Gehlen Catholic Schools opens doors to newly renovated gym
Gehlen Catholic Schools will hold an open house for their newly renovated gym this upcoming Wednesday. The gym was renovated over the summer to replace the floor, bleachers, and lighting, among other improvements.
Gehlen development director Amy Jungers told KLEM that plans for the renovation started with the gym floor.
Jungers says the school started planning for more improvements to the gym while the floor was being replaced.
Two new videoboards were also added to the gym courtesy of a donation.
Jungers says the new gym got a “jaw-dropping” reaction from students.
The new gym will have an open house on Wednesday, November 5th, with light refreshments provided and a presentation starting at 5:30 p.m..
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With no SNAP benefits in November, Reynolds pledges up to $1 million to Iowa food banks
Governor Kim Reynolds is ordering the Iowa National Guard to prepare for food distribution missions as Iowa food banks and pantries expect massive demand when tens of thousands of Iowa households do not get monthly SNAP benefits starting today due to the federal government shutdown. Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson reports.
Federal officials notified the state days ago that 45 million dollars in SNAP benefits for over 130-thousand Iowa households would not be delivered on November 1st.
(Story via Radio Iowa)
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Sioux City man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide charges
A Sioux City man charged in the deaths of two people in a two vehicle crash in October of 2023 has pleaded guilty to all charges in the case.
32-year-old Wesley Staten pled guilty Wednesday afternoon in Woodbury County district court to two counts of vehicular homicide and one count each of leaving the scene of a fatal accident and operating while intoxicated.
Authorities say Staten was driving a Ford Expedition westbound on 6th street at a high rate of speed and ran a red light on October 13th of 2023, striking a northbound Ford Fusion occupied by the two victims, 51-year-old Terry Frisbie of Sioux City and 50-year-old Judith Jordan of Le Mars.
The accident happened at the 6th and Wesley Parkway intersection. Sentencing will take place on January 19th of 2026. Staten’s bond was revoked and he remains in custody.
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