Iowans who are looking for full-time work and students who need a summer job can find plenty of options through a state agency. Jennifer Andrade, at Iowa Workforce Development, suggests starting with the website future-ready-iowa-dot-gov. “You can take a look at the job description, what are the day-to-day responsibilities for that career, what training might be required for it, who are the employers in your area that would hire for that or are hiring right now,” Andrade says. “It will tell you typical wages in your area, your region or across the state, how many people might be retiring out of that position so, what the future demand is going to be.”

Another program that’s designed to help job-seekers is called the Iowa Registered Apprenticeship program. “Our young people go to college, the traditional format, and gain a lot of student debt and may or may not get a good paying job after college,” she says. “The Registered Apprenticeship model offers a way to work for a business, start earning wages from day one and the business is investing in the apprentice to provide that technical training and education as well as that on the job experience under a mentor.”

For more information, visit iowa-workforce-development-dot-gov.

(Radio Iowa)

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County are investigating another incident of Theft. Authorities say an incident was reported Friday evening at the Parkwest Mini-Storage, located in the 1900 block of G Avenue, where a 2001 Honda 300-EX SportstraX (4-wheel ATV) was stolen from a storage unit. The theft happened sometime between May 21st and the 26th. The loss was estimated at $3,500.

This is the stolen ATV

On Friday we reported that at around 6:30-a.m. Wednesday, Montgomery County Deputies responded to a reported burglary at a construction site in the 1700 block of 200th Street (on the west edge of Red Oak). Several tools were removed from the company’s construction trailers.

Anyone with information about either of the incidents is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-434-2712, or the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-5107. You can remain anonymous. Crimestoppers may pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrested and conviction.