BizTown pilot gives Iowa City sixth graders work readiness
Grace King reports that six graders in Iowa City began BizTown, a Junior Achievement program teaching work readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship. A small pilot will expand to all sixth graders as the district shifts the grade to middle school, guided by Southeast Junior High Principal Michele Cook.
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Iris Upah
Pet Rescue
Iowa City Community
Center For Innovation
Iowa City
Chloe Ellick
Zoe Luedtke
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Owa City
Junior Achievement
South East Junior High
Michelle Cook
Emerson Goodheart
Souadou Diallo
WWII soldier returns home for Anamosa funeral
Raymond A. Schlamp, a U S Army private first class killed in September 1944 during World War II near Dornot France, is identified after DNA advances. His living relatives and community honor him in Anamosa with a 10 a m ceremony at Lawrence Community Center followed by private burial in Linwood Cemetery Dubuque where his ashes join his mother's casket.
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George Patton
Third Army
Schlamp
Moselle
Dornot
Remains of Dubuque Soldier to Return Home After 80 Years
The remains of Raymond A. Schlamp, who lived in Dubuque when he enlisted, are returning home nearly 80 years after he was killed in action in Dornot, France. A service will be held in Anamosa on Saturday.
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Anamosa
France
Iowa
Raymond A. Schlamp
Dubuque
U.S
Dornot
Jean Rekemeyer
House passes mental health bill to unify care networks
Iowa lawmakers advance a plan to merge 32 regional networks for mental health and substance use into seven unified Behavioral Health Districts under House File 2673. Gov Reynolds proposes streamlining programs, aiming to reduce redundancies and improve patient access. Rep. Joel Fry credits the measure as finalizing years of behavioral health redesign in the state house.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Statehouse
Joel Fry
Rosceola
House
Iowa law would shield pesticide makers from labeling lawsuits
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers push Senate File 2412 to shield chemical manufacturers from lawsuits over labeling that warns consumers about health risks. The bill addresses protections for pesticide makers as cancer rates rise in the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Iowa House passes bill boosting early literacy standards
The Iowa House advances a measure to strengthen early literacy requirements amid debate on new standards. The bill aims to improve reading outcomes by setting clearer benchmarks for instruction and assessment.
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