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Disaster Recovery Center Opening in Pottawattamie County
(Oakland) FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Oakland on Tuesday, September 3 in Pottawattamie County to provide one-on-one help to people affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance...
“Bash at the Ballfields” tonight (Aug. 31st) in Atlantic
(Atlantic, Iowa) – For the second year in a row, “Back to the Ballfields” will take place this evening (August 31st), in Atlantic. This year’s event (Appropriately named “Back to the Ballfields”) will be held at the Atlantic Sports Complex (across from KJAN), and will feature live music from the Happy Endings Band, as well as face painting, balloon artist, the Nebraska VR Game Truck, bounce houses, character visits, foam cannon, and other special additions.
Welcome to Harlan: City updates signs and website video tour
HARLAN — Visitors and residents of Harlan are being welcomed to the city in two new ways. The City has replaced the entrance signs at the city limits on both the north and south sides of Highway 59. Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys said the project had been in the planning process for several years. “The design was originally developed in 2016 based upon features and designs the elected officials liked from looking at similar signs,” Gettys said. The City’s engineering partners at Kirkham Michael designed the sign and construction plans. Gettys said “The proverbial ‘elephant in the room’ question over the past few years has been, ‘Why has this taken so long?’”
Atlantic School Board Discusses New Attendance Policy
(Atlantic) Atlantic School’s Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen told the School Board Wednesday night that they are still trying to interpret the new law on attendance. Dr. Johnsen said she thought the new attendance policy stated that a student is considered chronically absent if they miss 10-percent of the school year, which would be 18 school days. Dr. Johnson said she realized they weren’t interpreting it right after she met with Kathy Hanafan of Green Hills AEA.
SOME AREA FEMA CENTERS TO CLOSE FRIDAY
FEMA WILL CLOSE SOME OF THEIR AREA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS FOR GOOD ON FRIDAY. THE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS IN BUENA VISTA, O’BRIEN AND PALO ALTO COUNTIES WILL CLOSE PERMANENTLY AUGUST 30TH AT 6 P.M. THE CENTER IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY WILL ALSO CLOSE ON FRIDAY BUT REOPEN IN ALTERNATE LOCATIONS...
Nishna Valley Family YMCA hosts Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors
The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Nishna Valley Family YMCA on Friday, August 30th, 2024, for an Open House featuring new equipment and pool improvements. Dan Haynes, Executive Director, shared the YMCA pool recently underwent over $700,000 worth of updates, including repainting the pool, installing a new pump, motor, valves, and sanitization system. Dan shared that the construction took longer than expected, but the pool is back up and running, and they are celebrating with an Open House.
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