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At two substations knocked out power to half the town early saturday morning. The towns utility director says as of this morning, only one business was still without power. Crews worked through the Night Saturday to get the electrical system working again and all homes had the e wer back as of two o clock sunday morning. Damage to the substations was significant and Officials Say it could take up to six months to complete the repair work. A norfolk, nebraska man has been sentenced to almost a year in jail for an illicit relationship with an underage girl. 20year old luces rasmussen pleaded guilty in Madison CountyDistrict Court to cocoributing to the delinquency a minor. He had been charged with two counts of Sexua ....
After some patchy fog and possibly a few slick spots early this morning, well see another day of widespread melting today. Highs will once again reach the 40s with a few 50s southwest and some 30s northeast with a decent amount of sunshine and steady southeasterly winds. More widespread fog and drizzle will develop tonight and continue into wednesday that could make visibilities a bit low for you holiday travelers. See graphics. Wx timer 40 the National Institute on alcohol abuse and addiction says alcohol contributeteto more than 200 didiases and injuryrelated conditions. That includes alcohol dependence and even cancer. That dependence is high among native americans. And yesterday, native Community Members and law enforcers met to brainstorm what can be done to keep their Families Together by fighting alcohol ....
This year to date, native americans make up nearly half of the public intoxication arrests in sioux city. Whites came in second with almost a third of the arrests. There has been an increase in arrests among native americans in sioux city over the last few years. In 2013, they made up 46 percent of the public intoxication arrests. That number dropped slightly to 45 percent in 2014. But, so far this year, it has risen to 49 percent. Mondays meeting was meant to fight this increase. Su four directions director says this type of dialogue is a great first step in addressing the issue of alcoholism. He says one way to help look forward is getting rid of stereotypes. Its easy to point at the homeless, easy to point at the addicted, easy to point at nobody who those who have no hope, said frank lamere, director of the four Directions Community center. But what can we do change it . And all of us here have commitment to it, but i do ....