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Sheldon Community Schools' Stephanie Pritts has been named Iowa Teacher of the Year. Pritts, an instructional coach at Sheldon Community School District, is a 23-year educator. The award was announced on Thursday at an assembly. The Sioux City Council will be asked Monday to approve the submission of an application to the Iowa Department of Transportation for funding for proposed I-29 and Virginia Street traffic improvements. "After unsuccessful attempts to either sell the church or have it moved, the Council voted to abate the asbestos and move forward with demolition of the building following the removal of various artifacts," city documents stated. The Siouxland Chamber of Commerce is declining to back any of the three incumbents running for reelection to the Sioux City school board. Instead, the Chamber Good Government Committee has endorsed challengers Cyndi Hanson, Christian Supiot Perez and A.J. Cecil-Starlin. A federal judge has granted Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of parts of Iowa’s new pharmacy benefit manager reform law, shielding the state’s largest health insurer and its customers from provisions Wellmark argues would sharply increase prescription costs. With federal food assistance expected to lapse this weekend due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday announced a state-led plan to bolster Iowa’s food banks and pantries — including volunteer deployments, National Guard readiness and a $1 million state match for private donations. DEAR ABBY: My grandmother passed away 16 years ago. Before she passed, she told me and my two kids that she had an account for each of them for their college. After she was gone, my aunt was in charge of her will. My kids never got their money. Cyndi Hanson is seeking her first term on the Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors. The Journal asked each candidate a number of question about the issues that are pertinent to the district. Read what Hanson told us.
