Le Mars YMCA, Floyd Valley Healthcare announce Walk for Heart Health
The Le Mars YMCA and Floyd Valley Healthcare are teaming up next week to host Walk for Heart Health to be held next Friday, February 6th.
The walk aims to bring awareness to heart health, and is held in conjunction with National Wear Red Day. Free and open to the public at the YMCA, the event features interactive heart-health stations, fun drop-in demos, and mini movement sessions. Visitors can also discover and be screened for potential heart-health risk factors.
In addition to the walk on Friday, two heart health learning sessions led by a cardiac rehab coordinator from Floyd Valley will be held on Wednesday, February 4th at 12:15pm and 5:30pm. Attendees can register online for free at the Le Mars YMCA Facebook page or at lemarsymca.org.
The Walk for Heart Health will take place at the Le Mars YMCA next Friday, February 6th, running from 11am until 1pm.
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Le Mars Arts Council asks for city funding
During the Le Mars city council meeting last Tuesday, the Le Mars Arts Council requested $60,000 in city funding. Le Mars mayor Rob Bixenman invited three representatives to speak before the council: executive director Draven Haefs, vice president Wayne Schlofedt (SCO-felt), and secretary Nancy Thoma.
During their address to the council, the group primarily focused on the activities of the Arts Center and financial needs. Haefs went over the programs and exhibits the Arts Center provides, highlighting the 2,500 youth served by Arts Center programs currently, and says that Le Mars has become a vibrant location for the arts community.
The Arts Center’s budget in 2025 was $193,000, with 77% of that going towards staffing costs. Thoma says that the Center only brought in roughly 20% of it’s annual fundraising goal through their Annual Appeal in 2025, and that ticket sales for this year’s gala are “quite stale.” Additionally, Thoma noted that 89% of the Le Mars Public Library’s budget came from the city, with the $650,000 contribution constituting less than 0.1% of the entire city budget.
Thoma says the Arts Council resisted asking for funding for many years, but is now looking to the city to help provide stability for the local arts community. Bixenman said the council would take the request under consideration for the next budget.
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Iowans can now file their federal tax returns
It’s time for Iowans to start gathering all of the documents they’ll need to file their federal tax returns for 2025, as the Internal Revenue Service started accepting and processing 2025 returns yesterday morning. I-R-S spokesman Christopher Miller says for most people, it’s just a few forms they’ll need to get organized.
You will also need proof that you have health insurance, as well as any supporting documents you need to claim deductions or tax credits. Miller says you’ll want to be sure to report all of your income.
He says that includes any 10-99s from work as a contractor. Federal returns are due on April 15th, while Iowa tax returns are due April 30th.
(Story via Radio Iowa)
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Plymouth County Board of Supervisors meeting cancelled
The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors meeting that was scheduled for today has been cancelled.
The Board will hold their next regularly scheduled meeting next Tuesday, February 3rd at 9:30am inside of the Plymouth County Courthouse.
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