Ottumwa Hospital Faces Loss of Medicaid Medicare Funds
Federal officials plan to revoke Ottumwa Regional Health Center’s Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements next month amid an appeal over a mismanaged emergency psychiatric patient. Inspectors cite repeated nighttime referral failures and a Fourth of July unit shutdown with a patient discharged after promising follow up. The hospital denies wrongdoing and may seek court action to halt the funding termination.
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Bus crash injures two on final day of RAGBRAI
A bus carrying bicyclists crashed and burned on the final day of the RAGBRAI event in Guttenberg after brake failure. Brandi Helmkamp of Fort Dodge, 30, was in serious condition at University Hospitals Iowa City. driver Ronald Laing of Des Moines, 40, was treated and released.
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Brandi Helmkamp
Fort Dodge
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Ronald Laing
Des Moines
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Laing
Ex-priest pleads guilty to soliciting prostitution again
Davenport AP ex priest Monsignor Robert John Walter 84 pleaded guilty to a fourth prostitution count since 1998. Walter was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation and a $1000 fine. He previously faced arrests in 1998 2000 and 2003 tied to similar charges. Walter served at St. Paul the Apostle Church Davenport and led Assumption High School from 1962 to 1970.
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Davenport
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Mystery of 1855 tombstone found in Waterloo yard
A Waterloo homeowner unearthed an 1855 marble tombstone while building a stone path. The inscription names the wife of John Therion and mirrors a Victorie Therion stone in Woodlawn Cemetery, Washington, Iowa, suggesting a misread date and possible relocation of the marker.
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Waterloo
Ryan Jensen
John Therion
Victorie
Woodlawn
Washington
Iowa
Jensen
Neil
John Thirion
J.F. Therion
Washington Cemetery
Victorie Therion
John
Four-wheeler crash injures Monticello siblings in rural Iowa
Devin Spensley 14 and sister Macey 8 from rural Monticello were treated and released after a four-wheeler rolled on a dirt path near Tuetken Lane. Both wore helmets and were found by a sibling. No fatalities reported.
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Monticello
Devin Spensley
Macey Spensley
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Crash near Hedrick injures two locals
Two Hedrick residents, Jesse R. Neel aged 26 and passenger Thomas F. Kephart aged 25, were hospitalized after a collision at the Highways 21 and 149 intersection west of Hedrick. The SUV driver Wilfred W. Wilkinson, 75, of Marion, stopped at a stop sign at 3:49 p.m. and struck their car.
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Jesse R. Neel
Thomas F. Kephart
Ottumwa Hospital
Wilfred W. Wilkinson
Marion
Wilkinson
Highway
Vinton-Shellsburg to review high school bids and costs
The Vinton-Shellsburg school board will discuss options after the low bid for the high school project came in at 16.6 million, over the 13 million estimate. Six bids were opened Thursday with Knutson Construction submitting the highest bid at 18.3 million, to be covered by a 15.1 million bond from October 2004.
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Vinton-Shellsburg
Larson Construction
Independence
Knutson Construction
Iowa City
Lottery results and jackpots from Saturday draws
Saturday Powerball numbers 8 14 35 38 46 Powerball 24. Jackpot 62 million with 5x Power Play. Iowa picks include Cash Game 4 5 9 11 25. Hot Lotto 13 21 25 30 31 with 18 hotball. Pick 3 0 5 1. Evening 988. Pick 4 2 3 7 7. Evening 5 9 5 4. Illinois Little Lotto 24 19 30 32. Lotto 26 12 17 26 38 6 60 f 48. Jackpot 14.5 million.
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