Iowa waits on federal block grants for disaster relief
Iowa faces unmet disaster relief needs totaling about 900 million for housing and 900 million for business aid with additional millions for infrastructure. Mike Tramontina of the Iowa Department of Economic Development cites HUD allocations and a pending Notice of Funding Availability as key steps toward disbursing the remaining 4 billion in relief. He notes congressional delegation efforts to secure fair HUD distribution for Iowa.
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Ihe Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mike Tramontina
Iowa Department of Economic Development
the Gazette
Tramontina
HUD
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
Dave Loebsack
Bruce Braley
Rick.smith
Gazcomm.com
HUD distributes 2.1 billion to disaster states
The Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated 2.1 billion on November 26 to states with federal disaster areas. Iowa seeks a larger share of remaining 4 billion Congress provided for disaster relief in October. Other state allocations include Illinois 41.98 million, Indiana 95.04 million, Texas 1.31 billion, and Wisconsin 25.04 million.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Iowa
Congress
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Puerto Rico
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin
Aid to Women Reopens After Flood Renovation
Aid to Women in Cedar Rapids returns to its remodeled offices at 701 Center Point Rd NE after eight months in temporary space. The agency, which provides pregnancy testing and counseling, served nearly 900 women in 2007 and conducted about 2,000 counseling sessions. Repairs cost an estimated 425000 with federal aid pending, and a grand reopening open house is planned for March 1 from 2 to 5 p.m.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Center Point Rd
Katie Sandquist
Cedar Hills Community Church
E Ave
Sandquist
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Duane Grave
Aid To Women
Two Die In Dubuque County Head-On Collision
A head-on crash on Highway 52 south of Dubuque killed two people in the northbound vehicle while its driver and a passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The southbound driver was airlifted to Iowa City for treatment. Names were not released pending family notices.
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Highway 52
Weber Road
Harley Pothoff
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Mercy
Le Claire Man Killed in Head-On Crash
John T. Kernan, 60, of Le Claire died in a head-on collision on a rural Iowa road Saturday night. Bobby Glass, 28, of Clinton, crossed the center line with his northbound pickup and struck Kernan's minivan. Glass was treated and released from Genesis Medical Center in Davenport.
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LE Claire
John T. Kernan
Iowa State Patrol
Kernan
Bobby Glass
Clinton
State Patrol
Glass
Genesis Medical Center
Davenport
Ex Iowa State coach's daughter charged with assault on officer
Jillian K. McCarney, 21, of Iowa City, daughter of former Iowa State coach Dan McCarney, was charged after allegedly striking and threatening an Iowa City police officer during a dispute at her residence. She had been arrested earlier on disorderly house charges.
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Iowa City
Iowa State University
Dan McCarney
Jillian K. McCarney
S. Linn St
No. 5
McCarney
Iowa
Gabriel Cook
University of Iowa
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