Rural youth show higher vaping use than city peers
The Gazette reports national data indicating vaping is more common among rural youth than urban. Iowa 2021 Youth Survey found Benton County 11th graders 13 percent used tobacco and 22 percent used vaping. Linn County 5 percent tobacco and 14 percent vaping. statewide 10 percent tobacco and 24 percent vaping. easy access to vape products also higher in rural areas.
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Linn County
Travis Ockenfels
Urbana
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Vinton
Pink Clouds
Savannah Blake
the Gazette
Eastern Iowa tobacco permits limit shops in small towns
In Eastern Iowa, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City offer multiple tobacco and vape shops, while smaller communities house only a few outlets or rely on gas stations that sell nicotine products.
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Cedar Rapids
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Uptown Marion director bows out after seven years
Brooke Prouty departs as Uptown Marion director after seven years, handing the reins to a Main Street Iowa role. She steered the district through a pedestrian-friendly transformation, partnering with Marion Chamber of Commerce, city officials, and stakeholders to navigate the 2022 streetscape project and push a thriving main drag of shops and eateries.
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Brooke Prouty
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Prouty
Iowa
the Gazette
Supreme Court rules on child witnesses in Osceola case
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, overturned Derek White’s convictions for neglect or abuse of a child and child endangerment causing bodily injury. The ruling found that allowing two children to testify from a judge's chambers via closed circuit TV violated the right to face-to-face confrontation and sent the case back for a new trial.
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Iowa Supreme Court
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Derek White
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Osceola
Linn
Nick Maybanks
Johnson County
Rachel Zimmermann Smith
Maybanks
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