Linn County to switch health plan saving over 150000 yearly
County supervisors authorize a cost plus health plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield to replace premiums of 600000 to 700000 for about 650 employees. The new method creates a reserve fund and bills monthly plus 7.8 percent processing fee, with expected annual savings above 150000.
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Wunto
Linn
Joe Rinas
Ken Schriner
Rinas
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Iowa State Association of Counties
Linn County
BC/BS
Cedar Rapids teen shot in home. condition critical remains
Vernon L. Robinson Jr., 18, of Route 3 Cedar Rapids, was shot in the head with a .22 rifle in his rural home near Bertram. He was flown to St. Luke's Hospital in critical but stable condition. Detective Lynn Johnson said the shot appears personal safety related and Robinson was alone when wounded. Family found him in a basement bedroom after returning home shortly after 5 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Vernon L. Robinson Jr
Route 3
Robinson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bertram
Lynn Johnson
Johnson
Sheriff's Department
Sigourney man sentenced on lascivious acts charges
Larry Lee Foster age 40 of rural Sigourney received two consecutive five year prison terms after pleading guilty to lascivious acts with a minor in Keokuk County District Court. He was released on bond to report to the Sheriff's Department and is to begin serving at Fort Madison. Foster faced prior charges related to incidents with two Keokuk County girls under 12. Gerald Bert Noe, 59, of rural Ottumwa, facing related charges, awaits trial in mid March. A government spokesman cited a separate meeting involving Prime Minister Golda Meir and Anwar Museibeh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Larry Lee Foster
Keokuk County
Foster
Sheriff's Department
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madisson
Gerald Bert Noe
Ottumwa
Noe
Cold weather boosts lettuce supply in West and Iowa
A cold wave halts whitefly in Imperial Valley and eastern Iowa markets, lowering prices from January highs. Growers report lettuce yields improving to 400 to 600 cartons per acre with break-even around $5 per carton as shipments rebound from pest damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Centro
Calif
UPI
California
Cedar Rapids GTC grant revised to 647000 and skyway links
City seeks UMTA approval for a revised 647 822 grant covering site work for the Ground Transportation Center in Cedar Rapids. New skyway links to the library and center cost about 936 000 with hoped UMTA share of 400 000.
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Dick Hogan
Zatte City
Har
Cedar Rapids
Federal Urban Mass Transit Administration
UMTA
Tom Aller
Aller
Missing cash reported at Westdale mall shoe store
A district manager at Maling Shoes reported to police a theft of 2214 dollars from the Westdale Mall store. An IOU for the amount was found in the register after an employee who had failed to deposit funds for two weeks disappeared after closing Saturday.
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Westdale Shoe
Maling Shoes
Westdale Mall
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Mary Burke
C.R
Sigourney Man
Keokuk
Golda Meir
Anwar Museibeh
England
Britain
St. Louis
William B. Cassword
9Th Street
S.W
Iowa
Sir Williams
Oy Hee
Satist
Pang
Wim
Temul
Woo R LD
Collins Rd
K-Mart Shopping Center
Sun
West
C.R. Transportation Center
Ground Transportation Center
Fourth and
Fifth Avenues
First
Second Streets
Wayne Engle
Engle
Trailways Bus System
Greyhound Bus Lines
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