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Larry Wentz

Reporter · US

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  1. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Larry Wentz

    We the People: Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA marks 140 years in Siouxland (opens the original)

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    SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KTIV) - The YMCA, a program that began in London in 1844, has expanded worldwide and into Siouxland. The Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA in South Sioux City, Nebraska, now serves more than 6,000 men, women and children. The original idea behind the YMCA, or Young Men’s Christian Association, was to give young men a refuge from the dangerous streets of London. The organization has since evolved after coming to Sioux City 140 years ago. “Our mission statement has to put Christian princ

  2. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Larry Wentz

    How the transcontinental railroad changed American history — And why it didn’t start in Sioux City (opens the original)

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    SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Sioux City had three chances to be the starting point of the transcontinental railroad, according to the late local railroad expert Rudy Daniels. But a president who had land near Council Bluffs would intervene. That led to the first railroad track across the American West being laid in Omaha in July of 1865. Eventually, the railroad would go from the Council Bluffs, Omaha area all the way out to California. Above is one of the most famous photos in history. Railroad crews go

  3. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Larry Wentz

    How the transcontinental railroad changed American history — And why it didn’t start in Sioux City (opens the original)

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    SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Sioux City had three chances to be the starting point of the transcontinental railroad, according to the late local railroad expert Rudy Daniels. But a president who had land near Council Bluffs would intervene. That led to the first railroad track across the American West being laid in Omaha in July of 1865. Eventually, the railroad would go from the Council Bluffs, Omaha area all the way out to California. Above is one of the most famous photos in history. Railroad crews go

  4. Article · Jul 8, 2026 · Larry Wentz

    Nebraska governor presents recognition coins to Korean War veterans in Northeast Nebraska (opens the original)

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    NORFOLK, Neb. (KTIV) - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen presented special recognition coins to 14 Korean War veterans living at the Veterans Home in Norfolk on Tuesday. The veterans home features a monument honoring those who served in the Korean War, a conflict sometimes referred to as “the forgotten war.” Among those who received a coin was Milton Schwartz, a Korean War veteran who said he can still fit into part of the uniform he wore during his service. “It’s something I never expected to get,” Schw

  5. Article · Jul 8, 2026 · Larry Wentz

    Nebraska governor presents recognition coins to Korean War veterans in Northeast Nebraska (opens the original)

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    NORFOLK, Neb. (KTIV) - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen presented special recognition coins to 14 Korean War veterans living at the Veterans Home in Norfolk on Tuesday. The veterans home features a monument honoring those who served in the Korean War, a conflict sometimes referred to as “the forgotten war.” Among those who received a coin was Milton Schwartz, a Korean War veteran who said he can still fit into part of the uniform he wore during his service. “It’s something I never expected to get,” Schw

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