JEAN RAE MEHAFFEY, 77, of Homosassa, FL., died Wed., Aug. 21st, at Oakhill Hospital in Brooksville, FL. Services for JEAN MEHAFFEY are pending at the Hockenberry Funeral Home, in Atlantic.
JEAN RAE MEHAFFEY, 77, of Homosassa, FL., died Wed., Aug. 21st, at Oakhill Hospital in Brooksville, FL. Services for JEAN MEHAFFEY are pending at the Hockenberry Funeral Home, in Atlantic.
HOLLAND, Iowa (AP) — Businesses partnering with the state to provide real-world student learning opportunities are expected to boost career education for rural Iowa school districts. The state is using the recently unveiled Iowa Clearinghouse for Work-Based Learning to help students build job skills, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported.
Businesses, nonprofits and governmental organizations can post real-world tasks on a project board that students can then complete under the supervision of teachers. Teachers can also use it to connect students to job shadow, internship and apprenticeship opportunities.
“Really, it’s designed as a virtual space,” said Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise. Wise said the program will broaden access to learning that hasn’t been available for some students, especially those in rural areas. Stacy Ascher, who coordinates credit course offerings at the outreach center, said it’s a huge resource that will help students in northeastern Iowa. Credit course offerings are in manufacturing, health care and agricultural fields as well as the liberal arts.
Ascher is already organizing some work-based learning for students at the center. Freshmen in all participating districts do manufacturing work site tours, where they learn about a variety of jobs at the business on and off the factory floor. Ascher said students in the area do between 250 and 300 job shadows each year and an average of 100 internships.
Wise said such learning opportunities can spark interest among young people in a way classroom lessons do not. “One of the biggest challenges I see in too many places is a lack of student engagement,” he said.
Now through Nov. 1st, Iowa eligible farmers can enroll in the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by Bayer Fund, for a chance to direct a $2,500 donation to a local eligible nonprofit organization of their choice. Since 2010, the Grow Communities program has awarded more than $33 million to thousands of nonprofits across rural America. In Iowa, $2.8 million has been awarded to a number of nonprofit organizations across the state thanks to the participation of local farmers.
The donations will provide support to a variety of rural nonprofit organizations that have made a positive impact on the health and vibrancy of their local communities, such as food banks, emergency response organizations, community enrichment and youth agriculture programs, among many others. Since its inception in 2010, the Grow Communities program has awarded more than $33 million in donations to thousands of nonprofits nationwide. In Iowa alone, more than 1,150 monetary donations have been made to local nonprofits that positively impact communal well-being in farming communities.
Iowa farmers who are at least 21 years or older and are actively engaged in farming at least 250 acres of any crop can easily enroll in the Grow Communities program now through Nov. 1, 2019. Online enrollment, eligibility information and official rules can be found at www.AmericasFarmers.com or by calling 1-877-267-3332 toll-free. Winning farmers will be announced January 2020.
WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — Developers are pitching the idea of creating a $100 million entertainment district in the Des Moines suburb of Waukee. Television station KCCI reports that developers have scouted an area of 27 acres in Waukee for a concert venue, bars and restaurants. The developers hope to have a site plan approved this year, as early as October.
Waukee resident Caleb Short says people who live west of Des Moines “don’t want to drive all the way downtown” for entertainment.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Morningside College has announced its first doctoral program, a doctor of nursing practice. The Sioux City Journal reports that the 30-credit program will be launched this fall. It will be delivered online and is designed for working nurses seeking advancement in their field.
Jackie Barber, dean of the Morningside College Nylen School of Nursing, says the program is designed for nurses who want to take their career to the next level. The program is entirely online and is taken over an 18-month period. Barber says offering it online will give working nurses the flexibility to complete the coursework and studies on their own schedules.
CAROL MYERS, 72, of Atlantic (& formerly of Avoca, Anchorage, Alaska & New York City), died Friday, August 30th, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. Visitation for CAROL MYERS will be held Saturday, Sept. 7th, from 1-until 3-p.m., at Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic. No formal service will be held.
A Private family graveside service will be held in the Atlantic Cemetery.; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
CAROL MYERS is survived by:
Her sister – Vicki Myers-Adams (Mrs Veral Adams, Jr.), of Atlantic.
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OTTUMWA– The Iowa Department of Corrections said Saturday, 44-year old Eddie Lee Ward, who was convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree in Wapello County, failed to report back to the Ottumwa Residential Facility as required Friday night. Ward is a black male, height 6’1″. He weighs 239 pounds. Ward was admitted to the work release facility on June 10, 2019. Persons with information on Ward’s whereabouts should contact local police.
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