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Council Votes to Make Aquatic Center a Priority
Spencer, IA (KICD) — The Spencer City Council – meeting in workshop session Monday night – directed the city’s park department to get the Aquatic Center open as soon as possible – assuming there are no serious problems created when the facility was flooded. Councilman...
Carroll Community School District Board Of Education To Hold Special Meeting Adopting New Resolution For Bond Agreement Amount
The Carroll Community School District Board of Education released the agenda for the special meeting to update the resolution for the new proposed transportation facility. After the public hearing during Monday night’s meeting, the board members rejected the proposed resolution to enter into a bond agreement not to exceed $16 million and plan to lower that amount by issuing a new bond agreement. During the special meeting, board members will determine the maximum amount to bond to construct the new structure. Upon deciding that, the board will also schedule a public hearing to allow for input on the new resolution. The only other item on the agenda is considering an engagement letter with Dorsey Whitney LLP, which will serve as the project attorney. This meeting will be held in the Adams Elementary School Board Room starting at 8:15 a.m. The meeting is open to the public and can be attended in person or via Zoom. The Zoom link has been included below.
Mayor Administers Oath of Office
Sioux Center Mayor Dale Vander Berg administered the oath of office to Lance Hulstein and David Walker, two new police officers hired to serve in the Sioux Center Police Department. Both will complete their training at the police academy later this year. The Sioux Center City Council will start moving...
Missing woman found safe in Richland County
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A post being shared on social media prompted Richland County authorities to search for a missing woman. Several people reached out to Valley News Live on Wednesday with concerns surrounding a Facebook account and the alleged abuse being documented on it. A video on that Facebook page shows a woman repeatedly saying “stop” and crying out for help.
Tribes in Minnesota are paying the steepest price for the steel industry’s mercury pollution
Demand for steel is on the rise globally, driven by population growth and the expanding economies in developing nations. The material will also be important to the green energy transition, forming the backbone of infrastructure like wind turbines, solar panels, and hydroelectric dams. Every part of the steel supply chain is heavily polluting, and the places in the U.S. where the steel industry is concentrated are disproportionately low-income and nonwhite, highlighting yet another instance in which the promises of development and climate solutions come at a steeper cost for some communities. What’s more, the country’s steel production is dominated by just two companies: U.S. Steel and Cleveland Cliffs.
From small-town SD to Nashville
LESTERVILLE, S.D. (KELO) – Tennessee might be the birthplace of country music, but out on a South Dakota farmhouse’s front porch, you can feel the soul of the music. “This is where country music is,” singer/songwriter Elizabeth Jo said. “We live the life of country music. I think it’s a lifestyle. I think it’s a way of life and family and friends and love stories, sad stories.”
The Price Is Right contestant helps St. Francis House with a new washer and dryer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Every once in a while you see a South Dakotan come on down during The Price is Right game show, it’s rare, but when it happens it’s exciting to watch them; especially when they win something. But what one Sioux Falls man...
1 returning, 2 new stands will face off for the best new food at the Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, Iowa — The three finalists for the new Iowa State Fair foods were determined Tuesday at the Best New Food Contest. The 2024 finalists are: This is the second year that Whatcha Smokin? BBQ will have a stand at the Iowa State Fair, and they were also a finalist last year. Paul Babberl […]
A look back at Monday night’s derecho and how often they occur
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) - People across 21Country are still cleaning up after a derecho swept through the Midwest and Great Lakes region, causing a large path of damage that stretched from Iowa to Indiana. According to the National Weather Service, derecho is defined as a storm complex that has...
Gov. Reynolds announces FEMA’s approval of Disaster Recovery Temporary Housing Program, opens applications
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that the state’s Disaster Recovery Temporary Housing Program is now open for applications following approval from FEMA. The program aims to provide temporary housing, including recreational vehicles and travel trailers, for up to six months at no cost to Iowans whose homes were severely damaged, destroyed, or deemed uninhabitable in counties under a federal disaster declaration. As of now, the eligible counties are Adair, Adams, Buena Vista, Cedar, Clay, Emmet, Jasper, Lyon, Montgomery, Obrien, Plymouth, Polk, Sioux, and Story. Additional counties may become eligible as the recovery process and damage assessments continue.
Iowa weather: Nice weather continues for Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa — High pressure is building back in and bringing us nice weather with sunshine and lower humidity through the rest of the work week. Temperatures will likely be in the upper 70s for highs tomorrow. Highs will stay pretty consistent over the next 4-5 days. Slight rain chances will return for the weekend with a few shots for a shower or storm both Saturday and Sunday – but not a washout. Afternoon warming next week will push temperatures into the lower 80s and the chance for an afternoon isolated storm is possible. Otherwise, enjoy the sunshine and lower humidity!
Two years in, staffing troubles still dog Iowa 988 call center
(Radio Iowa) – This week marks the second anniversary of the launch of 9-8-8, the national hotline for mental health emergencies. A report by the mental health advocacy organization Inseparable finds 87-percent of Iowa’s calls are being answered by in-state call centers, which is near the 90-percent goal. Emily Blomme is the C-E-O of Foundation 2 Crisis Services in Cedar Rapids, which operates one of Iowa’s two call centers. She says the turnover rate is almost at 50 percent. “Some of that is people who think that they can do the work or think they want to do the work, and they get into it and they don’t want to do the work, or it’s too hard,” Blomme says, “or they have their own lived experience and activates them in a way that they just weren’t anticipating.”
LEARN TO HUNT PROGRAM OPENS REGISTRATION FOR WATERFOWL COURSE
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to women who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience. “Waterfowl hunting can be challenging and this course will teach basic strategies, proper equipment,...
Iowa crop outlook far different than 1 year ago
BONDURANT, Iowa — For the most part, corn and soybeans are looking good in central Iowa. Rains have been good, in some places too good, where crops had to be replanted due to crops being washed out. “We are really in a good place at this point right. We’re coming into some cooler temperatures here […]
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