IT CAN EASILY BE CALLED THE HOTTEST JOB IN TOWN...THAT'S A CAREER SERVING AS A FIREFIGHTER.

JESSE PEDERSEN OF THE SIOUX CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR APPLICANTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 38 TO BECOME FIREFIGHTERS:

THE PROCESS INVOLVES WRITTEN AND PHYSICAL TESTS. PEDERSEN SAYS THE DEPARTMENT'S LOOKING FOR THE BEST QUALIFIED TRAINEES, MALE OR FEMALE:

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE BY VISITING THE CITY'S WEBSITE OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S FACEBOOK PAGE.

AN INFORMATION SESSION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 18TH AT 6PM AT FIRE HEADQUARTERS.

SIOUX CITY IS UNIQUE IN THAT MOST OF ITS MAIN FEDERAL, CITY, STATE  AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED WITHIN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS OF EACH OTHER.

TO SHOWCASE THAT, GRACE LINDEN OF THE SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM WILL HOST A WALKING TOUR OF THOSE BUILDINGS ON SATURDAY:

THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN PARTICULAR IS FAMED BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUE DESIGN BY WILLIAM STEELE:

THERE'S NO CHARGE FOR THE TOUR WHICH STARTS AT THE DOWNTOWN PUBLIC MUSEUM ENTRANCE AT 4TH AND NEBRASKA BEGINNING AT 10AM.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY'S FARMERS MARKET OPENS FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SUNDAY.

THE MARKET IS LOCATED ON EAST 5TH BETWEEN DAKOTA AVENUE AND A STREETS.

VENDORS WILL BE SELLING FARM FRESH PRODUCE, EGGS, CHEESES, HONEY AND BAKED GOODS.
  

THE MARKET IS OPEN FROM 10AM UNTIL 4PM EVERY SUNDAY THROUGH OCTOBER 28TH.

NEXT TUESDAY SIOUX CITY WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON PERMANENTLY CLOSING PART OF 23RD STREET BETWEEN CLARK AND LAFAYETTE STREETS.

FRANKLIN WAGNER OF THE CITY'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT SECTION HAS PROVEN TO BE A DANGEROUS STRETCH OF ROAD:

WAGNER SAYS THE HALF BLOCK CLOSURE AFFECTS DIRECT ACCESS FOR ONLY ONE RESIDENCE, BUT A HALF DOZEN OR SO OTHER HOMES WILL BE INCONVENIENCED:

THE HEARING ON 23RD STREET IS SET FOR 6PM TUESDAY IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL.