Inmate pleads guilty in Anamosa prison attack case
One of two inmates accused in the plot admits to bludgeoning correctional Officer Robert McFarland and nurse Lorena Schulte with a hammer during a failed escape at Anamosa State Penitentiary. Thomas Woodard 34 admits striking McFarland at least twice behind the head and Schulte at least twice to her face and head. He says his aim was to prevent help rather than kill.
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Thomas Woodard
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Jones County
Anamosa
Woodard
Kelsey Kremer
Des Moines Register
Schulte
Sixth Judicial District
Fae Hoover
Iowa retailers hesitant to require masks amid new CDC guidance
Retailers in Iowa show reluctance to enforce mask rules despite CDC guidance recommending mask use in most counties including Linn and Johnson. Hy-Vee says masking is strongly encouraged for customers and employees, with no county mandate, while Cedar Rapids and Iowa City leaders have enacted local mask requirements.
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Iowa
Linn and Johnson
Tina Potthoff
Linn
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
West Des Moines
UI Health Care revives bid for North Liberty hospital plant
The University of Iowa Health Care seeks State Health Facilities Council approval for a $230 million 48 bed 300000 square foot facility at Highway 965 and Forevergreen Road in North Liberty after a February denial. Opponents include Mercy Town City and Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids while supporters include Chuck Long and Mary Ferentz among many letters of support.
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University of Iowa Health Care
Interstate 380
North Liberty
State Health Facilities Council
USHC
Council
Mercy
Mercy Town City
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
UIHE
Ashe
Highway 965
Forevergreen Road
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Wilson Ave
West Post Road
N. Liberty Hospital
Vanessa Miller
Chuck Long
Hawkeye
NFL
Mary Ferentz
Kirk Ferentz
UIHC
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