County advances crisis center plans in Johnson County
Johnson County officials move toward a crisis intervention center with a project manager and a working name Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center. State law urges six access centers but details remain to be worked out. Land purchase and final agreements will follow, with open sessions for approvals.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Board of Supervisors
Matt Miller
Linn County
Towa
Lisa Green- Douglass
Towans
Green- Douglass
Miller
Mike Hensch
Man gets 4 years in elderly scam scheme
Cody Richey a 27 year old from Cedar Rapids was part of a nationwide fraud that bilked more than 250 elderly victims out of over 750000. He pled guilty to wire fraud and received 57 months in federal prison plus restitution and three years of supervised release with the Elder Justice Initiative backing the case.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Cody Richey
U.S. District Court
Richey
Western Union
Money Gram
Dominican Republic
Linda Reade
Safety Village adapts for children with autism
In Iowa City eight children with cognitive and developmental disabilities ages 6 to 12 join a four day modified Safety Village camp at Grant Wood Elementary. The program teaches pedestrian and car safety, 911 procedures, and fire safety in a child scaled setting run by local first responders and staff. Landon Schafer and peers practice helmet use and participate in a simulated home fire drill while police and firefighters reinforce safety lessons.
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Jannah Schmeder
Gazette
Adam Jennings
Coralville
Treymire Johnson
Iowa City
Safety Village
Landon Schafer
Matt Farrey
Grant Wood Elementary School
Mercy Iowa City
Denise Maier
Charles Skaugstad
Rose Conley
Cedar Rapids
Conley
Safety Village camp aims to teach emergency tools use
Mercy Iowa City partners with fire and police departments and local agencies to run a Safety Village for children and families. Denise Maier coordinates details while Amanda Sapir hopes the program helps her son Kepler Porter learn boundaries around emergency tools. The program, with plans to return next year, involves Mercy Iowa City and multiple local law enforcement and museum partners.
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Mercylowacity.org
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Mercy
Iowa City
Amanda Sapir
Kepler Porterfield
Sapir
Kepler
Farrey
Mercy Iowa City
Iowa City Fire and Police Departments
Coralville
Johnson County Sheriffs Office
Iowa Children’s Museum
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