Iowa faces severe nursing shortage amid aging workforce
Des Moines reports Iowa is short about 3,300 nurses and 2,600 aides with shortages expected to worsen. The study cites rising retirements, fewer graduates, cross-border recruitment, and stressed workplaces pushing more nurses to leave the field.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Council of Nurses
Bonnie Wiltse
Retirement sale ends era for Bernard area auctioneer
William Merfeld a longtime Bernard farm owner and auctioneer retired from farming and let younger bidders sell his equipment. He reflected on difficult farm sales and noted high new equipment prices plus strong demand for good used gear. Farmers and neighbors browsed tools and boxes while Merfeld began a new chapter with occasional auctions.
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William
Willy” Merfeld
Merfeld
Dubuque
Sentencing set June 5 for former postmaster
A June 5 sentencing is set for former Huxley Postmaster Jerry Dean Hans who pleaded guilty to misappropriating U S Postal Service funds for his own use. He could face up to five years in prison and a $250 000 fine. Hans allegedly misappropriated $4120 between October 1999 and September 2000 and failed to report stamp sales and bulk mailing payments. Huxley lies in Story County south of Ames.
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U.S. Postal Service
Jerry Dean Hans
Haas
Michael Lewis
Story County
Ames
Tommie L. McPherson Jr
Cedar Rapids
McPherson
Williams
Hintman Center
Jamie M. Draggoo-Smith
Brenton
Jennifer L. Dvorak
Dvorak
Hinzman Center
Michael T. Novak
Novak
Linn Court updates in Cedar Rapids district docket
Linn District Court actions include dismissals for misidentification and double jeopardy, guilty pleas on forgery and theft, and several suspended sentences. Notable cases involve Ching F. Lee, Trenton Fults, Connie Gates, Dustine Dotson, and Travis Williams in Cedar Rapids and Marion related incidents.
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Linn District Court
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Des Moines
Lee
Trenton A. Fults
Longbranch
Twixt Town Rd
Marion
Connie J. Gates
Norwest
Collins Community Credit Union
Gates
Dustine G. Dotson
Dotson
Carl S. May
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