Gehlen Catholic To Hold “Jay Walk-a-thon” On Friday
(Le Mars) — Gehlen Catholic schools will hold its Jay Walk-A-Thon fund raiser scheduled for Friday, October 1st. Senior student, Emma Bogen says this is the second year the school will host the event. Bogen says each grade level will walk for a half an hour starting at 9:30 a.m. She says the purpose is to raise funds for Gehlen, but it is also to acknowledge the many prayer requests. Bogen says for each lap a student walks around the track, they will deposit a plastic cross with an intention written on that cross.
Last year students had placed a series of crosses around the track, but Bogen says this year’s walk-a-thon will be a bit different than last year’s inaugural event.
Bogen says Gehlen students have already been able to meet their financial goals with this year’s Jay Walk-a-thon.
Leah Langel is a junior student at Gehlen Catholic and is also participating on Friday’s walk-a-thon. Langel explains how the raised money will be utilized by Gehlen Catholic schools.
Langel says participants are scheduled to walk at least for a half an hour. She says organizers are trying to make the walk fun for everyone.
Langel says there will be two sessions scheduled with the morning session to start at 9:30 a.m. and go until 11:00 a.m. and the afternoon session beginning at 1:00 p.m. and continuing until 3:00 p.m. Langel says people from the community are invited to walk with the Gehlen students.
Ohio Company Wants to Manage Iowa’s Medicaid Program
(Des Moines, IA) — An Ohio-based company called CareSource plans to submit a bid to be among the private companies managing Iowa’s Medicaid program. In 2016, the State of Iowa switched to privately managed care of Medicaid, which currently covers health care costs for 750-thousand poor, elderly and disabled Iowans. Two companies — Amerigroup and Iowa Total Care — have existing contracts to manage care for those Iowans. CareSource has rented office space in Des Moines and is hiring Iowa staff, preparing to submit the paperwork for an Iowa Medicaid managed care contract. State officials likely will decide next fall if another company will be added to Iowa Medicaid’s program. CareSource already oversees Medicaid coverage for residents in five other states.
Iowa City’s Mask Mandate Extended Indefinitely
(Iowa City, IA) — Officials in Iowa City are extending the city’s mask mandate indefinitely. Mayor Bruce Teague extended the August 19th order until it is rescinded at a later day. It requires everyone over age two to wear a face covering inside public places. There are some medical exemptions. Teague has said the city will not seek criminal charges against violators, but highlight the importance of wearing a mask to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Iowa City School District approved a mask mandate after a federal judge blocked a state law banning mask orders in schools.
Mason City Meth Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison
(Sioux City, IA) — A Mason City man will spend 14 years in federal prison for selling pounds of methamphetamine in northern Iowa. Thirty-year-old Cameron Brunstein was sentenced after admitting to receiving pound quantities of meth and reselling it in the area. Prosecutors say Brunstein was caught twice selling meth in Mason City. Law enforcement searched his home found meth, heroin, cocaine, L-S-D, pharmaceutical drugs and cash.
Centerville Sets Guinness World Record For Most Pancakes Served
(Centerville, IA) — A community in southeast Iowa is a Guinness World Record holder. Centerville hosted its annual Pancake Day Saturday and served 14-thousand-480 flapjacks to hungry guests. That broke the previous world record of 13-thousand pancakes set this June in Blue Springs, Missouri. Organizers say around 17-thousand pancakes are typically served in Centerville, but the world record carries strict criteria. Each pancake must be five inches in diameter and no more than one centimeter thick.
