Blood shortage near miss for Cedar Rapids area hospitals
Eastern Iowa has not yet faced a shortage, though Red Cross regions report 24 of 36 offices with under a one day supply. Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids warns of high usage and seeks more donors as regional demand fluctuates. University Hospitals Iowa City maintains nine days of supply. Local hospitals stress ongoing donor recruitment to meet daily surgical needs.
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Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Maier
Red Cross
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
SuzAnne Taylor
Mercy
St. Luke’s Hospital
Taylor
University Hospitals
Iowa
Mitch Overton
DeGowin
American Red Cross
Overton
DHS worker reprimanded in Duis case
Iowa DHS official confirms a child abuse investigator connected to the Shelby Duis case received a written reprimand after the toddlers death. The department released an internal review and emails, noting discipline for two employees while preserving other details.
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ES Moines
Shelby Duis
Spirit Lake
Chuck Slig
Department of Human Services
DHS
Jessie Rasmussen
Shelby
Jam
Des Moines Register
Western fires push Iowa air readings above danger level
West fires drive fluctuating particulate readings in Davenport Clinton and Lake Sugema. Linn County shows wide swings with midmorning spike then decline as a southeast wind shifts. Officials monitor overnight data and may issue health alerts if elevated levels persist.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Clinton
Lake Sugema
Iowa
Linn County
Vilsack cites Duis death as call to curb abuse in Iowa
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack urged lawmakers to tighten abuse definitions and boost funding for abuse investigations after 2-year-old Shelby Duis was found dead. He notes a link between substance abuse and violence and backs a private public partnership to fight drug and alcohol abuse, with budget details to come in the fall.
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ES Moines
Tom Vilsack
Shelby Duis
Iowa
Vilsack
Lowa
Spirit Lake
Department of Human Services
Viola feed plant gets conditional use permit in Linn County
Endres Process ing of Rosemount Minnesota won a 4-0 vote from the Linn County Board of Adjustment approving a 21.58 acre commercial feed milling plant on Buffalo Ridge Road near Viola. The approval imposes conditions including a two to five year schedule for new buildings and a weekly cap of 700 truck trips amid neighbor concerns over odors, air pollution and open stockpiles. The plant employs 75 people with a 2.34 million dollar payroll and operates 24 hours daily mixing grain with waste food for livestock feed.
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Endres
William Prowell
Patricia Petty
Matsell Park Road
Planning and
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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van Buren County
Ohio Valley
St. Louis
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Marilee Reasoner
Gabe
Jones Park
Duis
Gov. Tom Vilsack
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Eee
Allied Glass
Midwest
Broulik
Cedar Rapids Lumber
Cedar Rapids Millwork Colony
Creative Window
Eastern Iowa Drywall
Fandel Alarms, Inc
Hargar
Long Roofing
Menefee Drywall
Midwest Janitorial, Inc
Mosler, Inc
Phelan’s Interiors
Reis Electric, Inc
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T&k Roofing & Sheet
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Talcol
Johnson, Jones and Linn
Community Plus
Wilson Ave
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Snow Buddies Creations Unlimited
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Sears
Viola
Stickle Feeds
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Leon Endres
Linn County Planning and Zoning
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