THE SALVATION ARMY PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN HELPING LOCAL FLOOD VICTIMS LAST SUMMER.
NOW THE AGENCY IS ASSISTING FINANCIALLY STRUGGLING RESIDENTS WITH THE SIOUXLAND "BEYOND POVERTY" INITIATIVE.

CAPTAIN VON VANDIVER (VAN-DIH-VEER) SAYS IT'S AN EFFORT TO HELP PEOPLE GET BACK ON THEIR FEET FINANCIALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY:

VANDIVER SAYS THEIR ARE ALMOST 6200 SIOUXLAND FAMILIES LIVING ON AN ANNUAL INCOME OF 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS.

THE PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS SET GOALS AND OBTAIN MEANS TO TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES:

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM BY CONTACTING THE SALVATION ARMY AT 255-8836.

THE SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM HAS BEEN HONORED FOR IT'S AUDIO VISUAL EXHIBIT DEPICTING THE HISTORY OF GATEWAY COMPUTERS AND IOWA BEEF PROCESSORS.

MUSEUM DIRECTOR STEVE HANSEN SAYS THE AWARD CAME FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS AT THEIR 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS:

THE GREENWICH (GREN-ITCH) ENGLAND MARITIME MUSEUM WAS SECOND AND THE FIELD MUSEUM OF CHICAGO FINISHED THIRD IN THE COMPETITION, SO SIOUX CITY'S MUSEUM PLACED WELL IN SOME WORLD CLASS COMPETION:

YOU CAN SEE THE EXHIBIT AND MORE IN THE PUBLIC MUSEUM AT 4TH AND NEBRASKA STREETS IN DOWNTOWN SIOUX CITY.

FORMER NEBRASKA U.S. SENATOR BOB KERREY BEGAN HIS CAMPAIGN TO TRY AND REGAIN A SENATE SEAT WITH A STOP IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

KERREY WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION  FOR THE SEAT, BUT SAYS HE WILL NOT BE PART OF PARTISAN POLITICS IF HE RETURNS TO WASHINGTON;

KERREY SAYS HE SUPPORTS THE FEDERAL HEALTHCARE PLAN KNOWN AS OBAMACARE, AND THAT IT NEEDS TO STAY IN PLACE:

KERREY SAYS HE HOPES THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST REPUBLICAN DEB FISCHER WILL BE ISSUE BASED. FISCHER SPENT AROUND 300-THOUSAND DOLLARS ON HER CAMPAIGN, BUT KERREY SAYS SHE DEFEATED JON BRUNING AND DON STENBERG WITH THE HELP OF OUTSIDE MONEY:

KERREY PREVIOUSLY WAS ELECTED AS NEBRASKA'S GOVERNOR IN 1982 AND LATER SERVED AS U.S. SENATOR IN THE 1990'S.

Nebraska's top election official says turnout for Tuesday's primary topped 25 percent, and the percentage will grow once all provisional ballots are counted.

Secretary of State John Gale says he was pleasantly surprised by the number of registered voters who showed up at the polls.

Preliminary figures show 24 counties had at least 35 percent turnout. Boone County had the highest, with nearly 60 percent of registered voters casting a ballot.

The weakest turnout was here in northeast Nebraska, where Thurston County had less than 15 per cent turnout and Dakota county was second worst at just over 15 per cent.

Gale predicted a very high turnout for the November general election, which will include the presidential contest and a nationally watched U.S. Senate race between Democrat Bob Kerrey andRepublican Deb Fischer.

Associated Press contributed to this report.