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A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FOOD BANK OF SIOUXLAND AND WESTERN IOWA TECH IS REAPING BENEFITS FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS.

A SEMI TRUCK LOADED WITH FOOD ORDERED FROM A FOND-DU-LAC WISCONSIN FACILITY WAS DELIVERED TO THE FOOD BANK TUESDAY MORNING BY STUDENT DRIVERS FROM W-I-T. 
FOOD BANK DIRECTOR LINDA SCHEID CALLS IT A WIN-WIN SITUATION:

SCHEID SAYS THE DELIVERY BROUGHT 40-THOUSAND POUNDS OF MUCH NEEDED FOOD TO SIOUXLAND WHILE IT PROVIDED REAL WORLD DRIVING EXPERIENCE FOR THE STUDENTS.

THE FREIGHT COSTS WERE ALSO LOWER BECAUSE OF WESTERN IOWA TECH'S ASSISTANCE.
SHE SAYS THE FOOD IS CRITICAL BECAUSE LOCAL SUPPLIES ARE LOW:

THE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTES A MILLION AND A HALF POUNDS OF FOOD ANNUALLY TO AROUND 125 CHARITIES IN AN ELEVEN COUNTY AREA.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, CHECK THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.SIOUXLANDFOODBANK.ORG.
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A Sioux City couple have been sentenced to prison for selling methamphetamine.
    

Thirty-five-year-old Corey Rotschafer and his wife, 30-year-old Lisa Rotschafer, on Monday were sentenced to 25 years in prison.

They'd been convicted of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance. Court documents say the Rotschafers sold meth out of their home.

Documents say an undercover agent made three buys there in June.

 

A 14 YEAR OLD KINGSLEY, IOWA TEENAGER HAS ADMITTED HIS ROLE IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS STEPBROTHER LAST DECEMBER.

PLYMOUTH COUNTY COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW BILLY NOLL HAS ADMITTED TO INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN THE DECEMBER 9TH SHOOTING OF 17 YEAR OLD KYLE BADGEROW.

IN EXCHANGE FOR THE ADMISSION, A CHARGE OF WILLFUL INJURY WAS DROPPED.
NOLL WILL REMAIN UNDER HOUSE ARREST UNDER ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN HIS FATHER'S CUSTODY.

A DISPOSITION HEARING ON THE CASE HAS BEEN SET FOR MARCH 16TH IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY JUVENILE COURT.

 

A GOOD SAMARITAN IN LYON COUNTY GOT MORE TROUBLE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR WHEN HE STOPPED TO HELP A SUPPOSEDLY STRANDED MOTORIST EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

THE LYON COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THE MAN WAS ROBBED BY THOSE HE WAS GOING TO HELP. 
  

THE VICTIM STOPPED WHEN HE SAW A WOMAN OUTSIDE A DARK RED FORD S-U-V WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON WAVING FOR THE DRIVER TO STOP JUST BEFORE 1:30AM.

WHEN HE ASKED THE WOMAN WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, A MALE SUBJECT CAME UP BEHIND THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE AND ROBBED HIM OF HIS DEBIT CARD. 

THE COUPLE THEN SPED OFF IN THE S-U-V, WHICH HAD NO LICENSE PLATES. IT DID HAVE A PAPER LICENSE IN THE REAR WINDOW.     

THE VICTIM WAS UNINJURED. THAT ROBBERY OCCURRED ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF MILES WEST OF LARCHWOOD ON COUNTY ROAD A-18 NEAR ARTHUR AVENUE.

 

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