Central City bus driver helps lunch program during Covid shift
In Central City the school district moved to remote learning after Thanksgiving to monitor COVID spread. Bus driver Vaughn McClelland, 73, of Coggan, volunteers to cook, deliver lunches, supervise lunch room, and assist as paraeducator as staffing shortages rise.
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Vaughn McClelland
Central City Community
Central City
McClelland
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Entral City
Coggan
Cook
John Franson
Nurses drawn from retirement as hospitals fight pandemic
Hospitals nationwide face severe COVID-19 patient surges and recruit retirees, students, and new graduates with licensed barriers eased and lucrative salaries to fill gaps. The number of virus patients in U.S. hospitals doubles to a record near 100,000. Dr. Eli Perencevich of the University of Iowa links strain to mask resistance.
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Omaha
Eli Perencevich
University of Iowa
Nurse fights burnout as COVID ICU wards stay crowded
A nurse describes the ongoing strain in COVID-19 ICU care. Hospitalizations in Iowa remain nearly triple last summer's peak, with nurses under immense pressure. Governors in Iowa Wisconsin and Nebraska have eased rules for retired nurses to help staffing.
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Iowa
Kendra McMillan
The
American Nurses Association
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Hart seeks House challenge in Iowa race after recount
Democrat Rita Hart plans to file a petition with the House Administration Committee under the Federal Contested Elections Act to contest the results in Iowa’s 2nd District. The state canvass board certified Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks the winner by six votes after a full county recount.
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U.S. House
Rita Hart
House Committee On Administration
Iowa
State Canvass Board
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Miller-Meeks
Ottumwa
Hart
Wheatland
Iowa fraternity suspension upheld in hazing case
Vanessa Miller reports the University of Iowa upheld a suspension for a fraternity after high risk hazing and harassment allegations. The fraternity argued claims came from members seeking out of costly lease obligations but the appellate review found the investigator’s discretion reasonable and justified based on all evidence and documentation.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
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