Crisis counselors report rising mental health crisis calls
Cedar Rapids experts note more adolescents and adults with anxiety and depression while crisis centers and hospitals see higher commitments. School counselors report more students in emergency crises, many connected to attempted self harm as calls rise 46 percent from June 2002 to January.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Deb Peddycourt
Foundation 2
Peddycourt
St. Luke’s Hospital
Laura Rainey
Linn-Mar special meeting on student mental health and stress signs
Linn-Mar district holds a 7:30 p m meeting in Linn-Mar High School for parents of Linn-Mar Middle School students discussing signs of low mood and teen stress. Area mental health experts discuss impacts from family changes, bullying, abuse and finances.
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Linn-Mar
Koehn
Worth County air quality rules struck down by Iowa judge
Second District Judge Stephen Carroll ruled Worth County Rural Health and Family Farm Protection Ordinance preempts by state law. Iowa prohibits counties from regulating land use for animal production and housing, limiting county authority despite Home Rule claims. Lawyers for Worth County called state law controls, while supporters noted health concerns.
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Des Moines
Worth County
Stephen Carroll
Iowa
Carroll
Worth
Chuck Cutler
West Des Moines
Worth County Boards of Health and Supervisors
Worth County Friends of Agriculture
Worth County Farm Bureau
Eldon McAfee
Cerro Gordo
McAfee
Metro Care Connection faces funding cuts in 2004 05
The Metro Care Connection program has grown from 1 620 students in 1998 99 to 3 482 last year as funding is set to drop 50 percent in May 2004. Susie Green leads the effort to boost community support, urging Cedar Rapids business leaders to help at a Taylor Elementary breakfast.
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Metro Care Connection
Susie Green
Metro Care
Cedar Rapids
Green
Taylor Elementary
Edgewood Bridge Plan Cuts Costs by Removing Structure
Officials favor removing the Edgewood Road bridge over Highway 100 and replacing it with a box culvert arguing it costs about 500000 less than a new bridge. The move would affect fewer property owners and avoids raising Edgewood Road grade despite nearby traffic needs. Lee Benfield of the Iowa DOT notes a new bridge would alter road width and lane geometry.
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Lee Benfield
Iowa Department of Transportation
Edgewood Road
Benfield
Cedar Rapids Reads picks Plainsong a big hit
Plain song by Kent Haruf tops shelves as the Cedar Rapids Reads project draws the largest turnout in 15 years. Barnes & Noble Cedar Rapids reports over 750 copies sold since January and expects more at Haruf's March 9 library appearance.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Diana Baculis
Kent Haruf
Colorado
Barnes & Noble
Cedar Rapids
Judy Ryan
Haruf
Plainsong events in Cedar Rapids readers forum and signings
Cedar Rapids hosts forums on Plainsong with Joy Ochs at the Public Library and at Barnes & Noble. Kent Haruf will sign copies February 9 at the Cedar Rapids Library. The library reports heavy demand with over 2,000 checkouts and strong reader response.
Elderly need for services rises in Iowa
Patrick Snook of Meals on Wheels notes most elders are unaware of available services. The Rev Willie Clemmons and parish nurse Claudia Brumm emphasize accessibility and preparedness as Iowa faces a growing elderly population.
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Access Services
Patrick Snook
Meals On Wheels
Iowa
Snook
Willie Clemmons
Bethel Ame
Claudia Brumm
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Man gets 69 month prison sentence for drug possession
Daniel Trappe, 39, of Guttenberg, Iowa, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 69 months in prison for possession of pseudoephedrine pills intended to manufacture methamphetamine. He faces three years of supervised release and a $100 fine after authorities found pseudoephedrine at his Waterville residence on Oct. 24, 2001, and he admitted assisting in making meth and obtaining supplies for others.
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Cedar Rapids
Daniel Trappe
Guttenberg
U.S
Trappe
U. S. Attorney’s Office
Waterville
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