Weekend patrols expand as city tightens no parking zones
Cedar Rapids police patrol downtown on weekends in small groups to talk with bar staff and deter alcohol smuggling and disturbances. Sgt. Chris Collins says staff interactions help keep patrons safe, though occasional large disturbances still occur.
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North Liberty restaurant fined over teen labor hours
Sugapeach Chicken & Fish Fry owners face about 65000 in penalties for allowing underage workers to exceed allowed hours. Amari Thigpen, 14 at first employment, juggled after school football practice and work, receiving tutoring and mentorship from owners who treated staff as family. The case highlights stricter federal child labor enforcement.
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Sugapeach Chicken & Fish Fry
North Liberty
Amari
Western Illinois University
the Gazette
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Chad Simmons
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Carol
Therapists Learn How To Help Farmers Cope With Stress
In Grinnell at the Key Cooperative Agronomy Center a dozen mental health professionals gather to study farmer stress and the risk of suicide. The session, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, aims to equip clinicians to talk with farming families about anxiety, depression, and rural barriers to care.
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Farmers’ Co-Op
Cooperative Agronomy Center
U.S. Department of Agricul
Ture
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