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SIOUX CENTER, IOWA – If you’re gearing up for The Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride (RAGBRAI) starting in Orange City this year, here’s a perfect training opportunity to help you get ready. Bicyclists have four routes ranging from 6 to 60 miles in the beautiful countryside of Sioux County, Iowa, to choose from for the seventh annual Wellness on Wheels Bicycle Ride (WOW7). This year's event is planned for Saturday, June 3. Register by the early-bird deadline  of May 24 for a discounted rate. The seventh annual Wellness on Wheels Bicycle Ride is slated for Saturday, June 3, as an official event of Sioux Center Summer Celebration. Riders will have their choice of three paved routes ranging from 6 to 60 miles and a 30-mile gravel route for WOW7. The event, which is put on by Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center with the help of many great business sponsors, also includes a meal, great prizes and a complimentary event T-shirt. “Bicyclists love participating i...

SIOUX CENTER – Women do not need to worry if they do not have the insurance or the money to cover the cost of lifesaving breast cancer screenings. Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center can offer them at no charge, thanks to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Siouxland Affiliate. Emily Tuschen (second from left) and Nancy Dykstra (second from right) of Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center receive a check for $17,606 from representatives of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Siouxland Affiliate during a grant ceremony Tuesday at M's on 4th in Sioux City. The grant will support Promise's Sister to Sister/Hermana a Hermana breast health awareness and cancer prevention project. The Siouxland Affiliate awarded Promise a $17,606 grant during an awards ceremony Tuesday evening in Sioux City during RACEfest, which marked the kickoff for the annual Komen Siouxland Race for a Cure. This is the sixth straight year that the Komen organization – which combats breast cancer t...

SIOUX CENTER – Crimes have a big impact on victims and their families. Often, victims become even more frustrated in the aftermath as they deal with legal and other matters because they are unaware of their rights. But an event is being offered during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 2-8, to make victims more fully aware of their rights. A free Crime Victim Seminar is planned for 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 6, at Sioux Center Public Library. The event is being put on by Family Crisis Centers based in Sioux Center in partnership with Centers Against Abuse & Sexual Assault and the Sioux County Victim Witness Coordinator. The FCC crime victim advocate located at Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center is organizing the event. Spanish interpretation of the seminar will be available via audio devices. “We really just hope this will help people better understand what rights they have and how they can get ahead with their family in spite of the crime they’ve experien...