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10 Squared Women Of Guthrie County Donates Over $14,000 To Stuart PD Community Programs
Pictured (L-R): Katie Gordon, Sgt. Katie Guisinger, Lisa Sherman, Katelyn Bovinett, Karen Varley, and Kristen Crouthamel. The 10 Squared Women of Guthrie County recently presented their second-quarter donation to the Stuart Police Department Community Programs (SPDCP). The decision to support the group was made during the group’s May 28 meeting in Panora. Following presentations from three local organizations, the group announced their $14,400 total. SPDCP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in 2022 that focuses on improving relationships between law enforcement and the community through outreach, education, and youth activities. Their programs include Books & Badges, Bicycle Rodeo, National Donut Day, Summer Youth Programs, National Night Out, Shop with A Cop, and many others. Sgt. Katie Guisinger says, “Funding for community programming and youth activities can sometimes be hard to come by, and this donation will allow SPDCP to not only enhance our current programming but also to expand with new programming.” Since its creation in 2017, the 10 Squared Women of Guthrie County has donated $343,050 to various local projects. The group continues to seek new members dedicated to supporting their community. For more information, visit their Facebook page or email 10squaredgc@gmail.com.
End of July Start of August Events at Stuart Public Library
The Stuart Public Library is finishing up their events in July and getting ready to start the ones in August. Monday will be the monthly meeting of the cookbook club at noon, with a picnic theme. Anyone can attend or join the cookbook club, and bringing your favorite picnic food is encouraged. Also on Monday, the library will have their second to last summer reading program event with a colored chalk fun run at the Stuart Sports Complex. Coffee and Cribbage meets Tuesday and Friday at 10am, with gentle yoga Wednesday at 10am, and the Drop Everything and Read program Friday at 3pm.
Riders line-up to bike through the Bridges of Madison County on RAGBRAI 2024
WINTERSET — The Bridges of Madison County were off the regular RAGBRAI route Wednesday, but riders found them anyway. On the fourth day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, riders sought out two bridges just off the beaten path — a sample of Madison County’s six historic covered bridges that are linchpins of local tourism. The bridges were made famous by the novel "The Bridges of Madison County" and the 1995 movie of the same...
Guthrie Center City Council Postpones Public Hearing
The Guthrie Center City Council met in regular session Monday night. The Council approved fencing permits on the 100 block of North 12th Street and 900 block of North 13th Street, appointed Lacquerisha Hall to the Mary J Barnett Memorial Library Board, and heard from Mark and Derrik Bauer of Tri-County Lumber on a housing project. The Board then postponed a public hearing on the proposed sale of City owned real estate at 907 Main Street until August 12th, and approved a resolution authorizing the destruction of certain records from fiscal year 2018-19 per Iowa Code.
Guthrie Center Hospital Shares Report on Economic Impact and Benefits
The Guthrie Center Hospital recently shared the results from a study done by the Iowa Hospital Association. GCH supported 431 local jobs in Guthrie County in 2023, adding $18.9 million to the County’s economy. According to the study, the number of jobs provided was 13.2 percent of jobs in the County, with the $18.9 million in wages accounting for 11.4 percent of all wages in the County. The hospital also had $36 million in total expenditures, accounting for 7.1 percent of Guthrie County’s gross domestic product, and brought in $527,800 in community benefits. The data used in the study is compiled from hospital submitted data turned in to the American Hospital Association AHA through their annual survey of hospitals. The AHA survey shows that Iowa hospitals employed 137,841 employees in 2023, provided over $9 billion in wages and accounted for over $21.3 billion of Iowa’s gross domestic product.
Waukee Arts Festival attracts thousands to Centennial Park
WAUKEE, Iowa- The 9th annual Waukee Arts Festival is taking place at Centennial Park. The free festival started on Friday evening and 4,000 people came out. There are 140 vendors this year, including local artists selling their creations and local eateries providing food. Tim Hanson is a vendor who is...
FEMA experts help Greenfield tornado victims restore damaged treasures
GREENFIELD, Iowa — Tornado victims in Greenfield are learning how to save some of their most precious memories. Representatives from the Heritage Emergency National Task Force, part of FEMA, are in Greenfield assisting disaster survivors in salvaging water-damaged personal belongings. Many survivors are unaware they can salvage such items.
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