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Gas Prices Steady This Week
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline held steady, averaging $3.28 across Iowa. This is nine cents lower than one week ago. The national average on Wednesday was $3.51, steady from last week’s price. The price of global crude oil fell this week on the...
Iowa schools struggle to fill special education positions
With less than a month until the start of the school year, the Urbandale Community School District is struggling to fill about 30 special education positions. "A shortage of associates is an increasingly widespread challenge throughout the metro and across the state," Urbandale schools spokesperson Dena Claire said. "The shortages we’re seeing this year are comparable to last year."
Four Local Graduates Awarded IHCA Foundation Scholarships To Pursue Healthcare Careers
Four local high school seniors are among the 110 Iowans who received a scholarship from the Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) Foundation to pursue a career working in a long-term care facility. Last week, the IHCA Foundation announced over $300,000 in scholarship funding to current long-term care employees seeking further education and training, along with high school students, veterans, and Iowa residents in rural communities looking to join the healthcare profession. Over 240 applications were received, with the IHCA Foundation Board of Directors reviewing the applicant’s experience, recommendations, and future education and career goals to determine the winners of scholarships. Brynn Bass, who works at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, and Eyon Steffensen, employed at Exira Care Center in Exira, are the recipients of the $4,000 John W. and Kimberly D. Grubb Registered Nurse (RN) Scholarship, to pursue an RN degree. A $2,000 MonilaCares High School Scholarship was awarded to Halie Rath, Kuemper Catholic High School, and Emma Meyers from the South Central Calhoun Community School District, who are both currently enrolled in some level of nursing degree, with interest in working in a long-term care facility. IHCA Foundation Program Director Natalie Thompson says, “We commend this year’s scholarship recipients for their dedication to this noble profession. Your work is truly invaluable, and we look forward to seeing the positive difference you will undoubtedly make in the lives of many.” Seven scholarship opportunities are available through the IHCA Foundation, all made possible through donors’ contributions.
Your Cans Will No Longer Be Accepted At Select Iowa Walmarts
Those who aren't taking their bottles and cans back to get their deposit in Iowa are really wasting a huge chunk of money every year. Iowa is one of 10 states that has a "bottle bill" that allows you to return select bottles and cans to be redeemed for a few cents. In Iowa, bottles and cans that are eligible for a return are worth 5 cents. But no matter where you buy your cans or bottles in Iowa, the store charges you a 5-cent deposit. So, if you don't bring your bottles and cans back to be redeemed, you're wasting a lot of money.
RAGBRAI bikers travel all over the globe to visit Iowa
RAGBRAI, Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, had an overnight stay in Ottumwa for the first time since 2016. When talking with the riders, they made it clear, there are three types of riders. Those who are competitive, those who want to take their time and sight-see, and those who are there to party. Regardless of which group people fell under, they all traveled a long way to get to Iowa.
Clear Lake’s Jason Deroy sets state Bluegill record
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Clear Lake’s Jason Deroy set a new Bluegill state record in early July after underwater spearing on Pickerel Lake. Deroy breaks the “unrestricted” record, meaning he caught the fish by any legal method other than hook and line. His fish, at the time of harvest, was measured at 10.5 inches long and 11.5 inches around.
Inside KELOLAND: Preparing to head back to school
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — With school less than a month away, families around KELOLAND are preparing to get back into a routine. On this week’s Inside KELOLAND, we share several local businesses and nonprofits who are supplying students with all their classroom needs, including Project SOS. We’ll...
Clouds & Showers Overnight, More Storms Sunday and Monday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Mostly cloudy skies remain over eastern Iowa as a few scattered showers form late tonight and early Sunday morning. You might notice over the next couple of days that the sky is a bit hazy and has a grayish-white color to it. That’s because we’re still dealing with wildfire smoke in our upper atmosphere from Canadian and western wildfires. While this smoke will give us vibrant colors in our sunrises/sunsets and hazy skies during the day, it will stay thin and elevated through the weekend. Therefore, air quality impacts are expected to be minimal. You can always check the latest air quality measurements on KCRG.com. Mostly cloudy skies linger through the overnight hours as lows drop into the upper 60s and low 70s. A few scattered showers are expected to form late tonight and early Sunday morning.
Humidity, Wildfire Smoke, & Scattered Storms
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) -It’s a pleasant morning across Eastern Iowa with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. The sky is also a bit gray, not because of clouds, but because of wildfire smoke higher up in the atmosphere. Impacts to air quality will be minimal since most of the smoke won’t come to the ground. We’ll be dealing with wildfire smoke this weekend before the smoke starts to clear for the start of the workweek. Cloud cover will gradually increase this afternoon, coming in from the south. Highs this afternoon will reach the mid to upper 80s, however it will feel like the low 90s this afternoon since dew points are forecasted to reach the low 70s. Overnight, lows will cool into the mid to upper 60s with increasing clouds and isolated showers in the south. Isolated showers are possible on Sunday with temperatures in the mid 80s and dew points once again in the low 70s.
Spencer Man to Spend Time in Federal Prison on Drug Charge
A Spencer man has been sentenced to over three years in prison on a federal drug charge. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, 42-year-old Leon Banks was sentenced yesterday (Fri). Banks previously pleaded guilty in February to Possession With Intent to Distribute a Mixture or Substance With Cocaine within one thousand feet of a protected location.
'Can't dream that stuff up': Van Meter wins Iowa softball state championship off eighth grader's bat
FORT DODGE — Mady Schnell, remember the name. Van Meter softball fans surely will. It was Schnell who propelled the No. 1-seed Bulldogs into the state championship game with a...
After a shaky start, Micah Mazzccua continues to shine on Nebraska’s offensive line
Micah Mazzcua's Nebraska career started a bit rocky in adjusting to Matt Rhule's "standards." Now, he's in line to be the No. 1 left guard. The post After a shaky start, Micah Mazzccua continues to shine on Nebraska’s offensive line appeared first on On3.
Iowa’s July Might’ve Been Cooler Than You Realize
I hate to be bearer of bad news but before we could even blink, we're almost to the month of August. Maybe parents with kids on summer vacation think these past 2 months have slowly crawled by but I already feel like I hardly remember June!. Students are have around...
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