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Board proclaims May 6–12 as National Nurses Week and to light courthouse in red
Summary
Supervisors approved a proclamation recognizing National Nurses Week for May 6–12, 2025 and said the county courthouse and landmarks will be lit red in support of Nurses Light Up the Sky.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation designating May 6–12, 2025, as National Nurses Week and directed that the county courthouse and other county buildings be lit red in support of the Nurses Light Up the Sky initiative.
Nut graf: The proclamation thanks and recognizes nurses across multiple county functions — public‑health, jail nursing and other county roles — and cites the American Nurses Association’s role in the observance.
During the presentation supervisors invited nurses in the audience to stand; county staff and supervisors acknowledged public‑health nurses and jail nurses and thanked them for their service. The proclamation text included a request that residents join in honoring nurses and emphasized nursing’s role across clinical settings and public health.
Ending: Supervisors paused for photographs and thanked the nurses and public‑health staff present; no budget or policy actions were attached to the proclamation.
