Sac Sun Newspaper

08/18/2024

Sac County is in the 3:30 pm broadcast.

Can’t join us in person for the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame? Tune in here LIVE at 1:30 and 3:30!

08/13/2024

The East Sac County Activity trifold is back. Pick yours up at Iowa State Bank in Sac City and Lake View, or the Sac Sun and Lake View Resort offices, or the Wall Lake Country Store, with other places to be added.

08/13/2024

Update: Missing person located.

08/11/2024

Readers, looking for a little background information. Does anyone recall a Sac County Fair Queen placing in the Iowa State Fair Queen contest? Or is Nora Pickhinke Sac County’s first with her 2nd runner-up yesterday?

08/11/2024

Congratulations, Nora!

08/09/2024

Unity Church women have a bake sale going in the parking lot of the Methodist church, next to the pillow cleaning service today. Stop by before they are all gone.

07/27/2024

Added in more photos from the Sac County Fair.

Photos from the 2024 Sac County Fair

07/26/2024

Busy morning for the Sac County Fair royalty at the 2024 Beef Show.

07/25/2024

Photos from the 1st couple of days of the 2024 Sac County Fair have been uploaded.

Photos from the 2024 Sac County Fair

07/24/2024

Opening of the 2024 Sac County Fair with master of ceremonies Duane Murley and National Anthem singer Cari Wieck.

07/24/2024

07/20/2024

The opening of the Early Crossroads Days Parade, with National Anthem by Cari Wieck.

07/13/2024

Busy swim meet

07/13/2024

Conference meet today in Sac City.

Make sure to come out and support the Sac County Swim team this Saturday at the IWSC Conference Swimming Championship at the Sac City Aquatic Center. Go Sharks! 🦈 🏊‍♂️

07/11/2024

The final photos from the 2024 softball season have been uploaded.

Photos from the 2024 season.

07/11/2024

With the final out of the softball season on Wednesday night, the high school years of the East Sac County Class of 2024 have closed this chapter of their lives.
And what a great read their book has been so far. They've provided the fans and audience members with memories that will stick with us through the years. The last few pages of this chapter have been filled with highs that have brought people to their feet cheering, and of course with the inevitable lows of seeing a season or an activity come to an end.
This senior class was tasked with starting a new culture at East Sac County, setting the tone for future years and accomplishments of those who will follow them. They rose to challenge.
They started it out with a football team that made the playoffs, a volleyball team that won the Twin Lakes Conference, and a cross country team that set new marks for future runners to chase and sent runners to the State Meet. And don't forget the students who distinguished themselves in the swimming pool for Carroll Area Swim Team, earning spots in the State Meet. Cheerleaders and East Sac County Dance Corps did their part to cheer on their classmates. Band and Choir students put in the work and went after high contest ratings. As it transitioned into winter sports, three seniors made it to State Wrestling, reaching milestones in career wins along the way, and inspiring future competitors. On the basketball court, the Raiders kept us entertained with solid efforts throughout the year. Speech and drama made a comeback, with the first play in several years. As spring took over, the track athletes worked hard, and runners set their sights on new school records on the track. The girls golf team had a deep run into the postseason, and the boys showed improvement through the season. Soccer teams played hard throughout the year, with recognition for their play. Graduation came and went, and the boys and girls of summer finished out the year, battling until the end, with postseason awards still to come.
That chapter may be over, but the rest of the book is still to be written. Fill those blank pages with the accomplishments of the next stages of your life, and make it a must-read for future Raiders on the world you've created!
GO RAIDERS!

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07/09/2024

Photos from the 1st round Regional game with Alta-Aurelia have been uploaded.

Photos from the 2024 season.

07/09/2024

East Sac County Raider seniors played their last game on the home softball field tonight, a 13-3 win over Alta-Aurelia. They bottled up a little memento of their years on the field.
They advance in the Regional to play #5 ranked Audubon on Wednesday night in Audubon.
Gracie Snyder, Jennifer Aschinger, Kamryn Ross, Jamie Pierce, Jade Gustavson, and Anna McCollough.

07/07/2024

Bingo on Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m. in the Chautauqua Building.

Other activities on Sunday:
10 a.m Ecumenical Church Service at the Chautauqua Building, with the Chautauqua Singers.
10 a.m. Red, White & Boom!!! Golf Tournament at Sac Country Club.
11 a.m. Community Float down the Raccoon River starting at McDonald Greenbelt
12 noon - 4 p.m. Sac City Museum open
After the River Float - Community Picnic at Chautauqua Park

07/06/2024

Photos from 2024 Chautauqua Days so far have been or are uploading.
Unfortunately, I have a family commitment out of town on Saturday night, so Saturday night's activities at the Kickball Tournament and Foam Party will be missed.
We'll add Sunday activities later.

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07/03/2024

Photos from East Sac's final home baseball game and Senior Parents Night have been uploaded.

Photos from the 2024 East Sac County baseball season.

06/29/2024

Photos from games since June 11 have been uploaded, including Senior Parents Night.

Photos from the 2024 season.

06/29/2024

Added in photos from Wednesday night's game in Pocahontas.

Photos from the 2024 East Sac County baseball season.

06/26/2024

Grassley to Hold Town Meeting in Sac County
As part of his annual 99 county meetings across Iowa, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold public town meetings in Sac City on June 26.

“Representative government is a two-way street that requires continued dialogue between election officials and our constituents. I look forward to hearing directly from Iowans in Jasper, Louisa, Jefferson, Monroe, Emmet and Sac counties, as well as responding to any of their questions or concerns,” Grassley said.
This is Grassley’s 44th consecutive year holding at least one meeting in each of Iowa’s 99 counties. During the meetings, Grassley takes questions or comments on any subject. Iowans set the agenda.
Sac County Town Meeting
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Goodrich Hall, VFW Post 590
409 N 5th Street
Sac City

06/25/2024

Added in some baseball photos from recent games.

Photos from the 2024 East Sac County baseball season.

06/21/2024

Breaking News from the Sac County Attorney's Office today.

06/20/2024

BREAKING NEWS

06/14/2024

People have lived in Iowa for more than 14,000 years. How archaeologists know this fact is the topic of Mark Anderson’s program called, “The Archaeology Beneath Our Feet: The Prehistory and History of Sac County.” Anderson will speak at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 17 in the Sac Rec Center Conference Room. The program is open to the public.
Sac City Museum is sponsoring Anderson’s return visit to Sac City. When he spoke in April at Park View, there was an overflow crowd. This time he will speak at 7 p.m. at the conference room in the Sac Rec Center.
Currently the archaeologist at Cherokee’s Sanford Museum, Anderson retired from the Office of the State Archaeologist after 32 years. In his program he will prove that Iowa was inhabited more than 14,000 years ago. Today, farmers, canoeists, and others find projective points, pottery fragments, and other artifacts in farm fields, on sand bars, and in their yards. Cultivation stirs up the soil and waterways erode the places where earlier folks left their debris behind.
Archaeologists look for these remains and attempt to understand what they are telling us about past peoples. On June 17, we will look at what we know and talk about the importance of this evidence of human presence in Sac County and greater northwest Iowa.