Free Hepatitis B Shots Offered in Linn County High Schools
The Iowa Department of Public Health funds a Linn County project offering free hepatitis B vaccines to high school students at 14 schools. A three shot series will be given over six months. consent forms must be returned by Friday. The Linn County Health Department Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital coordinate the effort with details available from the health department.
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Linn County Health Department
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Quasqueton Man Dies As Pickup Falls On Him
Iowa City man Charles Sauer, 58, died after a pickup he was working on toppled onto him outside his Quasqueton home. He was taken to People's Memorial Hospital in Independence and died. Survivors include his wife Mary six daughters and two sons. Services will be Wednesday in Quasqueton.
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Pickup Falls
Iowa City
Quasqueton
Charles Sauer
Erwin Kress
Sauer
People’s Memorial Hospital
Independence
Mary
Monticello Woman Dies After Anamosa Crash
Veronica Settle aged 90 formerly of Canajoharie New York died at St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids three weeks after a two car crash near Anamosa. She was a passenger in a Monticello driven car that crossed into the southbound lane and collided with a southbound vehicle from Center Point. Both drivers were hospitalized. Services will be held in New York.
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Veronica Settle
Canajoharie
N.Y
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Settle
Ida Byers
Highway 64
Highway 151
Jones County
West Overlook Road to Close for Eight Weeks
Johnson County announces West Overlook Road will close today for rebuilding. The eight week closure affects access from the east via Prairie du Road while Coralville Lake recreation areas stay open.
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West Overlook
Coralville Lake
Prairie du
Recycling questions answer many Cedar Rapids curbside inquiries
The Gazette runs a Q and A series on curbside recycling for Cedar Rapids and Marion residents. The drop-off center at 1201 Sixth St SW remains open for apartment dwellers and others without curbside service with hours 7 30 a m to 4 p m Tue through Sat.
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Helping Hands Can Make Canning A Family Affair
Mary Maxwell, a 42 year old homemaker in Iowa City, uses modern appliances and family help to ease canning tasks. She canned 54 quarts of applesauce in 1996 and relies on her husband Greg and children Amber Matt and Christopher plus her parents to seasonally process tomatoes peaches and beans.
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Wacette
Owa
Mary Maxwell
Mary
Greg
Amber
Matt
Christopher
Don
Frances Engquist
Des Moines
Iowa City
Marlene Lucas Christopher
Demand creates teacher shortage
The shortage spreads nationwide affecting Iowa schools as out of state recruiters offer signing bonuses. Cedar Rapids hired 87 new teachers this summer but starts the year with 13 long term substitutes and shortages across media, special education, Spanish, art, vocal music, and elementary teaching positions.
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Becky Stover
Iowa
Texas
California
Cedar Rapids
Fort Worth
UNI
Greg Reed
Minneapolis
Omaha
Chicago
Kansas City
Sue Sherbet
University of Northern Iowa
Sherbet
Economic schedule notes major business and housing data
A stream of upcoming releases includes Treasury bill auction Tuesday at 1 pm and weekly jobless claims Friday at 8 am. The Conference Board consumer confidence, existing home sales for July, and July personal income are slated, along with GDP, corporate profits, and budget deficit reports.
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National Association of Realtors
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Bishop's
Lindale Mall
Vanessa Moreland
Treasury Department
Drahozal Joins Priority One To Aid Regional Hiring
Joe Drahozal, 32, becomes vice president of existing business services at Priority One, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. He will help Eastern Iowa employers hire skilled workers amid a tight job market while balancing family life with running and other activities. His background spans Kirkwood Workplace Development Services and Options of Linn County. He and wife Kelly expect their third child as they plan to raise their family in Cedar Rapids.
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Joe Drahozal
Drahozal
Priority One
Cedar Rapids
Regis High School
Mount Mercy College
Pass
Options
Linn County
Kirkwood
The
Cedar Rapids Area
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