Iowa National Summer Transportation Virtual Summer Camp, New Story County Weather Emergency Alert System for Cell Phones
Patricia Bahr, from the University of Iowa Center for Excellence in Development in Disabilities announces the Iowa National Summer Transportation Institute, a virtual "summer camp" for students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades interested in transportation. The camp, sponsored by the Department of Transportation's Civil Rights Bureau, is an interactive and engaging introduction to professions behind the different forms of mass transportation and provides information about career opportunities and training in skills and preparation for applying to college. The camp will feature professionals in different types of mass transportation and engineers who tutor in STEM skills. The camp will begin onJuly 21 and last two weeks, every weekday for two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. The program is free of charge. To sign up or for more information, contact Patricia Bahr at 651-226-4603 or patricia-bahr@uiowa.edu or downlaod the application form here.
Keith Morgan, Story County Emergency Management Coordinator, announces a recently upgraded mass notification system provided by Iowa Homeland Security to Story Co, available at no cost. -Individuals will be able to elect to receive Severe ThunderStorm watches/warnings, Tornado watches/warnings, Flood & Flash Flood watches and warning. The service allows you to self-identify medical conditions for emergency management and can identify the scale and scope of response requirements for special needs. One individual can register the entire family and manage the account if phone numbers change. To register, go here.