Voters across Iowa will elect candidates for mayor, city councils and local school boards tomorrow. School bond elections must be held on the same day as city-school or general election in November, because of a new property tax reduction law
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. In Sioux City, voters will elect a mayor and one open City Council seat, as well as five of the seven seats on the Sioux City school board.
Last week all Iowa candidates were required to report their campaign contributions and spending to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board’s Web Reporting System. https://ethics.iowa.gov
The system shows that school board candidate Dan Greenwell out-spent each of the 11 candidates running for the Sioux City School Board, but Treyla Lee has outdone Greenwell in fundraising.
Lee's campaign raised $5,085 dollars, with contributions ranging from $20 to $1,000 dollars, as of Thursday. Greenwell has self-funded $11,000 dollars to his campaign and had the most total expenditures at more than $11 thousand dollars.
Greenwells’s opponent in the race for a two-year stint on the school board is Semehar Ghebrekidan. She reported receiving $1,785 dollars in donations including a $5 dollar self donation. She also received an endorsement and $150 dollar donation from the Western Iowa Labor Federation and a variety of private citizen donations ranging from $10 to $300 dollars.
Ghebrekidan's $1,514.33 dollars in expenses went towards campaign signs, advertising, thank you postcards, postage, campaign merchandise and a PO Box.
All school board members are required to submit an accounting of their campaign finances, including donations, loans and expenditures, five days before the election. However, campaigns raising less than $1,000 do not have to submit disclosure forms.
To learn about all the school board and other state, federal and local candidates you can go to https://ethics.iowa.gov.
The Sioux City Council Monday approved a resolution recommending the U.S. Department of Transportation award a three-year contract to SkyWest Airlines for Essential Air Service or EAS at Sioux Gateway Airport.
The airport Board of Trustees reviewed two proposals submitted to the United States Department of Transportation from SkyWest Airlines and Boutique Air, recommended SkyWest’s proposal for council approval.
SkyWest/United Express would offer 12 flights a week out of Sioux Gateway, with half going to Chicago O’Hare and the other half going to Denver.
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has approved the University of Iowa’s $28 million dollar bid to buy Mercy Iowa City. The merger will occur in early 2024. In the meantime, the university says existing healthcare services will not be impacted.
In a joint release, they say the purchase will preserve and enhance access to healthcare and healthcare jobs to the region. The University says it will offer employment to all Mercy IC employees. The University plans to conduct an in-depth analysis of the healthcare needs of the Iowa City community before making any modifications to Mercy’s hospital or services.
Monday morning’s sale hearing was the final hurdle in the financially-troubled Iowa City hospital's auction.
