Cedar Rapids district begins tuition for Truman full day preschool
Cedar Rapids families will face a tuition fee for the Truman Early Learning Center full day preschool this fall while the district continues free half day options for four year olds. The program, opened in 2022 at 441 West Post Rd NW, aimed to prepare children for lifelong learning and was funded by the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief for two years.
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Jennifer Freese
Truman Early Learning Center
Cedar Rapids
Nick Rohlman
the Gazette
Edar Rapids
Iowa
Truman
West Post Rd
American Rescue Plan
Rural Iowa hospital clinics face doctor shortages worsened by COVID
Keokuk County Hospital and Clinics in Sigourney, Iowa, and nearby Washington County Hospital report staffing gaps as several physicians retire or shift away from emergency care. CEO Matt Ives and others cite the pandemic and an aging workforce driving ongoing shortages, risking care access for rural residents.
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Keokuk County
Iowa
Sigourney
Matt Ives
Washington County Hospital and Clinics
Todd Patterson
Joanne Spetz
Institute For Health Policy Studies
University of California-San Francisco
Spetz
World Health Organization
Trump
United States
Linn County seeks fix for lingering sex abuse cases
Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks discusses a plan with Chief Judge Lars Anderson to resolve a backlog of sex abuse cases. Data show 80 open cases in 2025, with most delays due to lawyers changing, discovery issues, and repeated depositions, some lasting three years or more.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Nick Maybanks
6Th Judicial District
Lars
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