Building Together - June 2023 - Summer Scoop: West Liberty Updates, School Progress, and Community Support

West Liberty, Iowa - Building Together

Welcome to our May 2023 episode of Building Together, a podcast about how community members, businesses, organizations, governments, and schools are working together to make West Liberty, Iowa, and surrounding areas a better place in which to live, work, learn, grow, and play. (www.weleadiowa.org)
Get ready for an hour of exciting updates about West Liberty!

Building together is produced as a service by WeLead, West Liberty Economic Area Development, a 501c3 non for profit organization that is here to promote and sustain the quality of life in West Liberty, Atalissa, and Nichols, to enable growth, to promote business development, and to foster a healthy business climate. Special thanks to West Liberty Auto Parts and the West Liberty Good Fellas for making this podcast possible. My name is Ken Brooks, and I will have the pleasure of hosting each episode of building together. Each month, I lead a panel discussion on current events and community updates.
This month's roundtable panel:
Eric Werling, Chief, West Liberty Police Department
Krista Lanier, MidwestOne Bank
Melody Henderson, All School Reunion Committee
Jake Burroughs, President, West Liberty Community Schools Board
Xiomara Levsen, West Liberty Index,
Charles Brooke, West Liberty Chamber of Commerce
Ken Brooks, West Liberty Economic Area Development Corp.

Get ready for an action-packed episode as we discuss the latest happenings in West Liberty this summer, from the RAGBRAI page in the West Liberty Index to Melody Henderson and the all-school reunion. We've got the inside scoop on the fair schedule for Muscatine County and Cedar County, and how you can pick up a copy of the Index for all the details.
In this episode, we also take a look at some important updates from the school district, including the progress on the ELC addition to the elementary school, the athletic complex, and the voucher program. We'll celebrate the success of the boy's soccer team and discuss the new iJag program that's been allocated a million dollars. Plus, we'll examine House File 206 and how it allows individuals under 21 to be licensed as teachers with the proper credentials.
Join us as we explore the work of Chief Werling and the West Liberty Police Department in supporting the community. Learn about their preparations for RAGBRAI, the Fair and the Fair Parade, as well as the training they're doing. We also discuss the Sequential Intercept Model, a group that focuses on better serving children in the juvenile justice system. And if that's not enough, Chief Werling shares his involvement with the Early Childhood of Iowa Board, how he provides security audits and training for the community, and his secret hobby of baking cookies. Don't miss this informative and entertaining episode!

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1. Building Together (00:00:00)

2. School Updates and Funding Ideas (00:06:45)

3. Community Outreach and Baking Tips (00:13:02)

4. Community Event Planning and Volunteerism (00:27:12)

5. Exploring West Liberty's Food and Activities (00:39:16)

6. West Liberty Community Life and Activities (00:43:03)