator Allison Cooke said there are several new family-friendly...

It’s not even September, but already interesting matchups dot the high school football landscape in southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa. One such meeting will be that between Worthington and St. Peter. The Trojans enter the Week 2 matchup off of a 34-0 loss at the hands of Luverne....

By Lisa Johnson, Director of Development, Village Northwest Unlimited, Sheldon, Iowa From the residents, staff, and Board of Directors at Village Northwest Unlimited, I would like to extend a huge thank-you to all who attended our annual Independence Day Celebration on July 3....

SHELDON, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal will make the rounds in northwest Iowa Friday with stops in Sioux Center, Rock Rapids, Sheldon, Sibley and Spencer. Jindal’s itinerary includes: 8 to 9:30 a.m., Sioux Center Livestock Company Restaurant, Sioux Center;...