Linn County settles jail medical suit for 28500 dollars
Linn County has settled with Timothy Kehoe for 28500 dollars over a June 2001 jail incident. The agreement releases the county from further claims and includes no disclosed medical details. Assistant Linn County Attorney Todd Tripp cited cost and risk as reasons for avoiding court action. Kehoe will receive the payment as part of the settlement approved by the board.
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Gazette
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Linn County
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Iowa City
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Linn Coun
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Cedar Rapids man receives heart after long wait
Neil Weyland, 64, of Cedar Rapids, received a heart transplant at University of Wisconsin Hospital after more than nine months awaiting a donor. The operation lasted nearly six hours, with Weyland recovering in Madison, and planning weekly checkups as doctors monitor his recovery. His daughter Becca Dunn and Dr. Maryl Johnson praised his patience and progress.
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Ine Gazette
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Neil Weyland
Cedar Rapids
Madison, Wis
Weyland
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Maryl Johnson
Neil
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Claudia B. Laws
the Gazette
Tom Petty
The
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Marijuana found inside bag of potato chips incident
Lois Campbell of Des Moines found a small inner bag inside Uncle Ray's garlic chips containing what police described as marijuana. The chips were seized as evidence and the store removed remaining Uncle Ray's products. Detroit was cited as the packaging origin.
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Vilsack Names Members To Iowa Values Fund Board
Governor Vilsack named 10 of 11 members for the Iowa Values Fund Board which will oversee job creation awards and market the program. He emphasized growing the economy while lawmakers dispute legislation and potential legal action. Rants signaled a law firm choice soon with a summer decision on a possible challenge.
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New Iowa Laws Take Effect On Various Criminal and Administrative Changes
Iowa enacts a set of updates starting today including a 0.08 blood alcohol standard for drunken driving, higher driver license fees, a birth registration fee increase, tougher penalties for date rape drugs, higher fines for overtime parking, a clerk of court overseeing up to four counties, a new vehicle damage disclosure rule, breast cancer license plates to fund screenings, criminalizes student sexual exploitation by teachers, uses deer meat for inmate meals with hunting licenses, requires RU-486 reporting by doctors, revises sentencing laws, and allows inmate medical trips for a $5 charge.
Iowa program uses Spanish videos to aid immigrant learning
A 10 video series titled Success in the U S aims to help Spanish speaking immigrants in Iowa. The project by Iowa State University Extension Southwest Iowa Latino Resource Center Red Oak and Experience Education covers taxes renting housing health care and safety. Jaime Ramos a Red Oak graduate discusses staying in school and the value for families. Videos finish by December and target employers with many Hispanic workers.
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Experience Education
Jennifer Horner
Southwest Iowa
Jaime Ramos
Ramos
Mexico
Sandra Sanchez
American Friends Service Committee
Micropolitan Iowa cities detailed by OMB designation
Iowa lists micropolitan cities including Boone Burlington Clinton Fort Dodge Keokuk Fort Madison Mason City Muscatine Newton Oskaloosa Ottumwa Spencer Spirit Lake Storm Lake. Demographers say the status could lure grants and new business opportunities for these towns.
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Keokuk-Fort Madison
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Mason City
Muscatine
Newton
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Spencer
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Storm Lake
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