Arnolds Park – Sixty-four year old Zhong Jie Teng of Sioux Falls, died from injuries suffered from a boating collision on West Lake Okoboji on August 2. Teng and five minors were boating near Lime Kiln Point on West Lake Okoboji, when their 19-foot Triton fishing boat collided with a Cobalt cabin cruiser operated by Brian Rohlfsen of Spirit Lake, around 1 p.m. Teng was transported to Lakes Regional Healthcare, where he was pronounced dead. The condition of the five minors is not currently available. No injuries were reported from passengers in the second boat.
FORT DODGE— The U.S. Department of Education approved the nation’s first Workforce Pell Grant program in Fort Dodge. Eligible students at Iowa Central Community College can now use federal Pell Grant dollars to enroll in the Emergency Medical Technician program — a 14-week program that prepares students for key public safety jobs. Governor Kim Reynolds, alongside U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling, announced the program’s approval for federal Pell Grant support during a visit to the Iowa Central Community College.
IOWA – Iowa’s sales tax holiday returns this weekend. On Friday and Saturday, shoppers won’t pay sales or local option taxes on clothing and shoes individually priced under $100. The holiday was established in August to assist with back-to-school shopping.
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