City defers decision on Eaton appeal
The Iowa City City Council, after a two hour executive session, defers any decision on appealing the Iowa Civil Rights Commission ruling against the city for discriminating against firefighter Linda Eaton. The ruling orders compensation of 2000 for emotional distress 145.12 wages lost and 26442 to Eatons attorneys plus costs. the city has 30 days to appeal after formal findings are received.
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Iowa City
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Linda Eaton
Eaton
Robert Keating
Rural fires in Iowa counties under arson probe
Fires of suspicious origin destroyed seven vacant rural homes in Washington and Keokuk counties from 9:40 p.m. Monday to 1:30 a.m. today. Investigators seek public help identifying any witness or vehicle in the area and urge calling the sheriffs offices or the Iowa Arson Hotline.
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Washington
Keokuk
Nancy Tobin
Washington County
Iowa
Hedrick Woman Killed in One Car Crash
Hedrick resident Lonna Denise Souer, 29, was thrown from her vehicle and killed in a single vehicle crash on Iowa 149 near Hedrick about 3:45 p.m. Monday after she apparently lost control crossing a railroad track.
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Lonna Denise Souer
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Souer
Clinic linked to weekend deaths in investigation near Waukee
Two medical examiners said the weekend deaths of 9 year old David Jenkins of Newton and 7 year old Julie Mueller of Whitelaw are related to treatments at the Centers for Natural Healing near Waukee. Polk County Medical Examiner Dr. R C Wooters cited probable electric shock treatment for Jenkins. Mueller's cause was not stated in the excerpt.
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Des Moines
Centers For Natural Healing
Waukee
Polk County
R.C. Wooters
David Jenkins
Newton
Julie Mueller
Whitelaw
Wis
Perry Weigel
Dallas County
Iowa
Norman Pawlewski
Pawlewski
Kenneth Brockman
Douglas Brockman
Weigel
Mueller
John and
Mary Mueller
Stables
Adel
Jenkins
Marvin Jenkins
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Wooters
Polk Medical Examiner
Jenkins Bay
Gerald Shanahan
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Shanahan
Iowa Department of Health
David
Oliphant Grain Co appeals licensing revocation
Oliphant Grain Co of Center Point files an appeal in Linn District Court challenging the Iowa Commerce Commission decision to revoke its warehouse and grain dealer licenses on grounds of alleged underpayment and improper weighing. The petition seeks reversal or modification and a temporary suspension. a motion requests removal of the April 25 deadline for grain removal. The case follows health center inquiries into deaths tied to electro shock treatments by chiropractors at the Wisconsin border facility and related investigations by Iowa officials.
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Oliphant Grain Co. of
Center Point
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Linn District Court
Commission
Supervisors OK Linn County landfill upgrade project
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approved 12600 for upgrades to the sanitary landfill including a fuel tank pump to service equipment grading and building improvements. Work will occur this spring with OSHA compliance targets by fall and all tasks done by county workers funded from state assistance. Election board pay was raised from 2 to 3.50 per hour.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Jerry Nelson
Nelson
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Election Board
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