Independence to renew revenue tax for school district
Independence voters will decide Tuesday on renewing the revenue purpose statement for the district infrastructure sales tax for 10 more years. Polls open at Heartland Acres Event Center Rowley Community Center and Brandon Area Community Center. If approved, funding would support a new high school and maintenance needs.
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Heartland Acres
Swan Lake Blvd
Rowley Community Center
Ely St
Rowley
Brandon Area Community Center
Main St
Brandon
UI Receives Four Grants for Student Aid and Research
Iowa City UI gets three grants totaling 126,623 to fund scholarships for disadvantaged students and a 187,500 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to support a project on oral diseases and disorders.
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Iowa City
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
University of Iowa
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Linn County Redirects FEMA Funds to Offices and Juvenile Center
Linn County supervisors plan to shift about 2.48 million in federal recovery funds to renovate the Administrative Office Building and to construct a new juvenile law center. The flood-damaged Youth Shelter and Witwer Building projects will be skipped, with 75 percent of the funds going to the office and 25 percent to the law center. At a 19 percent penalty, the county may divert FEMA money to other projects.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Supervisors
Law Center
Witwer
Management Agency
Luther College receives seed grant for campus climate plan
Decorah based Luther College is among 12 colleges awarded seed grants ranging from 35 000 to 50 000 to fund campus carbon reduction projects. The Rocky Mountain Institute will distribute funds to schools in the Accelerating Campus Climate Initiatives program.
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Decorah — Luther College
Rocky Mountain Institute
J&P Cycles in Anamosa marks 30th anniversary open house
J&P Cycles hosts a two day open house drawing 13 000 to 14 000 attendees from as far as Utah and Florida. Owner John Parham Jill Parham and son Zach celebrate growth from a 1970s hobby shop to a 300 plus employee national business with 80 exhibitors and family friendly events.
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Charlene Perreault
Minnesota
Perreault
John Parham
J. Parham Enterprises Inc
Parham
J&p Cycles
Anamosa
Shane Ward
Rockford
Ill
Family donates 75000 to start Jane Borg Cook Wellness Program
The Cook family of Cedar Rapids donates 75000 to establish the Jane Borg Cook Wellness Program at St Luke's Hospital. The free program in the former Women’s Health Spa building on First Avenue NE will offer physical nutrition and psychosocial support to cancer patients and others with chronic conditions. Rob Cook notes the initiative honors Jane’s memory and aims to help survivors stay active and connected. Jane Borg Cook helped found Leadership for Five Seasons and supported civic groups in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
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Jane Borg Cook
St. Luke’s Women’s Health Spa
First Avenue NE
Jane
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Jane Cook
Jennifer Davis
Denver
Colo
Katy Cook
Arlington
Robbie Cook
Edina
Minn
Brucemore
Cedar Rapids Area
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