As on March 31st, there is at least one reported cases of COVID-19/coronavirus in Nebraska (at least 172 cases and 3 deaths), South Dakota (at least 108, including one death), and Iowa (at least 497, including 7 deaths).
There are confirmed COVID-19 cases in the following Siouxland counties:
There are confirmed COVID-19 cases in the following Siouxland counties:
- Clay County, IA
- Crawford County, IA
- Lincoln County, SD
- Monona County, IA
- Sioux County, IA
- Turner County, SD
- Union County, SD
- Woodbury County, IA
- Yankton County, SD
This post will share school and event cancellations within 2 hours of Sioux City that are related to coronavirus. I will try to keep it up to date, but I do not run any of these organizations, and I encourage you to seek out their individual websites and social media to confirm closings that affect you.
Local K-12 School Closings Due to Coronavirus
- Governor Kim Reynolds recommended on 3/15 that all Iowa schools close for 4 weeks. This recommendation is not mandatory, so parents and caregivers should check with their individual school district for more details. The Iowa Legislature passed a law that exempts Iowa schools from the usual requirements for days and hours in a school year, so time off due to this pandemic will not have to be made up.
- The Sioux City Public Schools and Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools are closed for 4 weeks beginning 3/16
- All South Dakota K-12 schools closed effective 3/16; expected to last for at least one week
- Omaha Public Schools
- Omaha, NE
- Closed beginning March 16th, with activity packets available for elementary school students, and assignments for middle school & high school students to be e-mailed
- More information on Omaha area closings here
- Many other Nebraska schools are closed; please check with your children's school to find out their specific closure dates and details.
Local & Regional College Closures Due to Coronavirus
- Morningside College-extending spring break
- Sioux City, IA
- Spring break now extended through 3/22
- Western Iowa Tech Community College-moving to virtual instruction
- Briar Cliff University-moving to virtual instruction
- Sioux City, IA
- no classes 3/16-3/18, then online instruction from 3/19-4/14
- University of South Dakota
- Vermillion, SD
- Spring break now extended through 3/22
- University of Iowa-moving to virtual instruction
- Iowa City, IA *not in Siouxland, but affects many Siouxland students*
- Effective 3/23 through at least 4/3
- University of Northern Iowa-moving to virtual instruction
- Cedar Falls, IA *not in Siouxland, but affects many Siouxland students*
- Effective 3/23 through at least 4/3
- Drake University-moving to virtual instruction
- Des Moines, IA *not in Siouxland but affects many Siouxland students*
- Effective 3/23 through at least 4/3
- University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Lincoln, NE *not in Siouxland but affects many Siouxland students*
- Classes cancelled for 3/16-3/20, and will move to online only after spring break
Sioux City & Nearby Event & Attraction Cancellations Due to Coronavirus
Most area restaurants are OPEN, but not for in-person dining. Instead, they're offering options like drive-through, delivery or carry-out only, including many that don't usually offer those options, so please check with your faves, especially local businesses!- Awesome Biker Nights 2020 cancelled
- Promenade Theatre closed until further notice
- Sioux City Public Library closed to the public effective 3/17. Many fun online options exist through their website, including ebooks, free downloadable mp3s, and more!
- LaunchPad Children's Museum closed until further notice
- Dakota City, NE Library closed until further notice
- Sergeant Bluff Community Center closed until further notice
- Sioux City Public Museum's Big Dig Fossil exhibit closed until further notice
- Dancing with the Stars Live at the Sioux City Orpheum Cancelled, previously scheduled for 3/15
- Siouxland Garden Show-will be a virtual show for 2020! more details coming soon
- Sioux City Art Center's Hands-On Gallery closed until further notice
- Westwood Show Choir Jubilation
- Sioux City Symphony
- Concert scheduled for 3/14 now cancelled
- Storytime with the Symphony event at the South Sioux City Public Library also cancelled
- More details on refund or exchange options coming soon
- Events in Sioux Falls limited to 250 or fewer people
- Museum of Visual Materials
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Closed for two weeks, beginning 3/12
- Prajja Center for Yoga & Holistic Healing
- All classes and events cancelled until further notice, (and their statement on slowing the spread is well worth reading!)
- Sioux City Bandits football
- Season suspended for 30 days
- US Hockey League
- Season suspended until further notice
- Includes both the Sioux City Musketeers and the Sioux Falls Stampede
- Sioux Falls Skyforce Basketball (and the rest of the NBA G-League)
- Season suspended
- Sioux Falls, Omaha, and Sioux City St. Patrick's Day parades
- All three are cancelled
- See FB for more info on my virtual St. Patrick's Day Parade instead!
- NAIA Women's Basketball DII Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center
- Cancelled effective 3/12
- Nebraska State Boys Basketball tournament
- NOT cancelled as of noon on 3/11
- Closed to fans who are not immediate family of the players to reduce the possibility of spreading COVID-19
- Iowa Special Olympics Mid-Winter Games
- Cancelled, previously scheduled for 3/13-3/14 in Iowa City.
- *This event is more than 2 hours away, but involved Siouxland athletes*
Omaha area cancellations and closures
- All Nebraska east and east central region Special Olympics events
- Both practices and competitions are cancelled until further notice
- Includes all previously scheduled March events
- Henry Doorly Zoo closed from 3/16-4/1 or until further notice
- Lauritzen Gardens closed until further notice
- Durham Museum closed until further notice; watch online for digital learning options!
Recommended Self-Quarantines Due to Coronavirus:
- Anyone who participated in or attended the Special Olympics basketball tournament in Fremont, Nebraska on 2/29/2019
- Attendees and participants should have been contacted already, but if you haven't been, you are asked to self-report on the Nebraska Health and Human Services website or contact your local health department
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