Jose Lupe Gonzalez was named to the vacant South Sioux City city council seat Monday evening after a nomination by Mayor Rod Koch and a 6-1 vote by the city council.

Rains unlike Thurston County has seen in decades struck the area on Sunday night and Monday, leaving a state of emergency in its considerable wake.

The coach sprang to his feet, pumping his fist repeatedly into the air and tasting the surreal electric joy that comes with watching hard work pay off. His teeth were casting glares off the bright gym lights, and even the crowd of happy Pendragon wrestling fans also cheering the sight might have been a bit surprised at his flash of raw emotion.