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Three more people have died of complications of COVID-19 in the Sioux City metro area. The Dakota County Health Department isn’t releasing details on the two people who died. An older man between the ages of 61 and 80 passed away in Woodbury County. Sixteen people have died in the Sioux City area since the start of the pandemic. There were 48 new cases in Woodbury County and 45 in Dakota County for a total of more than 3,100 positive cases for both counties. The next update from Dakota County

There is a surge of new cases of COVID-19 in Dakota County. The health department reported 361 new cases for a total of more than 1,400. This number comes after the testing of all employees at the Tyson plant in Dakota City. There have been seven deaths total for a dozen in the Sioux City metro area. From now on, the Dakota County Health Department plans to just release updates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Iowa reported another dozen deaths from COVID-19 on Friday for a total of

This week the Sioux City community lost a committed and caring voice for immigrants and the Vietnamese Community. Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer takes a look at the life and legacy of a major community leader through the memories of two of her friends. “I can say I love my work.” Hong Cuc Thi Nguyen talked about her passion for helping people with a local television station after winning one of many honors for her selfless commitment to the community. Hong Cuc served as an advocate for

Thursday marked the highest single-day death toll Woodbury County has yet seen from the virus. There were three additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 recorded in Woodbury County. Seven lives in the county have been claimed by the virus to date. Dakota County reported two more deaths for a total of 5. However, at her daily coronavirus news conference, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds defended her decision to allow Woodbury county to open some retail businesses. Reynolds said they will operate at 50

Coming up on The Exchange . . . We hear the latest on COVID-19 in Siouxland, including concerns over the spread of the coronavirus at meatpacking plants. Tyson Fresh Foods and Seaboard Triumph plants have both had hundreds of workers test positive for COVID-19. Sioux City State Senator Jackie Smith asks for an independent task force to oversee testing and mitigation efforts at Tyson foods in Dakota City. Latinx rights leader Joe Enriguez Henry is calling for a meat boycott in May to encourage

Siouxland District Health reports one more death in Woodbury County from COVID-19. He was a man between the ages of 61 and 80 and passed away at home. So, far seven have died in the Sioux City metro area from complications of the virus. Wednesday morning, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported a dozen additions deaths for a total of 219 Iowans. There were 293 new cases for a total of just over 10,400. There were two dozen new cases in Woodbury County. New numbers from Dakota County aren’t

The latest survey of supply managers in a nine-state region of the Midwest and Plains shows many have hope for a rebound yet this year, even as the survey's other indices show the coronavirus pandemic has knocked the economy in Middle America for a loop. The Mid-American Business Conditions index released Friday plummeted from March's 46.7 to 35 in April. It's the lowest reading since February 2009. But the confidence index, which gauges supply managers' economic outlook for the next six months,

Two more people in the Sioux City metro area have died from COVID-19 for a total of six people. One death was reported in Dakota County. The other in Woodbury County was an elderly woman. On Tuesday, Iowa reported the deadliest day since the pandemic started. Nineteen people have been killed due to complications from the virus. There were 63 new cases in Woodbury County and 9 in Dakota County. About 100 people are being treated at Sioux City’s two hospitals. The Sioux City Journal reports four

The Tyson beef plant in Dakota City will not open like expected on Tuesday. A spokesperson sent Siouxland Public Media News a statement this afternoon it says, "The health and safety of our team members is our top priority, and we take this responsibility extremely seriously. We continue to work through processing the large amount of testing data for our 4,300 team members, and therefore have decided to temporarily delay the reopening of our Dakota City facility. We are notifying team members

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is allowing worhip services to resume with social distancing guidelines in effect. A majority of local groups plan to continue doing their services remotely including Christians, Synagogues, Mosques and the Siouxland Oromo Islamic Centre. Jeff Swanson is the pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Sioux City says he first felt joy after hearing about the reopening of churches but, then changed his mind. “Doing some reflection myself it seemed a little bit premature for