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Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Le Mars Arts Center holding annual gala in May
LE MARS, Iowa (KCAU) — The Le Mars Art Center is inviting Siouxlanders out for 'A Night in New York' on May 2. That's the theme for this year's edition of the arts center's annual fundraising gala. The event will feature a silent and live auction, a performance from jazz musician Champian Fulton, and more. Holocaust Rails prepares for reopening after June floods The gala will take place at The Garage at 800 in Le Mars from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, May 2. Anyone interested can purchase tickets online by clicking here. Draven Haefs and Mike Wells with the Le Mars Arts Center stopped by the KCAU 9 studio on Monday to discuss this event in further detail. You can watch that full interview in the video player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Politics
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Siouxland school unsure what comes next if Department of Education shuts down
BRONSON, Iowa (KCAU) — Last Thursday, President Trump signed an executive action to start the process of closing down the Department of Education. The move has one school asking: what comes after that? 'You know, we had heard rumors that President Trump was going to do something like this,' Lawton-Bronson Community School District superintendent Chad Shook said. 'I've yet to see any type of concrete plan as to how this is going to happen.' Holocaust Rails prepares for reopening after June floods One of the main purposes of the Department of Education is to fund and distribute money for schools. Shook says he's a little nervous about the whole ordeal. 'I do wonder who will distribute the funds,' he said. 'Right now, there are a number of standards that we need to meet because of the [Elementary and Secondary Education Act], and I don't know how that will be governed. Does it just go away? Is the state of Iowa still going to have to submit a plan? What will the minimum standards be for student achievement?' According to Shook, the federal funding his district receives makes up roughly one percent of their general fund, but they use that funding for a crucial resource. 'It does pay for our Title I reading teacher. That is the biggest impact on our budget should that funding go away,' he said. 'For our struggling reading students, it's huge. I mean, that is the catalyst that gets them back to reading on grade level.' The Trump administration has discussed little of its plans regarding the Department of Education, but has suggested that states should take over administering education policy and that other parts of the federal government could absorb agency responsibilities. However, nothing is set in stone. 29th Street to be closed until Fall 2025 for reconstruction 'Shutting down of the Department of Education is kind of a wait and see,' Shook said. 'Did I see it coming? No. Am I super comfortable with the idea? No. But I do think that it's my job to wait and see how it is going to affect us and see what the final plan is before I start passing huge judgment.' While the executive action was signed, actually closing down the department would require 60 yes votes from the U.S. Senate. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Holocaust Rails prepares for reopening after June floods
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Holocaust Rail exhibit at the Sioux City Railroad Museum will reopen in time for two significant milestones. This April marks the 20th anniversary of the group Tolerance Week who brings in Holocaust Survivors to speak with Siouxland students each year to educate a new generation about humanity's cruelty as well as people's capacity for kindness. It also marks the 80th anniversary of the Allies liberating several of the concentration camps and signaled the end of World War II. The June 2024 floods ripped through the Railroad Museum. The disaster left upwards of 30 inches of water in parts of the exhibit. However, Board Chair Lou Ann Linblade said she's grateful that the Holocaust Rails only sustained the damage that it did. 'We were very fortunate that we were able to gather up and lift and raise all the contents in all the display cases, so we did not lose any artifacts,' Lou Ann Linblade, chair of the Tolerance Alliance, said. 'We weren't sure how high was high enough before the flood waters came. it was more than anyone expected it to be but thankfully, we were able to survive all of it.' Hawarden nonprofit created to help rebuild community after flooding Volunteers for the Rail exhibit pointed out that Tolerance Week did more than the yearly events that feature films that share the stories of those who lived through the Holocaust. That prompted Tolerance week to change their name to The Tolerance Alliance. Tolerance Week is scheduled for April 9 to 11. On Wednesday, April 9, the Sioux City Symphony will perform Rise: A Journey of Spiritual Resistance at the Orpheum. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
