Tim Hynds

Welcome to week eight of Playbook Pundits, a weekly video where Journal sports editors Ryan Timmerman and Logan Shanks preview the football games they will be covering tonight. Today, Timmerman

District Associate Court Judge Melinda Wicks talks about the importance of people feeling heard during an interview in the Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center in downtown Sioux City. Wicks was appointed to replace retired judge Todd Hensley and began the appointment on Wednesday.

Sioux City East plays Ames in football action Friday, October. 18, 2024, in Sioux City.

Sioux City East plays Ames in football action Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Sioux City.

Breezy Struthers-Drake talks sourdough during an interview Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at Modern Kitchen Designs in Sioux City. The kitchen designer has started "Breezy's Bread Basket," an organic sourdough microbakery.

Bob Dowd, executive chef at the Sioux City Convention Center, learned ice sculpting early in his career at the convention center and says creating the art is a form of relaxation after a busy day in the kitchen.

Sioux City artist Robert Sissel has started selling jigsaw puzzles of his art.

Bowling league night at Sioux City's Plaza Bowl.

Chad Shook, Lawton-Bronson Community School District Superintendent, explains why the district needs an auditorium at its Junior Senior High School building. The district is asking voters to approve a $16.9 million bond issue that would build a new gym, auditorium, wrestling room and add parking spaces. The existing wrestling room would be converted into two classrooms.

Steve Liebetrau, a volunteer observer with the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network, tells us why he believes it's important he tracks rainfall on his rural Elk Point property.