Lavon Eblen speaks with Kim Foresman about a fundraiser coming up to support David Williams.
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Lavon Eblen speaks with Kim Foresman about a fundraiser coming up to support David Williams.
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Officials with Iowa College Aid report a team of students from Treynor High School is the first-place winner in the 2nd Annual Iowa Financial Literacy Program (IFLiP) Video CLiP Challenge. Students Taylor Anderson, John Beckman, Logan Huff and Wesley Masterson, under the guidance of their teacher, Jennifer Travis, created the video, “Financial Integrity and Responsibility Begins in High School”, about the importance of making smart financial decisions. As a result of their winning entry, Treynor High School will be awarded a $1,000 technology grant, courtesy of Iowa Bankers Association, and the students will receive $250 for their team to share, courtesy of EverFi, Inc.
Iowa College Aid, Iowa Bankers Association and EverFi, Inc., conducted the challenge during the month of April, as part of Financial Literacy Awareness Month, to promote financial education among young people. Iowa high school students were challenged with creating short videos, up to five minutes in length, to inform their peers about a financial literacy topic.
The winning video from Treynor High School, as well as those receiving honorable mention from Southeast Polk High School and Clayton Ridge High School, can be accessed from Iowa College Aid’s website, www.IowaCollegeAid.gov. More information about the Iowa Financial Literacy Program is also available at www.IowaCollegeAid.gov, or by calling Iowa College Aid at 877-272-4456.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Sioux City man who was accused of fatally shooting his two dogs has been given two days in jail. Fifty-one-year-old Jon Holloway had pleaded guilty to reckless use of a firearm and discharging a firearm inside city limits. Prosecutors dropped two counts of animal cruelty in exchange for Holloway’s pleas. He was sentenced on Tuesday.
Police say Holloway used a rifle to shoot his two dogs on Feb. 12 in his backyard. Police say Holloway had been arguing with his sister about the dogs being aggressive.
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Jim Field speaks with Jeremy Butler about an upcoming event on Saturday, May 4th at the Cass County Community Center called Stepping Up.
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Onawa, Iowa – The public is invited to the 37th Annual Loess Hills Prairie Seminar May 31-June 2, at the Loess Hills Wildlife Management Area, northeast of Onawa. There is no fee to attend. There are more than 40 field sessions and programs covering many topics for participants of all ages. The seminar began in 1977 as part of the Western Hills, now Northwest, Area Education Agency’s role in providing education and training for K-12 educators in the areas of conservation, environmental and science education.
The seminar is regularly attended by 250 to 300 adults and students each year. Participants may attend all of or any part of the seminar’s indoor programs or field sessions. Registration is necessary only if requesting meals or requesting the Missouri River ecology boat tour. Evening programs are held at West Monona High School in Onawa.
Attendees can kick off the seminar by volunteering with prairie management at the Loess Hills Wildlife Management Area by removing shrubs and shade from 9 a.m. to noon on May 31. The project will begin at the campground parking lot. Volunteers should bring sunscreen, bug spray, water, and loppers and hand saw if possible.
For more information on the volunteer project, contact Doug Chafa, wildlife biologist, at 712-420-2437. The Loess Hills Prairie Seminar is sponsored annually by Northwest Area Education Agency, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Monona County Conservation Board, with additional support from many organizations and individuals. For more information, call Gloria Kistner at 800-352-9040, Ext. 6080.
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