Funds Extend Homeless Aid Across Four Iowa Counties
Iowa state and local officials announce a new $40,623 allocation from the Department of Economic Development to Washington County for HACAP’s rural transitional housing program. The move adds to $46,000 in Cedar Rapids stopgap funding as HUD denied Iowa’s $4.4 million request for 12 programs statewide.
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Mississippi pool to close walleyes sauger fishing to aid stock
Fisheries official Gene Jones reports a decline in wall eye and sauger numbers in Pool 13 of the Mississippi River and proposes a tailwater closure and tighter bag limits. The plan would cut the daily aggregate to six and restrict harvests to selective sizes, with approval expected from state commissions by late 2003 and a possible Jan 1 2004 start.
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Bellevue
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Mississippi River
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Canadian teen's brain tumor prompts cross border medical search
Andy Gindroz, 18, of Saint Catharines Ontario, traveled with his parents to University Hospitals in Iowa after insurance covered a consultation but not guaranteed treatment. After two weeks of tests doctors reported the tumor stopped growing and a treatment plan will be considered after the holidays. Ontario's plan covered the consult, around twenty thousand dollars, with US procedures needing prior approval.
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Iowa City
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Andy
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Canada
Iowa
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Woman robbed at gunpoint in Cedar Rapids car
A 34-year-old woman told police she was robbed by a man who displayed a gun after forcing his way into her car near 16th Avenue and C Street SW. He demanded jewelry, drove erratically, damaged tires on railroad tracks, and fled on leaving the vehicle abandoned at the 800 block of L Street SW. The victim sustained a minor hand injury during the struggle.
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Cedar Rapids
Southwest
16Th Avenue
C Street
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Prisons Face Budget Pressures Over Food Quality
Inmates complain meals are leaner with more macaroni and cheaper meat. Iowa facilities like Fort Madison and Rockwell City cut costs while officials insist nutrition remains adequate and malnutrition is not occurring. The system serves about 10 million meals yearly amid a $236 million budget, down 16.5 million from last year.
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Boone
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
North Central Correctional Facility
Rockwell City
Anamosa
Fayram
Iowa Corrections
John Baldwin
Department of Corrections
Iowa
Associated Press
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