Winterization program creates four jobs for locals
A federally funded home winterization program run by the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program has insulated about 150 homes in three months and provided employment and training for four local women. Sen. John Culver visited the Wilson home to observe the effort.
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Alma Wilson
14Th Ave. Sn
Hawkeye
Marjorie Wetherill
HACAP
Community Services Administration
John Culver
Iowa
Wilson
14Th Ave
Culver
Mary Ann Elliot
Mary Oliver
Water leak interrupts morning at Kane home during deep freeze
At 5 a.m. Kane and his wife found water pouring from two replaced kitchen pipes as the cold 6 degree night froze pipes. Police contacted the water department and the valve was finally shut an hour later with help from the city workers. Meanwhile a CSA winterization program trains four women in carpentry while weatherization aids 15 000 Iowa homes and cuts heating costs.
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Kane
Water Department
Wilson
CSA
Department of Labor
Mary Ann Elliot
Mary Oliver
Pat Gardner
Kimberly Reed
Mike Grundy
HACAP
U.S
Iowa
Atkins Grocery Delivers Fresh Hint Of Town Revival
Wally Embretson of Wally’s Grocery in Newhall began delivering groceries to Atkins residents six miles away. The service aims to help shut-in and elderly residents, turning a neighborhood need into a one-storefront community convenience.
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Atkins
Cedar Rapids
Wally Embretson
Wally
Newhall
Linn grand jury opens Hadjis police brutality case
A Linn County grand jury began hearing evidence over allegations that police violated Demetrios Hadjis during his Jan 17 arrest for criminal trespass at Gregory's Down Under in the Roosevelt Royale Hotel. About 20 witnesses, including three officers, were subpoenaed as the panel works under a new criminal code.
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Linn County
Demetrios Hadjis
29Th St. Drive SE
Gregory’s Down Under
Roosevelt Royale Hotel
Hadjis
Eugene Kopecky
Robbery at Happy Joe's Carry-Out on Mount Vernon Road
A man in a ski mask brandished a handgun and stole cash from Happy Joe's carry-out at 3136 Mount Vernon Road SE on a Wednesday night. No patrons were present. the suspect fled on foot and no arrest was reported by noon today.
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Happy Joe’s
Mount Vernon Road
Optimistic ruling may end abandoned car logjam in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and Linn County officials hope a new state reimbursement ruling will break a logjam in towing abandoned vehicles. Sheriff plans only one more sale. storage space is full. George Miller's decisions may determine outcomes. State audit flagged past sales for lack of timely owner and lien notice.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
George Miller
Miller
Reimbursement rule may boost past vehicle sale payments
Iowa IDOT now allows reimbursement for past sales if notice was sent, even after the 10 day window. Carol Padgett says a corrective letter was mailed this morning. County attorney Judith Redmond notes funds could cover Miller for last year’s sales, with caveats, while City and County officials dispute who pays. The 1973–76 audit and 1977 sales have left about $2,800 for state recovery, with policy debates over eligible vehicles and contract obligations.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Carol Padgett
Specialized Services
the Gazette
Judith Redmond
Sheriff's Department
Miller
Floyd Bergen
IDOT
Benson home gets license reprieve in Center Point
Benson Nursing Home in Center Point was granted six months to correct 90 Health Department deficiencies after a revocation bid. Hearing officer Peter Fox ordered a written plan by March 1 and two progress reports, with failure risking license withdrawal. Benson plans remodels and notes paperwork improvements.
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Des Moines
Benson
Center Point
State Health Department
Peter Fox
Department
L.D. Benson
Health Department
Fox
Dana Petrowsky
Petrowsky
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