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Sheldon, Iowa — Thanks to an observant fisherman, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the City of Sheldon were alerted to a wastewater discharge Monday.

The DNR says a fisherman emailed them Saturday that he was seeing sewage in the Floyd River below the Sheldon Wastewater Treatment Plant.  THe DNR contacted the treatment plant Monday , and plant operators reported the plant was operating as usual.  However, the DNR says that by Monday afternoon, treatment plant personnel discovered a discharging manhole.

Sheldon Wastewater Treatment Plant operators were working Tuesday morning, jetting an 8-inch sewer pipe to unplug the line and stop a manhole from overflowing.  As of 2:00 pm Tuesday, Public Works Director Todd Uhl says the line has been unplugged, and things are back to normal.

DNR officials say an unknown amount of untreated wastewater has reached the river. Although river flows are high and DNR does not expect a fish kill or observable effects on the stream, residents should avoid contact with the river on the west side of town. They should also keep children and pets away from the area until 24 to 48 hours after the discharge ends.

Anglers, hikers and others can report fish kills, wastewater discharges and other environmental emergencies using the DNR’s 24-hour spill line at 515-725-8694.

The DNR says they will continue to monitor the discharge and cleanup activities.

Northwest Iowa — Officials at Iowa Workforce Development are warning people who apply for unemployment assistance benefits of a scam that is currently being carried out.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, the scam is in the form of an email informing those who have applied for unemployment that they need to provide further information before their application can be processed.  IWD says they do NOT request sensitive account information through email communications.  They say that individuals filing for unemployment insurance benefits will receive all pertinent information regarding their account through the U.S. Postal Service, NOT through email.  They say the emails in question do NOT come from IWD or any IWD service.

Iowa Workforce Development advises anyone receiving such an email to NOT click on any of the links provided in the email, including the unsubscribe link.  If you have already provided credit card information, IWD advises you to contact your credit card company or bank immediately.  IF you provided your Social Security number, and/or date of birth and are concerned about being the victim of identity theft, IWD suggests that you contact the Iowa Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division at 515-281-5926.

Iowa Workforce Development says the email below is the actual email sent to those targeted by the scammers.  Again, they stress that this is a scam and is is no way connected with Iowa Workforce Development, or the Unemployment Insurance Program:

Sender: “Unemployment Assist” <info@unemployment-assist.com>
Subject: Verification Required: 2nd Request

This is our 2nd email is to inform you that we have received your initial request for Unemployment Assistance.

Our system indicated that you did not complete step 2, until you do, we will not be able to offer you any further assistance. You can either cancel your request, and we will delete your information, or you can go back to the registration form to continue.

To go back to the registration form, click below:
=> Click here to continue your unemployment registration

Please understand that your chances of getting denied go up the longer you wait to submit your official application.

Don’t miss any of your benefit payments. Click the link below:
=> Click here for the unemployment registration form

Support Team

Employment Advisory Department

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Des Moines — Western Christian and MOC Floyd Valley open State Tournament play on Tuesday.

(22-2) Western Christian is the #2 seed and opens the 2A quarterfinals against (18-6) Kuemper Catholic the #7 seed in 2A. Pregame begins at noon for a 12:15 opening tip.

It will mark the final State Tournament for long time Western head coach Jim Eekhoff who has announced he will retire at the end of this season.

The Wolfpack feature three players who average double figures per game. Josh Van Lingen has averaged 18.1 points per game with Taylor Miedema at 12.1 per game and Jesse Jansma at 11.5 per game. From three point range Jansma has hit on 45.5 percent of his attempts.

Van Lingen is the rebounding leader at 243 on the year and assists with 82. He’s also blocked 62 shots. Ben Gesink leads the team in steals with 33.

Kuemper Catholic is led by Matt Dentlinger who is averaging 18.6 points per game. Dentlinger also leads the team in rebounds with 258. He’s also blocked 65 shots. Parker Badding leads the team in assists with 68 while Spencer Collison is the steals leader with 28.

Pregame is set for 12:00 noon with a 12:15 opening tip on KIWA FM 105.3.

The Western – Kuemper quarterfinal will be followed by MOC Floyd Valley’s 3A quarterfinal with Dabuque Wahlert. The Dutch are the #4 seed at 21-3. Wahlert is the #5 seed at 19-5.

The Dutch have two players averaging double figures on the year with Levi Jansen hitting for 17.3 points per game. Christian Korver adds 14.8 per game hitting 41.8 percent from 3-point range. Jansen leads the team in rebounds with 178, assists with 120 and steals with 44.

Wahlert is led by two players in double figures led by Cordell Pemsl at 21.8 per game and David Wedewer with 11.8 points per game.

Pemsl is the rebound leader with 245 and steals with 40. Riley Till leads the team in assists with 72.

Pregame is set for 1:45 with a scheduled 2:00 pm opening tip on KIWA FM 105.3.We’ll stream from the website at www.kiwaradio.com.