Its first us beef shipment. Nebraska congressman adrian smith says its fitting seeing as how that district is the number one ag district in the counrty. He also saidhat the success of this goes to show folks w important it is to work with trading partners around the world. Smith serves on the ways and Means Committee which has jurisdiction over trade policy. Tim a 38 year old rock valley woman has been sentenced on first degree theft charges. Heather blomendaal wascharged back in july 2015, after her employer, stone soup cafe discovered missing bank deposits. A Police Investigation revealed that bloemendaal has taken nearly 20 thousand dollars between january and july of 2015. As part of a plea agreement. She faces a ten year suspended prison term on 1st degree theft charges and was also placed on probation for four years. Blomendaal is required to stay at a treatment facicity in sioux cici, and pay full stitution. Jenna a local Nonprofit Service memeber and their famlilies ahead of va
Grant is funding a study to find ways to best treat the issue of obesity. And one clinic in iowa is helping out. Abc9 News Reporter Christina Gri hallva has more in rural communities, like akron, iowa, nearly 20percent of the population live at a higher risk of obesity and obesity related illness. A new grant is allowing the akron Mercy Medical clinic to study the issue to help find a solution. Partly its gonnas be coaching, partly it is being counseling. So its gonna be a little bit of everything put together. We call it a pragmatic study. Its going to be looking at the way things really are in your life. 40 patients from the clinic have been chosen based on certain criteria. For the next 36 months theyll be following a plan set up by two of the clinics nurses. Well give them kind of the basic structure for each patient, but then well work from there depending on the patients goals and what they want because this is basically their program that their formulating for themselves. Even t
Transitioning into a snow mix later this evening and toninit. Weather today. Its currently gathering strength in the Southern Plains and looks to deliver showers by the mid morning with t storms also possible current temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. Theres a wind blowing in from the northwest between 5 and 15 Miles Per Hour which will school. Heres susan risisier with the details. The planned career academies for norfolk senior high students will require some renovations and expansion at the high school building. At monday nights meeting the board of education approved seeking bids for renovation of the Career Education facilities. A renegotiated lease between the Norfolk Airport authority and barnstormers restaurant is on hold while the state Auditors Office completes a review of the relationship between the twtw entities. Cityty attorney clinthukei says the auditor is expected to issue the report in the next few weeks. And friday is the deadline to nominate an individual, organiz
The Iowa Department of transportation voted this morning to grant the Seaboard Triumph Foods project over 4 point8 Million Dollars to assist with road Infrastructure Improvements in the bridgeport and bridgeport west Industrial Parks area. Construction is expected to start in april of 2016. The grant provides 80per cent of the cost necessary to improve roads, the other 20 per cent will be funded by the city and Seaboard Triump Foods tim an Early Morning shooting has left one dead in the town of pomeroy. According to iowa dci, the Calhoun County Sheriffs Office responded to a call around 2 this morning concerning a man with a gunshot wound at a residence. Arrived on the discovered the body of a male victim. So far no arrests have been made in this case and authorities dont believe there is public. The identity of the victim is being time being. A competency akron man accused of killing his mother is set for next month. A district judge has set the date for friday december 11th to contin
His first two matches of the threeweek season grappling with nerves. A student with autism, i never thought id see a student t me back and want to get involved with all the contact involved, said ch wilmesherr. Thth190pounder dropped d s first wrestling bout. But, remained optimistic. Nobody wins their first match, said michael powell. Hes not the only one learning. Its forced his coach to rethink his game plan with other athletes. As a coach it made me stop and think about am i teaching them the exact proper technique cause hell do it exactly as i tell him, said rich wilmesherr. What he didnt tell him to do was wrestle again. Confidence takes to the mat for another match. To watch him grow in the last three weeks has wilmesherr. I didnt know if hed do it again but for him to step up and say yeah i want to i think says a lot about his character. Never forget this dada said trudy powell. Tonight, everyone who wrestled won. Coach rich wilmesherr even riterated thats the big takeaway. Mic