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Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Ruthven Community Care Center approved to accept veterans benefits
RUTHVEN, Iowa (KCAU) — The Ruthven Community Care Center was recently approved as a Veterans Affairs-approved facility, meaning that veterans that use the facility can now use their veterans benefits. The center first applied to be an approved facility back in May. After they applied, there was a process where the facility's financials were reviewed, as well as survey scores. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) also came in for a tour and interview before making a decision to make the center VA-approved. Pharmacy Day at Iowa Capitol saw lawmakers advance PBM reform The facility was able to start taking veterans benefits on Feb. 1 'It really is a big deal,' Ruthven Community Care Center Administrator Ryan Sikora said. 'It allows the care center to not only give back to those that gave so much for us, but it allows those veterans to utilize those benefits here in a way they hadn't before.' The Ruthven Community Care Center is one of 33 facilities partnered with the VA out of Sioux Falls, and it may be the smallest of the 33 to accept veterans benefits. 'I would put us on the lower tier of certified beds for a facility of our size, yes, we're actually small. That's why it's surprising they chose us,' Sikora said. 'But ultimately, for what we offer here, I would consider us a big-time facility with what our options are for healthcare here.' Being a smaller community-based facility, it also means they can be more flexible to help veterans get the help they need. 'If there is a service that we don't offer that the veteran would potentially need, we'll find that,' Director of Nursing Sarah Rabel said. 'We'll find that, we'll find a way so that they can get the care that they need.' Siouxland sports bars and restaurants preparing for the big game Besides the costs of healthcare, being VA-approved makes it easier for veterans to access the healthcare they need. 'Being able to utilize those benefits that they so rightfully deserve takes a lot of the burden off,' Rabel said. 'Whether it comes to paying for their transportation, the VA helps with that. Setting up doctor's appointments, medications. All those things that go into the cost. You're not able to accept those benefits if you're not fully vetted and partnered with a VA facility.' Right now, the Ruthven Community Care Center has 13 veterans who are able to apply to use veterans affairs benefits. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Arrested Madison County Treasurer relieved of duties, board appoints interim treasurer
MADISON COUNTY, Iowa — Madison County leaders are taking the first steps to fill the hole left by the arrest of county treasurer Amanda DeVos. She's charged with felonious misconduct in office, tampering with records, fraudulent practice in the third degree, and third-degree theft. Prosecutors say she falsified county records to show she paid vehicle registration fees when she had not. DeVos' attorney filed paperwork Wednesday waiving her preliminary hearing in court. County leaders formally relieved DeVos of her duties as county treasurer on Wednesday and the Madison County Board of Supervisors then appointed Kylee Barber as acting treasurer. Barber already serves as the county's first deputy treasurer. What are local organizations doing to address Iowa's childcare crisis? Last week, a representative from the city of Winterset confirmed that the city had erroneously received more than a quarter of a million dollars in Tax Increment Financing Funds. The money was supposed to go to other municipalities in the county. At Wednesday night's Board of Supervisors meeting, an angry crowd voiced their frustrations to county leaders — in part over their inability to supervise DeVos' work. The board is divided over whether it did all it could in that regard. Board chair Heather Stancil says she didn't realize there was a problem until it was too late, and Supervisor Diane Fitch disagrees. 'I found out about the treasurer when it was announced. No one had any idea this was going on,'said Stancil. Fitch said, 'When we would bring up that this wasn't working right we would go (to Devos) and say 'can we help you? Can we bring somebody in?' A board member would beat everybody else up and protect the treasurer. We were just trying to be fair and honest and (shrugs). Which board member was that? Supervisor Stancil.' 'It is definitely a black eye on our county and I'm hoping we can find out exactly what happened so we can prevent it from ever happening again,' said Stancil. DeVos does not face any charges connected to misappropriated county funds. Arrested Madison County Treasurer relieved of duties, board appoints interim treasurer What are local organizations doing to address Iowa's childcare crisis? Pharmacy Day at the capitol saw lawmakers advance PBM reform Iowa schools could start as early as day after state fair under new bill WHO 13 Farm Report: Wednesday, February 5th Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
