Floyd Valley Healthcare Auxiliary awards scholarships
The Floyd Valley Healthcare Auxiliary has announced they’ve awarded four $2000 scholarships to area students pursuing careers in healthcare-related fields. This year, the scholarship program received 27 applications from outstanding area students demonstrating remarkable accomplishments, leadership, community involvement, and strong motivation to serve others through healthcare careers.
The 2026 recipients represent two high-school seniors, and two individuals pursuing additional education in a health-care related field: Grace Galles, a senior at Remsen St. Mary’s to study pharmacy at Drake University, Peyton Beeck, a senior at Hinton High School to study pre-med at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lana Ruden, studying nursing at Western Iowa Community College, and Jordyn Harpenau, studying occupational therapy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Floyd Valley says the Auxiliary’s scholarship program reflects its ongoing commitment to fostering the next generation of healthcare professionals in the Floyd Valley service area. Each recipient was selected based on academic excellence, community involvement, and a strong dedication to pursuing a career in the medical field. Congratulations to all recipients!
More information on the Auxiliary or on scholarships for the next school year can be found at floydvalley.org.
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Fire at Cherokee building causes over $1.2 million in damage
A fire at a Cherokee commercial building on Wednesday has caused an estimated $1.2 million in damage, authorities confirm.
The Cherokee Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at a building located at 219 E. Main St in Cherokee. First responders at the scene found heavy smoke and fire coming from one side of the building; attacking the fire was complicated due to structural concerns, a downed power line, and a high fuel load inside the building. The Fire Department says the building was used to store business equipment and contained a “significant amount of combustible material.”
No one was inside the building when the fire started and no injuries were reported, but two firefighters were evaluated by medical personnel. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office, but is not believed to be suspicious in nature.
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Summit Carbon to cut 200 miles in Iowa from pipeline project
Summit Carbon Solutions plans to shrink the scope of its pipeline project in Iowa by about 200 miles. Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson reports.
Summit’s C-E-O says there’s urgency in getting the project started due to economic pressure in the ag sector. An attorney for the Sierra Club’s Iowa chapter says the project has been on shaky ground for a while, and this latest move suggests it’s falling apart. For five years, a group of landowners along the pipeline route have been lobbying Iowa legislators to pass a bill that would forbid Summit from using eminent domain authority to seize their property.
Pipeline backers say the project is essential to the future of Iowa’s ethanol industry and, if it isn’t built, Nebraska would become the main place to make ethanol because it has an operating carbon pipeline.
(Story via Radio Iowa)
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