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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2003
Page
15
An Iowa Department of Public Health report confirms a second child death from influenza this year. The 1-year-old girl tested Type A, with details undisclosed, and officials urge reporting unusual child deaths to assess flu impact on kids.
Cedar Rapids health officials administered 100 doses of flu vaccine to children aged 6 months to 35 months, provided by Linn County Public Health Department. By day’s end all vaccine for young children had been used, reflecting high risk for this group.
The Iowa Values Fund Board approved a $1.6 million loan to Lennox Manufacturing to train workers in new techniques, with $5 million for plant upgrades. Iowa Valley Community College and Marshalltown groups add funding for training and site prep totaling over $2.8 million. Lennox must retain 1,118 workers at an average $18.65 per hour as the project aims to cost $18.5 million over four years.
Odebolt IowaAP officials confirm the hunter’s name is withheld as two men in the party face misdemeanor charges after a fatal hunting accident on November 24 near Odebolt. Ballistic tests assign the fatal shot to a firearm in the group, involving Greg Schroeder 23 and Taylor Schroeder 21, who were among friends with Mike Friedrichsen 31.
Iowa fire deaths climbed to at least 39 in 2003 after a record low of 24 in 2002. State Fire Marshal James Kenkel cited smoking-material fires in residences without working smoke alarms and urged prevention programs and voluntary inspections as volunteer fire departments constrain outreach.
Rodney Heemstra, 44, was sentenced in Warren County to life in prison after being convicted of first degree murder for killing neighbor Tom Lyon, 52, over disputed land. Lyon's body was found headfirst in a well, with his wife Ronda Lyon and Lyon's estate considering civil damages potentially reaching millions. an appeal is anticipated.
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