🌱 How Sloan’s fuel prices are squeezing nearby school bus budgets

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• How Sloan's fuel prices are squeezing nearby school bus budgets

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 68 and low of 64 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with periods of rain, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woodbury County schools worry about high fuel prices (kcau9.com) — Fuel prices at Casey's and Maverick in Sloan are slightly below Iowa's average, but still high enough to strain school transportation budgets across Woodbury County. Superintendents describe running multiple daily bus routes and activities, estimating thousands in extra weekly fuel costs despite some savings from gas and propane buses.
   

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Wednesday September 30
• Play To Stay →
  WinnaVegas Casino, 1500 330th Street, Sloan

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Volleyball: OABCIG vs Westwood (Varsity)
  Westwood Community School East Gym
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Young At Heart →
  WinnaVegas Casino, 1500 330th Street, Sloan
  8:00 am
• Walk Fit →
  Sloan IA
  8:45 am
• Mahjong →
  Sloan IA
  1:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Girls Cross Country: Wolverine Cross Country Invitational (Level 5)
  South O'Brien - Paullina Golf Club
  4:30 pm
• Boys Cross Country: Wolverine Cross Country Invitational (Level 5)
  South O'Brien - Paullina Golf Club
  4:45 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Wolverine Cross Country Invitational (Varsity)
  South O'Brien - Paullina Golf Club
  5:00 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Wolverine Cross Country Invitational (Level 2)
  South O'Brien - Paullina Golf Club
  5:00 pm
• Adult Craft Night-Paper Bag Ghost →
  Sloan IA
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Walk Fit →
  Sloan IA
  8:45 am
Monday October 5
• Walk Fit →
  Sloan IA
  8:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• City of Sioux City Iowa posted a job opening for Parks and Recreation Attendant (Cone Park) (Part Time) (Seasonal) in Sioux City. Apply here.
• UnityPoint Health posted a job opening for Security Officer in Sioux City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sloan here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Four-touchdown outing earns Smith GPAC weekly honor (msidemustangs.com)

Sioux City

• Flo Rida, Mitchell Tenpenny Teaming Up For Whistle & Whiskey Tour (rttnews.com)
• Sioux City high school receives $5,000 for football program, in running for grand prize football field transformation (ktiv.com)
• Barrels on the Move: New Distillery Holds Barrel Roll Event (kcau9.com)

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