Cedar Rapids traffic tickets could flood courts under plan
A Cedar Rapids policy would route unpaid automated traffic camera tickets to a small claims magistrate instead of collection agencies. Linn County courts handled 6,889 small claims in 2017. adding traffic citations could push totals above ten times that amount with about 69,000 unpaid tickets in fiscal 2016. Carrie Bryner warns that influx would overwhelm the docket.
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Meth resurgence in Iowa as admissions rise statewide
The Iowa Department of Public Health reports a 38 percent rise in drug treatment admissions from 2014 to 2017, with 6812 admissions in 2018 listing meth as the drug of choice. Linn County shows increases from 295 in 2016 to 326 in 2017, and 309 this year. officials cite price and availability as factors.
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Katie Bee
Department of Public Health
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Linn County
State Department of Public Health
Cedar Rapids
Sheriffs Office
Drug Enforcement Administration
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HACAP shatters November food distribution record
HACAP Food Reservoir distributed 874 417 pounds in November surpassing 2017's 525 018 pounds. The rise reflects higher demand and expanded pantry deliveries across Benton Cedar Town Jones Johnson Linn and Washington counties with more people seeking hunger assistance.
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Hawkeye Area
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Benton
Cedar
Town
Jones
Johnson, Linn
Washington
Albright
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