The Department of Natural Resources has released their 2025 Community Trout Stocking schedule, and Bree Blom, Naturalist with Clay County Conservation gives the update.
Firefighters in Aurelia spent Christmas morning fighting a garage fire in the 100 block of Willow Street. The Aurelia Fire Department received the call around 10:15 a.m., December 25th, and were able to bring the fire under control.
Changes to the state’s mental health system are coming in 2025. According to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS), they have chosen Iowa Primary Care Association to act as a statewide Administrative Serve Organization for the redesigned Behavioral Health System.
Healthcare services will be enhanced in January 2025 for the Hartley Family Care Clinic. Dr. Craig Simons, DO will be joining Hartley Family Care to see patients on several Thursdays each month. He is currently the Hospitalist at Spencer Hospital.
The latest update from FEMA shows they have provided more than $70 million in Individual Assistance to Iowa residents who suffered serious damage from this year’s flooding, severe storms and tornadoes. More than 7,000 households have been approved. In addition, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program has paid over $27 million in claims for Iowa policyholders. This money helps survivors with anything not covered by their insurance.
Our guest on the weekend Health Update was Kerri Dandy, director of Behavioral Health Services at Spencer Hospital
The Hometown Pride program through Keep Iowa Beautiful have announced an expansion of their program, and have added 9 additional communities including Alta, Aurelia, Sioux Rapids, Storm Lake, Royal, Albert City Marathon and Lakeside.
Clay County Outreach Upper Des Moines Opportunity is back, in their permanent location.
A Sheldon man has been arrested for this 8th public intoxication charge of the year, according to the Sheldon newspaper. On December 11 41-year-old Rolando Rodolfo Chavez-Lopez was allegedly passed out in a hallway in an apartment building in Sheldon, and after Sheldon police responded to report, they found Chavez-Lopez lying next to a bottle of vodka and had the odor of alcoholic and slurred speech.
Will Dible has been announced as the new superintendent for the Okoboji Community School District, and he will begin July 1, 2025.
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