finding a solution sooner than later. abc9 reporter allison n rren met with supervisis jeremy taylor today and she has more his plan. allison: other than for a once a month, weekend program for non-violent offenders. the prairie hills work release facility hasn t been used in weeks. jeremy taylor tells me that having the facility is a waste of taxpayer dollars and he thinks he has a better solution. allison warren, abc9 news a long term facility study of the prairie hills work release facility is again getting the building some attention. this building is in need of w electrical system, new boilers, a domestic hot water system and a variety of upgrades to the point wherer structurally and for the long term we re questioning whether it s really worth keepepg this facility in use. allison warren, abc9 news and before those repairs are made, taxpayers are already spending a pretty penny on prairie hills. jeremy taylor, it ll cost us over 1.2 million dollars over the next te
theit kids to stand up and lock up cancer. it was a day full of lauter and hope as students at hartley- melvin-sanborn elementary school came together for a cause. over 300 students came to school friday ready to fill up this fish tank with pennies, which will all go to charity. and since it was filled.the principal got locked up in jail. not real jail.but a cage in the lunchroom. we try to do something a little different to get the students excited and motivated so that we can do our part even as small as it may be to help create awareness and show people that we care, said hms elementary principal, cathy jochims. cancer hits home for those at h-m-s elementary as they lost an associate, a past secretary and a former teacher to cancer.all within three months last year. a few years ago, a current third grade teacher got breast cancer and a special education teacher was diagnosed with uterin cancer. and now they have an associate who is diagnosed with lymphoma. staff, she
bring a weapon to campus before the day began. once the student got to school, they were able to search, locate the weapon and then detain the student. he was then taken into custody by the police. once again, it s important to note, that the student didn t have the capability to load the weapon, but dr. gausman says that doesn t change the severity of the issue. we will follow all of the necessary steps, procedures and protocols to make certain that we do all that is necessary to keep our students and staff members safe, said sioux city community schools superintendent, dr. paul gausman. now, speaking of those procedures and protocols, it s important to note that student can t return to school until this case is fully resolved. of course, explusion is a very likely possibility, but dr. gausman says that will this case moves forward. we have a winter weather advisory for a small section of siouxland tonight. chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us now with the first look s
It’s the third hotel planned for the downtown area, with a six-story, 131-room Marriott at Sixth Street and Sherman Avenue and Hagadone Corporation’s 15-story, 139-room hotel at First and Sherman also in the works.
The hotel is planned at Sixth and Sherman. It would have 131 rooms, 130 parking spaces, three stories of underground parking, a fitness center, rooftop bar and outdoor patio.