WOODBURY COUNTY TAXPAYERS WILL BE PAYING A LITTLE LESS FOR PROPERTY TAXES THAN ORIGINALLY PREDICTED IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.
COUNTY SUPERVISOR CHAIR JACKIE SMITH SAYS THE STATE LEGISLATURE BACKFILLED 225-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING THAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FROM LOCAL DOLLARS:
BUDGET MANAGER DENNIS BUTLER SAYS THAT MEANS THE COUNTY CAN REVISE THEIR PUBLISHED BUDGET BY LOWERING IT BY THAT 225-THOUSAND DOLLARS:
WOODBURY COUNTY SUPERVISORS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO FINALIZE THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET ON TUESDAY, MARCH 13TH.
THE SIOUX CITY FARMER'S MARKET IS PREPARING FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF ACTIVITY ACROSS FROM THE TYSON EVENTS CENTER.
DEE POLAK SAYS THE MARKET HAD A SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN 2011 AND SHE EXPECTS TO HAVE OVER 50 VENDORS ON SITE IN 2012:
THOSE EVENTS AND THE LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE AND PRODUCTS HELP ATTRACT OVER 2000 PEOPLE TO THE FARMER'S MARKET EACH SATURDAY:
THE MARKET HAS APPLIED FOR A 300-THOUSAND DOLLAR U.S.D.A. GRANT TO HELP WITH THEIR EFFORTS. IT'S ALSO WORKING WITH THE CITY TO HAVE A TRANSIT BUS ROUTE SET UP FOR SATURDAY CUSTOMERS.
THE FARMER'S MARKET WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT THE PARKING LOT WEST OF THE TYSON EVENTS CENTER ON MAY 9TH.
NAIA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS IN TOWN FOR THEIR NATIONAL TOURNAMENT FORMED A SPECIAL BOND WITH SOME LOCAL ATHLETES TUESDAY.
THE TEAMS CONDUCTED A BASKETBALL CLINIC FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS PLAYERS. ABBE HENGESBACH, A FRESHMAN GUARD WITH THE DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS FROM MICHIGAN VOLUNTEERED HER TIME AND SKILLS:
RHONDA SCHWARZKOPF, THE IOWA SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPORTS DIRECTOR, SAYS THE EVENT HAS BECOME A GREAT PARTNERSHIP FOR BOTH THE N-A-I-A TEAMS AND THE AREA OLYMPIANS:
SCHWARZKOPF SAYS 15 WOMEN'S TEAMS VOLUNTEERED TO CONDUCT THE CLINICS THIS YEAR FOR AROUND 170 SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES. THE NAIA DIVISION TWO NATIONAL TOURNEY TIPS OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 8:30AM.
