SIOUX CENTER — High school officials in northwestern Iowa have postponed homecoming as the community mourns the death of two students in a crash this week. Sioux Central High School’s homecoming, which has been set to begin Friday, has been rescheduled for the week of Oct. 17. The Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Department says 16-year-old Caleb Smith, of Sioux Rapids, and 16-year-old Lexi Rydstrom, of Marathon, were killed in the Monday crash.
Investigators say the crash occurred on a gravel road when the teens’ car and a pickup collided head-on.
The crash also injured two other teens in the car, as well as the 43-year-old driver and a 49-year-old passenger in the pickup.