"A lot of red tape."

Woodbury County Building Services Director Kenny Schmitz, on the process of getting the old county jail demolished; the site is considered contaminated, having been home to a gas station in the 20th century, in addition to hazardous materials in the old jail building itself

"It's crazy because I'm taking Spanish in a shoe aisle, what used to be a shoe aisle."

Rianne Nelsen, a sophomore at Siouxland Christian School, on the new classroom space on Gordon Drive, which was formerly retail space

"The church membership and the church board, after praying and looking at what we believe God wants us to do, (decided) that it was in the interest of everyone to close the church and let a new ministry or another church take over."

Dan Bittinger, pastor of Crosspointe Church i

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