Monique Scarlett says she won’t be running for another term on the Sioux City School Board. Scarlett was elected to the board in November 2019. Her seat is up for election this year.
Scarlett served as vice-president of the board in 2021. She and Perla Alarcon-Flory were the first female minority leadership of the board.
Scarlett presided over the COVID-19 pandemic, hiring a new superintendent and assistant superintendent and appointing new board members.
Five of the seven school board seats will be up for election this year, including the seats held by Board President Dan Greenwell, Taylor Goodvin, Scarlett, Bernie Scolaro and the seat vacated by Perla Alarcon-Flory.
Native Americans living on tribal land face many barriers to their voting rights, according to a new report finalized Monday by a civil rights committee, according to the Argus Leader.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency established in 1957. The commission’s mission is to investigate and report on issues related to civil rights, and to make non-binding recommendations.
In the wake of concerns raised by some Native American voters, the U.S. Commission’s South Dakota Advisory Committee decided to focus on the issue.
The 11-member committee of diverse backgrounds and political affiliations will publish the final report online in the coming days. The committee provided South Dakota Searchlight with a policy brief Monday that summarizes the broader report.
The committee held five public hearings in 2022, inviting input from legal experts, academics, advocacy groups and people impacted by the issue.
The second-annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Pow Wow is set to begin at 5 p.m., Friday at Sioux City's Riverside Park.
Organized and sponsored by a number of tribes and Indigenous organizations, the three-day event is set to include: a breaking of mourning, dances and dance contests, dress contests, arts and crafts vendors and food vendors.
The South Sioux City Senior Center celebrated its reopening today. The center was closed six months for renovations to its entrance and food service areas, and handicapped accessibility.
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development provided a grant for more than 500 thousand dollars to support facility improvements.
