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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Sioux City Community School District celebrates 40 retiring employees
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Sioux City Community School District celebrated retiring staff members on Wednesday. From teachers to food service employees, forty workers are retiring from the district this year. They were honored with a celebration at the district's Education Service Center in Downtown Sioux City. Story continues below Top Story: Unofficial results: Voters say 'no' to South Sioux City school bond Lights & Sirens: Sioux City firefighter taken to hospital following Mayday call during Morningside fire Sports: #7 South Sioux City boys soccer upsets #2 Millard North 2-1 in NSAA Class A State Quarterfinals One of the retiring educators said things are changing, and some people just know when it's time to retire. The food was prepared by culinary students. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Boyden-Hull School District sends off three, retiring teachers with celebration
HULL, Iowa (KCAU) — Friends, family, and co-workers gathered in the Boyden-Hull High School commons on Wednesday to celebrate the careers of three colleagues who are retiring at the end of the school year. Heide Willer, Julie Visscher and John Olson are all retiring, each with over 30-years of teaching experience. 'I became a grandma this year and have two little grandbabies, and my daughter's husband is getting deployed to Syria, so I wanted to be able to be there for her with her baby,' explained Heide Willer, retiring after teaching first grade at Boyden-Hull for 36 years. 'We co-teach together, and we decided that we came in together, we're going to leave together. It would be very difficult for either one of us to actually start co-teaching with somebody new in our history and English class together,' said John Olson, the Boyden Hull High School social studies teacher of 34 years. 'I had a grand-baby as well, and I had some other health concerns in our extended family and thought, 'I'm struggling with who do I give attention to – my job or my family,' and I decided I could end this struggle,' expressed Julie Visscher, language arts teacher of 34 years. Over the years, all three have seen big changes in education. One of the biggest hurdles: technology. Siouxland lawmaker believes Iowa DCI geofenced state Capitol to prep for sports betting investigation 'We started out writing the notes on the board to now using computers and smart boards,' remarked Olson. 'We did not have telephones in our rooms when we started, didn't have TVs, didn't have computers. We had computers, just not in our rooms, not personal computers,' recalled Visscher. With these three retiring, it's going to be hard for the school district to replace that much experience. 'I think there's a lot of emotion. Obviously, we're sad. That's 104 years of experience walking out the door, and it's just not experience, it's good experience. We're also excited that people ended up getting to this point. They served the district incredibly well, and so we're excited for them to see what the next part of the journey holds,' said Boyden-Hull School District Superintendent Steve Grond. As all three step away, they all agree on what they will miss the most: the kids. 'The people and the kids. The staff and all the kids,' said Olson. Story continues below Top Story: Unofficial results: Voters say 'no' to South Sioux City school bond Lights & Sirens: Sioux City firefighter taken to hospital following Mayday call during Morningside fire Sports: #7 South Sioux City boys soccer upsets #2 Millard North 2-1 in NSAA Class A State Quarterfinals 'Working together for something bigger than ourselves. We're raising, not raising kids, but growing kids. Taking them and teaching them, making them better and learn more. Ready to go out in the world,' explained Visscher. The three still have a week to go as the school year at Boyden-Hull ends next Thursday, but then it's off to the world of retirement. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Siouxland lawmaker believes Iowa DCI geofenced state Capitol to prep for sports betting investigation
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCAU) — A highly publicized college sports gambling investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is back in the spotlight. A Siouxland lawmaker said the agency tested geofencing software on the State Capitol Building without alerting anyone of the test. Sixth District Representative Megan Jones, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, told KCAU that she believes the DCI spied on people in the Capitol. Jones addressed the issue Wednesday during budget discussions including the Iowa Department of Public Safety and the DCI. The investigation into sports betting on smartphones ended with more than 30 in-state university athletes, as well as athletic department staffers, facing illegal gambling charges. Jones expressed concerns dating back to a senate subcommittee meeting where a lobbiest for the Department of Public Safety was asked if the Capitol had been geo-fenced. Story continues below Top Story: Unofficial results: Voters say 'no' to South Sioux City school bond Lights & Sirens: Sioux City firefighter taken to hospital following Mayday call during Morningside fire Sports: #7 South Sioux City boys soccer upsets #2 Millard North 2-1 in NSAA Class A State Quarterfinals 'She was promptly informed that she would not answer that question, and so that line of questioning was cut off. If you're not doing anything, if you hadn't, you would quickly deny it, right? Peope have known about this for some time, but I think some members were kind of caught off guard today,' said Jones. The DCI has previously been criticized for operating warrantless searches using geofencing to help determine if student-athletes were taking part in illegal mobile sports betting. More than a dozen of those student athletes charged in the case have filed civil lawsuits. Representative Jones claimed there are many questions yet to be answered. 'If this is a cultural problem within the division and the Department of Safety, then we need to tackle that. So, I'm going to be asking some questions, and I want answers. People should not feel like they are being spied on, or their phones are being compromised, that they are being geofenced merely because they are in this building. This place is sacred,' stated jones. Jones' comments came as the Iowa Legislature is expected to wrap up the 2025 session this week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nebraska Legislature: Personal devices, lab grown meat bans heading to governor's desk
