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Sheldon, Northwestern grad wins CPA award
Four hundred hours equals more than 16 full 24-hour days. It’s the amount of time that Hannah Van Meeteren, a graduate of Sheldon High School and Northwestern College in Orange City, spent studying for her certified public accountant exam, a four-part assessment required of accounting majors to receive their CPA license.
Wall Lake Fire And Rescue Department Recipient Of FEMA’S Assistance To Firefighters Grant
The Wall Lake Fire and Rescue Department has been awarded a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to purchase new sets of bunker gear. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant assists fire departments and other non-affiliated emergency medical services in buying crucial equipment, protective gear, and vehicles and provides training and other resources to continue to protect and serve communities. A total of 929 awards were granted throughout the country, totaling $152 million. The Wall Lake Fire Department was given $38,857 to purchase 12 new sets of protective gear. Region XII Council of Governments assisted the department in the grant-writing process. Wall Lake Fire and Rescue was one of 14 organizations in Iowa that were accepted for funding. A complete list of awardees throughout the state is included below.
Bennett Wildfire holding within burned area
EDGEMONT, S.D. (KELO) — Fire crews were able to hold the fire within the burned area Friday night. As of Saturday morning, the fire remains at 330 acres in the Black Hills National Forest and is 10% contained, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Black Hills. There were 130 fire personnel from South Dakota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Colorado fighting the blaze. Other agencies and volunteer fire departments have been on-site to assist.
Sunday Boredom Busters: August 18th
CANTON, SD (KELO) — Witness history coming alive during Civil War Days in Canton. See re-enactors stage a battle this afternoon at a 20-acre site on the western edge of Canton, next to Bridge Road. You can also visit encampments, see marching formations and listen to guest speakers share their insights about the war and the Civil War veterans who homesteaded in Lincoln County. The cost is $15. Children 12 and under get in for free.
Central Iowa bakery gives more pies to viral Iowa State Fair pie-eating kid champion
BONDURANT, Iowa — A slice of stardom continues for an 8-year-old Iowa State Fair pie-eating champion. Home Slice Handmade Pies invited Zack Lucas and his family to its bakery in Bondurant to pick out pies of their choice over the weekend to celebrate the memorable moment. On Thursday, Lucas'...
Hog calling competition at Iowa State Fair ends in tie for the blue ribbon and five bucks
Two Iowa kids can split a pound of bacon after a rare tie in the hog calling contest at the Iowa State Fair. Nearly two dozen kids walked up to the mic and belted out their best hog call, as if they were trying to get a pig to come home, in front of a packed crowd in Pioneer Hall on Friday. They were followed by more than a dozen adults in a separate category. ...
This Is When Illinois And Wisconsin Will Get The First Frost This Year
Fall is right on our doorstep. Kids are heading back to school, Spirit Halloween stores are opening for the season, and we're less than a month away from Labor Day. The yearly August argument is strong on social media right now. Some hang on to pool season and embrace the Dog Days of Summer. Others jump right into Spooky Season and all things pumpkin.
LOCAL HEROES HONORED FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT
KSCJ AND POWELL BROADCASTING HONORED SIX SIOUXLAND AREA FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY VETERANS FOR THEIR SPECIAL SERVICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY THIS YEAR. ALL SIX WERE MONTHLY HONOREES OF THE RADIO GROUP’S “IMPACT” AWARD. WOODBURY COUNTY DEPUTY SAGE LEWIS IS ONE OF THE HONOREES, WHO RESPONDED...
Prescription no longer required for Iowa Medicaid coverage of wheelchair repairs
Iowa Medicaid recipients are no longer required to get a prescription for wheelchair repairs under a new administrative rules implemented by state officials last month. Beginning July 1, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services dropped an administrative policy that required an in-person doctor's appointment and a prescription in order for...
Political partisanship is increasing in Iowa
The Iowa secretary of state’s website, whichever party controls it, has always been a wonderful source of election results and statistics. Don’t be put off by numbers — numbers are our friend! They tell us all sorts of interesting things. Let’s take a look. Americans talk a lot about the right to vote, but we don’t […]
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