Shift in operation of Hope House eyed
The 6th District Department of Correctional Services plans to take over Hope House work release in Iowa City to align with new Iowa laws. The move would shift policy duties from the private Hope House board to the DCS and start July 1, with administration of all district centers and parole offices.
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6Th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
Hope House
Iowa City
Iowa
State Department of Corrections
Lary Nelson
Department of Correctional Services
Harold Donnelly
Johnson County
DCS
Linn, Jones, Johnson
Benton
Tama
DCS Board
William Faches
Hope House Board
The
Faches Repeats as Chair of Area Corrections Board
Cedar Rapids attorney William Faches was re elected to a seventh consecutive one year term as chairman of the 6th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services administrative board. He has chaired since the department’s creation. The eight member board includes county supervisors and civic representatives. Benton County Supervisor Russell Wyckoff is first vice chairman and Johnson County Supervisor Harold Donnelly is second vice chairman. The department runs pretrial and presentence investigations, monitors probationers and operates the community corrections center.
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Cedar Rapids
William Faches
6Th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services Administrative Board
Faches
Linn
Jones
Johnson
Iowa
Benton
Tama
Russell “Dutch” Wyckoff
Johnson County
Harold Donnelly
Marion Briefs Dog License Deadlines And Cub Awards
Marion residents must renew dog licenses by February 1 to avoid penalties. Fees are one dollar for male and spayed female dogs and three dollars for unspayed females. Cub Scout Pack 58 members Joshua Cole Greg Herring Chris Hildebrand John Hultquist and Mark Ratzlaff received recent awards. A Marion car starting service is advertised with contact numbers. A house fire occurred at 4510 Dunn Ave and medical aid was requested at Highways 13 and 15.
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Marion
Cub Scout Pack 58
Joshua Cole
Greg Herring
Chris Hildebrand
John Hultquist
Mark Ratzlaff
Dunn Ave
Fire damages Marion house from spontaneous wood finish rags
An early morning blaze at 4510 Dunn Ave in Marion heavily damaged an unoccupied house. Firefighters arrived at 5:08 a.m. and found the fire confined to the kitchen. Investigators IDed spontaneous combustion of linseed oil soaked rags near a cardboard box as the likely cause. The home is owned by Mission Builders in Marion.
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Marion
Dunn Ave
Mission Builders
Cedar Rapids West Rotary Gives 500 to HACAP Energy Fund
The Cedar Rapids West Rotary donated 500 to HACAP energy fund for low income residents. HACAP executive Don Maniccia urged other groups to act as extreme cold drives up heating costs in Eastern Iowa. President George Branstetter said the donation stems from fundraising events and is the largest ever.
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C.r.-West Rotary
Hacap Energy Fund
Cedar Rapids-West
Hawkeye Area
Community Action Programs
Energy Fund
HACAP
Don Maniccia
Iowa
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Irwin
Botany
Saxony Hall
Christian Brooks
Jagmar
Arrow & Career Club
Seventh Ave
St. Luke’s Child
Jerry Harrington
Donna Garnett
Yes Tila
First St
1St Ave
Wey
K. Q. SS. Ree
Tom Yair
Sean
Carol Edwards Downtown
Carolyn Tna
Amana
Donna Hudson Weasel
Jan Shaffer
Teresa Duncalf
John Schenkelberg
Tom O'Hara
Kathy
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