Cedar Rapids Iowa Cities Win Blue Zone Status
Leaders in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Marion and three other Iowa cities celebrated Blue Zone designation bringing funding and staff support to boost health initiatives. Cedar Rapids will host an office by March 1 and start programs in 2014 with Muscatine Sioux City and Oskaloosa.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Marion
Iowa
Stephanie Neff
Linn County Public Health
Neff
Oskaloosa
Muscatine
Sioux City
Terry Branstad
Wellmark Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Ron Corbett
Nancy Quellhorst
Quellhorst
Dan Buettner
Snow
Des Moines
Winter storm snarls Iowa roads with high winds
A winter storm swept through Iowa and Nebraska causing blowing snow and slick highways. Wind chills near 20 to 25 below zero persisted into Friday morning as crashes blocked interstates and caused widespread travel delays across central and eastern Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Iowa Department of Transportation
Frank Boksa
National Weather Service
Midwest
Weather Service
Lady
Cedar Rapids
Capitol waste audit finds compostables near half of trash
Iowa students report at the Capitol cafeteria nearly 42 percent non recyclables and 41.75 percent compostables in a Jan 16 audit. Treat America shifted to china ware and reusable glasses. lawmakers view audits as steps toward curbside composting and broader product stewardship.
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Des Moines
State Capitol
Iowa City
Northwest Junior High
South East Junior High
Borlaug Elementary
Iowa Waste Exchange
Capitol
Treat America Food Services
Ethan Trepka
Northwest
Dave Correy
Food Service
Treat America
China
Chuck Isenhart
D-Dubuque
Iowa
Lam
Isenhart
Environmental Protection Committee
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Iowa City-area
Audit finds Buffalo Iowa officials misused over nine thousand dollars
State Auditor David Vaudt reports Buffalo officials mishandled more than $9,000 from September 2008 to September 2010. The improper disbursements exceed $5,000 and include vacation pay for former clerk Kimberly Kauffman and excess council meeting payments. The audit notes credit card charges, lack of documentation totaling over $4,200, and Kauffman’s 2010 dismissal.
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Buffalo
Iowa
David Vaudt
Kimberly Kauffman
Kauffman
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