LINCOLN, Neb. (KCAU) — Wednesday was a big day for Nebraska legislature. The fate of many bills were determined in the third and final round of voting. State senators voted 48 to 1 on LB 140 with an emergency clause, which means the measure will take effect immediately if the governor chooses to sign the bill. The bill would ban students from using their personal electronic devices, such as cell phones, on school grounds or while at school instructional functions like a field trip. The measure would allow cell phone use in situations such as cases of emergency or authorized for educational purposes. Story continues below Top Story: Unofficial results: Voters say 'no' to South Sioux City school bond Lights & Sirens: Sioux City firefighter taken to hospital following Mayday call during Morningside fire Sports: #7 South Sioux City boys soccer upsets #2 Millard North 2-1 in NSAA Class A State Quarterfinals Another bill that passed in the third round of voting was LB 246, the lab grown meat ban. The measure passed on a vote of 38 to 11. The bill now goes to Governor Pillen's desk, where he will decide whether or not to sign the legislation into law. It bans the production, import, distribution, or sale of any cultivated-protein food in Nebraska if it's made with animal cells. The bill does not prohibit alternative-meat products that are made from plants. A bill that failed to get pass the final round of voting is LB 258 on a vote of 31 to 17 with one person not voting. The measure would have change provisions in relation to the minimum wage under the wage and hour act. The legislation would have created a youth minimum wage and increase Nebraska's training wage along with setting a cap on the annual increases on minimum wage. Right now, the minimum wage in Nebraska is $13.50 per hour. Next year, the wage will increase to $15 an hour. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cooks explain why so many food trucks pop up in Siouxland
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Siouxlanders are lining up in parking lots to grab some grub from a variety of food trucks around Sioux City, but why are there so many people now serving food on the streets? It seems like everywhere you go in Sioux City, there's a food truck parked and serving delicious food around every corner. Kai Thai and The Corn Dog Company have both been serving food around Siouxland for roughly three years now, both getting into the business of food trucks for different reasons. 'Well, basically, my uncle, he has one in Omaha, and he kind of convinced us to open one here. And ever since then, we've been enjoying the food trucking business,' said Diego Ruiz, the co-owner of The Corn Dog Company. LifeServe Blood Center's Bloodmobile coming to Woodbury County 'My dad and his wife, they were both born in Laos. My dad's wife actually came here just a couple of years ago, so that's kind of a big part of why we wanted to start the truck, just for her and have something to do,' said Nickolas Saengthammavong, a co-owner of Kai Thai. While a brick and mortar business was an idea that crossed both companies minds, the fact that they're able to travel anywhere proves to work better for the cooks. 'Having a food truck, it's cool just to be able to move around, go to different events, places, and also, . . . when we started, we [were] pretty new to the food industry, so if there would be a little easier start with a food truck than having the restaurant,' said Saengthammavong. 'We could go out and like go to like smaller towns like Le Mars, Onawa, like yesterday, we were over there in Cherokee. We just, would you like to go around too, so like more people know of us,' said Ruiz. What makes, not just Sioux City, but the whole Siouxland area so inviting for food trucks? The Corn Dog Company and Kai Thai say it's the friendly atmosphere. Story continues below Top Story: Unofficial results: Voters say 'no' to South Sioux City school bond Lights & Sirens: Sioux City firefighter taken to hospital following Mayday call during Morningside fire Sports: #7 South Sioux City boys soccer upsets #2 Millard North 2-1 in NSAA Class A State Quarterfinals 'All the owners too; we're all cool with each other, so it kind of makes it better too, because we like to talk to each other and invite each other for like events. Like if I get invited to one, I'll tell Kai Thai if there if they got a spot open be like, oh, let's go too. I don't know, Siouxland is this the best over here for food trucks,' said Ruiz. 'I think for sure it's how friendly and just supportive all the customers and people around here are. Everyone likes to support small businesses. Everyone's always so nice to us, you know, it's cool we get to make connections with all the customers. Yeah, we really like that. We enjoy that,' said Saengthammavong. Want to enjoy a meal from a food truck? On June 6, the 10th annual Food Truck Friday will kick off at Pearl Street Park. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
