Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers 100.4 square miles (260.035 km2) with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is Nebraska's second-most populous city and the 73rd-largest in the United States. Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area in southeastern Nebraska,the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas. The statistical area is home to 361,921 people,making it the 104th-largest combined statistical area in the United States.
Woodbury County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census,the population was 105,941,making it the sixth-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Sioux City.
Sioux County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census,the population was 35,872. Its county seat is Orange City. Its largest city is Sioux Center.
Scouting in Nebraska has a long history,from the 1910s to the present day,serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
The Midwestern United States,also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest,is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the U.S. Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States,with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south.
Sioux City is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census,making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County,of which it is the county seat,though a small portion is in Plymouth County. Sioux City is located at the navigational head of the Missouri River. The city is home to several cultural points of interest including the Sioux City Public Museum,Sioux City Art Center and Sergeant Floyd Monument,which is a National Historic Landmark. The city is also home to Chris Larsen Park,commonly referred to as "the Riverfront",which includes the Anderson Dance Pavilion,Sergeant Floyd Riverboat Museum and Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Sioux City is the primary city of the five-county Sioux City,IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),with a population of 149,940 in the 2020 census. The Sioux City–Vermillion,IA–NE–SD Combined Statistical Area had a population of 175,638 as of 2020.
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member institutions are located in Iowa,Nebraska,North Dakota,and South Dakota. The conference was founded in 1969 as the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC),later becoming the Nebraska–Iowa Athletic Conference (1992) before being renamed the Great Plains Athletic Conference (2000).
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation,also called Pine Ridge Agency,is an Oglala Lakota Indian reservation located almost entirely within the U.S. state of South Dakota,with a small portion in Nebraska. Originally included within the territory of the Great Sioux Reservation,Pine Ridge was created by the Act of March 2,1889,25 Stat. 888. in the southwest corner of South Dakota on the Nebraska border. Today it consists of 3,468.85 sq mi (8,984 km2) of land area and is one of the largest reservations in the United States.
Morningside University is a private university affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Sioux City,Iowa. Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church,Morningside University has 21 buildings on a 68-acre (280,000 m2) campus in Sioux City. The Morningside College Historic District,which includes most of the campus,is on the National Register of Historic Places. Morningside College officially became Morningside University on June 1,2021.
KCAU-TV is a television station in Sioux City,Iowa,United States,affiliated with ABC and owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station's studios are located on Gordon Drive in Sioux City,and its transmitter is located near Hinton,Iowa.
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke is an American poet and editor. Her debut book,Dog Road Woman,won the American Book Award and was the first finalist of the Paterson Poetry Prize and Diane DeCora Award. Since then,she has written five more books and edited eight anthologies. She is known for addressing issues of culture,prejudice,rights,the environment,peace,violence,abuse,and labor in her poetry and other creative works.
Joseph Allen Curl was an American women's basketball coach at the University of Houston. He coached at Houston for twelve years,during which time he compiled a 193–167 record. In 2001 and 2002,the Cougars made back-to-back WNIT appearances,and in 2004 and 2005,back-to-back NCAA appearances.
Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public community college with five campuses in northwestern Iowa. The main campus is located in Sioux City;the other campuses are located in Mapleton,Le Mars,Denison and Cherokee. The institution offers associate degree and certificate programs.
Iowa is a state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States,bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states:Wisconsin to the northeast,Illinois to the east and southeast,Missouri to the south,Nebraska to the west,South Dakota to the northwest,and Minnesota to the north.
Briar Cliff University is a private Franciscan university in Sioux City,Iowa.
Western Christian High School is a private,coeducational,Calvinist private secondary school in Hull,Iowa,United States,serving students in grades 9–12. Western Christian High School is a member of Christian Schools International (CSI). It is one of two private high schools in Hull,along with Trinity Christian High School.
Boyden–Hull Junior/High School is the only public middle and high school located in Hull,Iowa,United States. It is a part of the Boyden–Hull Community School District. Their mascot is the Comet. The school's athletic teams compete in the Siouxland Conference. A few sports are shared with Rock Valley High School,a fellow Siouxland Conference member. The combined teams are known as the Nighthawks.
U.S. Highway 75 (US 75) is a United States Highway in northwestern Iowa. It begins at the Missouri River on a bridge with Interstate 129 (I-129) and US 20. Immediately upon landing in Iowa from Nebraska,I-129 ends at an interchange with I-29. US 20 and US 75 continue around Sioux City on a four-lane expressway until US 20 exits to the east. US 75 heads to the north-northeast,parallel to the Floyd River,until Le Mars. There,Iowa Highway 60 (Iowa 60) continues northeastward on the expressway while US 75 heads due north. Near Hull,it is briefly overlapped by US 18. It leaves the state and enters Minnesota north of Rock Rapids.
The Expedition League is a collegiate summer baseball league in the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada. The league was founded in 2015 in Rapid City,South Dakota,by Steve Wagner,who also serves as president. The league's inaugural season was 2018 with eight teams.
James Dennis Scholten is an American paralegal,politician and retired professional baseball player from the state of Iowa. He is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for District 1. Scholten was the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in the 2018 and 2020 elections.
