Linn County adopts drive sees 400 more families wait
In Cedar Rapids the Hawk Eye Area Community Action Program HACAP reports 400 Linn County families remain on an Adopt A Family waiting list this Christmas. Jennifer Schulte notes many families face layoffs closures and reduced hours while Rockwell Collins workers Deanna McLaud and Brenda Blevins describe shopping at Target for a Marion family. Call HACAP at (319) 393-7811 to adopt and be matched quickly.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Hawkeye Area
Panies
Jennifer Schulte
Rockwell Collins
Deanna McLaud
Brenda Blevins
Marion
Target
McLaud
Blevins
Sheriff set to auction Crowne Plaza on December 22
Cedar Rapids hotel fate to be decided at a sheriff's sale aimed at satisfying about 58.4 million dollars in debt. The Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel has been run by Prism Hotels & Resorts since 2008 after Kronos Hotels failed. CW Capital Asset Management filed the foreclosure for Wells Fargo and the Linn County sale will include the land lease and related city interests.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons Facilities Commission
U.S. Cellular
CW Capital
Patrick DePalma
Commission
DePalma
Debra Stout
CW Capital Asset Management
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo
Cedar Rapids LLC
Kronos Hotels LLC
Atlanta
Kronos
Lodgian Inc
Prism Hotels & Resorts of Dallas
Five Seasons Commission
Iowa Department of
the Gazette
Five Seasons
Iowa News Officer Held in Jail Awaiting Extradition
An Iowa News officer was online with another undercover officer when detectives knocked. Heyer remains in Kossuth County Jail awaiting extradition to Nebraska. jail officials could not confirm if he has legal representation.
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Heyer
Kossuth
Nebraska
Court OKs not sharing witness addresses
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled prosecutors need not reveal witness home addresses to Chad Godfrey a Nevada man charged with second degree sex abuse domestic assault and false imprisonment He is jailed in Story County The court cited a new exception shielding home addresses from defendants if substantial risk is shown Defendants may appeal to a judge to reevaluate under the rule.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Titonka official charged with online sexual enticement
Titonka utilities superintendent Paul Heyer was arrested after sending an obscene live video to an undercover Nebraska detective posing as a 15 year old girl. Police say the alleged chats occurred over two months.
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Titonka
Nebraska
Paul Heyer
Iowa
Heyer
LaVista Internet Crimes Against
Sarpy County
Neb
Ice thickness hindered by prior cold snap and snow
An Associated Press report notes that ice formed thinner than expected because earlier heavy snows and insulating snow layers prevented rapid freezing, suggesting thicker ice would have occurred with a longer cold spell.
UI Researchers Identify Rare Inherited Eye Disease
University of Iowa researchers report a newly discovered inherited retinal disease affecting the macula. The team studied 20 family members, noting abnormal blood vessels, swelling, scars, and central vision loss, with studies presented at meetings in Arizona, Florida, and London. Senior author Dr. Edwin Stone led the project with support from multiple foundations.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Archives of
Ophthalmology
Vinut Mahajan
US Carver College of Medicine
Mahajan
Arizona
Florida
London
Edwin Stone
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Stephen Russell
Foundation
Fighting Blindness
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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Iowa Eye Center
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