Anthon News

ORANGE CITY FIRE FIGHTERS REQUESTED HELP FROM THE LE MARS FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SPECIFICALLY THE AERIAL LADDER TRUCK ABOUT SIX LAST NIGHT.

WHITING, Iowa -- Twenty-five years ago this fall, Hollywood types flocked to Whiting and Hornick to film "Children of the Corn." Should they return this fall, they could film a sequel.

What would you do if you were in eighth grade and given 10-thousand dollars? Students at Anthon-Oto Middle School aren't buying Playstations or Wiis.

As we head into the first big travel weekend of the summer, gas prices continue to rise.

“When you've had them this long it really drains you, because you can't eat properly and can't sleep properly and it is a proper bane on your life”

A musician who has been hiccupping for 15 months is hoping an operation will solve his problem. via Unexplained Mysteries

“I wanted to cry, it was horrible. I saw it, there were huge flames and smoke. It was horrible.”

Firefighters from 9 Siouxland departments battled the blaze at Moville's Country Foods Grocery Store It's the only grocery store in town, and Tuesday morning it's no more. via KTIV-TV Sioux City

An Anthon, Iowa family's house is destroyed after an early morning fire, Friday. via KTIV-TV Sioux City

The second of two annual tax payments owed by Woodbury County property owners is due in March. via Sioux City Journal

An 18-year-old Danbury woman died early this morning in a one-vehicle accident near Anthon. via Sioux City Journal

“I've been convinced we need to finish 20. There's never been a doubt in my mind”

Gov. Chet Culver pledged Wednesday to help build greater statewide support for widening U.S. Highway 20 to four lanes. via Sioux City Journal

“Desperation. Sheer desperation”

Mike Sauser gets hopping mad when the topic of U.S. Highway 20, the thoroughfare he calls "the goll-danged old horse-and-buggy road," comes up. via Sioux City Journal

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa -- Okoboji High School's jazz band took first place in the Class 2-A Iowa Lakes Community College High School Jazz Band competition Thursday. via Sioux City Journal

“The boys responded to our challenge at halftime”

West Harrison's boys basketball gained their first Boyer Valley Conference win last Friday night. via Valley Times News

“We executed on both ends of the floor, and we were able to knock down some open looks.”

Logan-MagnoliaOs Levi Ettleman had career highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds in TuesdayOs Boyer Valley Conference win over West Harrison. via Valley Times News

SPOKESPERSON MARGUERITE COPEL SAYS DEAN FOODS IS THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST PROCESSOR OF DAIRY PRODUCTS. via KLEM-AM Le Mars

Children make jump from car DES MOINES - A Des Moines man faces several charges after police say he was driving drunk and several children in his car jumped out because they were scared. via Times-Republican

“I just happened to be over for physical therapy in Mapleton and we said, 'Let's stop and get a doughnut.' And I said, 'I'm going to get a scratch off.' So my husband and I each bought a scratch off and his paid $3 and mine paid $25,000.”

A trip to the physical therapist netted a Woodbury County woman some big money. Maxine Mullicane, 68, of Anthon, Iowa, won $25,000 playing the "Classic Bingo" instant-scratch game. via Sioux City Journal

Sophomore Olivia Diggs will represent Ogden at the state cross country meet this Saturday at Fort Dodge.Diggs's time of 16:38.34 Monday night at Lake City put her in fifth place among the district runners. via Ogden Reporter

“He's a warrior, a natural leader”

THE LE MARS CITY COUNCIL, IN A SPECIAL MEETING YESTERDAY, SET NOVEMBER SIXTH AS A DATE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON A PURCHASE OFFER AND THE TIME TO REVIEW ANY OTHER PURCHASE OFFERS FOR THE FORMER FIRE STATION. via KLEM-AM Le Mars

A Woodbury County Jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of June Lyman. They have found her guilty of second-degree murder. via KTIV-TV Sioux City