Police Officers, Firefighters and EMTs Help Hy-Vee Feed Families in Need

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 14, 2017) - Hy-Vee, Inc. announced today that it is partnering with first responders in seven cities across the Midwest for a community initiative called Hy-Vee Hams for the Holidays. Over the next week, Hy-Vee will hand out more than 3,700 Hormel® Cure 81® hams to families in need throughout the company’s eight-state region.

This evening Rivermont’s Varsity Basketball, girls, and boys, teams will play Quad City Christian at home. The season will be dedicated to Coach Dave Wessel between games. Varsity girls begin at 5:30 p.m. and the boys are scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. Coach Wessel served as Rivermont’s head coach from 2009 until his passing last May.

Today, in the latest sign of momentum for Fred Hubbell’s campaign for governor, eight sheriffs from all across Iowa are endorsing Fred for governor, citing his commitment to a smart public safety approach that includes investing in community-based mental health services.

Sheriffs endorsing Fred include:

• Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek, Johnson County and former President of Iowa State Sheriffs And Deputies Association

Gov. Rauner: Enhanced technology improves taxpayer outcomes

SPRINGFIELD (Dec. 7, 2017) — Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Cabinet on Children and Youth turned on a new data dashboard today that policymakers and the public can use to make better-informed decisions about the health, safety, education and work readiness of Illinoisans younger than 25.