Demand at the holidays. Obviously were anticipating more growth this year and thats why we have the need for all the additional folks. Three years ago, during christmas 2013, ups guessed wrong about the surge in Online Shopping and disappointed some buyers with after christmas deliveries. One driversupervisor remembers that year and says the Company Learned a valuable lesson. Get the holiday help in early. It created significant challenges for us. We worked to see a surge again. The u. S. Postal service is also on a hiring spree for holiday help now with hundreds showing up at job fairs in september in cedar rapids and des moines. The iowa usps district also needs 600 more people to get through the holidays and its not for cards and letters. Theres pressure for all the Delivery Companies obviously but postal workers are good about chipping in and making sure were successful. Have a good shipping experience. Extra help hired for the holidays might mean working only 4. Or. 6. Or maybe ei
Its not the first time jennifer cadys home as flooded, and she says it probably wont be the last living so close to water. 13 54 23;22 we actually lived here in 2008 and we got about i would say 3 ft. On the first floor in 08 so we were pretty, pretty nervous about this one. The water pushed in the walls of her basement, making the home uninhabitable. But she made sure to get the water out. 13 56 18;23 it takes a little bit of time to get things cleaned up get any mold and bacteria thats out but for the most part it was just groundwater so it shouldnt have been too, too bad as far as bacterias and stuff Linn County Public Health supervisor ruby perin says mold from flood waters can affect peoples health. 13 44 26;18 mold can cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals, it can trigger asthma attacks, because its linked to a variety of respiratory illnesses and diseases. Some people dont react at all to mold. The best way to find mold is streaking of water and you visually see some
Jenna rehnstrom. Tim has the night off. A quiet sioux city neighborhood is known as a place to go for a cheap thrill. The problem is. The steep hill at 25th and dupont is not only a nusiance for people who live nearby. It can be downright dangerous. Thats why neighbors met for a meeting with city leaders tonight. Abc 9s bria bell tells us what they had to say. Jenna, thrill hill, known for the adrennaline ru drivers get as they speed down it. Those who live on theyre tired of want the city to them and anyone who is travelling down that road. All i hear is the ooohweee if you know what im saying, said juron. Kevin juron is refferring to the sound he hears cars make as they speed past his home on 25th street. Its garnered the nickname thrill hill. And you can probably guess why. But what could be a it has. Back in november. 2 people died in a car crash after speeding over the steep hill at 25th and dupont on the northside. I would like for it to be closed because theres a lot of speeding
Motivation will be the key factor, but also helping them with resources that we dont normally get in our Office Setting right now. For patient, mary james, motivation is exactly why she is so excited to start the program. It is time to lose weight and get in a healthy regimen again and just, you know, be for healthy living. Dr. Wolfe hopes that by working with patients they can find what will work best in the long run. Were not looking at making people skinny, thats not the approach of this. This is a Lifestyle Health change. Christina other states receiving the combined 10 Million Dollar grant include kansas, nebraska and wisconsin. Reporting live in studio Christina Grijalva abc9 news jenna a new study done by the Environmental Working Group claims that voluntary conservation practices to protect iowas water supply simply dont work. The study looked watersheds over the course of three years. Specifically the group watched two key farm conservation practices. Buffer strips are pieces
Tim goodning and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman. Jenna has the night off. Although officially approved this week by the federal government. Iowas privatized medicaid plan doesnt begin until april first. But that isnt helping those whstill have questions about their service and coverage. As our bria bell found out today, that includes parents of childr who attend therapy for developemntal needs s bria tim,the federal government has given iowa the green light on the anticipated new medicaid plan that will go into affect about a month from now. But some parents dont know the ins and outs of their childrens coverage and say they feel left in the dark. Therapy station in sioux city hopes with the extra time, the Privatized Companies can help better inform concerned parents. The bad things is everyone knows the same amount of information right now which is basically nothing, says hindman. Many parents whos children visit therapy station for developmental issues are covered by