Prison employee review tied to misconduct probe at Oakdale facility
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation releases link a Coralville prison case to alleged criminal misconduct by a staff member at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center also known as Oakdale. A supervisor at the facility had been on paid leave since the probe began, with officials offering few specifics.
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American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 61
Homan
Iowa
Iowa lawmaker Tom Sands will not seek reelection
Rep. Tom Sands of Wapello, Republican chairing the House tax policy panel, announced he won’t run again in November. A banker and real estate appraiser, Sands has served since 2008 and led tax reform efforts, citing time for his family. District 88 covers Louisa County and parts of Muscatine and Des Moines counties. Party leaders will nominate a candidate in August. no Democratic candidate had registered. House Speaker Upmeyer praised Sands as a strong defender of taxpayers and a valuable leader.
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Iowa House
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Cedar Rapids woman pleads guilty to lottery tax swindle
Cedar Rapids 36 year old Tea Lynette Ware pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of mail fraud one count of using a fictitious name and one count of money laundering in a $40 000 lottery tax scam targeting a 74 year old Bushnell couple Ware admitted to setting up a fictitious post office box and receiving at least 29 000 in checks while the victims were duped into sending taxes and fees.
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Tea Lynette Ware
Jon Scoles
Ware
Bushnell
Ting
Ray Ware
Cedar Rapids Firefighters form stress support team
Cedar Rapids Fire Capt. Eric Vandewater and Rev. Jim Coyle led the creation of a Critical Incident Stress Team to provide emotional, physical and spiritual support after traumatic calls. The program, now unveiled, uses three levels of response to mitigate long term stress among firefighters and staff.
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Coyle
Cedar Rapids
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Vandewater and Coyle
Department
English
Eric
Vandewater
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Eric Vandewater
Czech Village
Talyn
Jim Coyle
Fire Department
Linn-Mar Retains Single High School Concept
Linn-Mar school board, in its final planning session of the year, kept the district’s plan for one high school and rejected a study committee suggestion for a stand-alone early childhood center. The board reviewed five facility scenarios, asking for more data on possibilities using a new elementary school or an eighth and ninth grade center to address growth while seeking public input.
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Iowa Lottery Draw Briefs for Thursday June 9
Iowa Lottery results announced for Thursday with Pick 3 Midday 8 9 2 and Pick 4 Evening 6 4 2 9. All or Nothing Midday numbers listed as 5 8 9 11 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23. Lucky for Life numbers 2 7 25 36 40 with Lucky Ball 4.
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