Linn County health director suspended for one week
Linn County Health Department Director Keith Erickson will serve a one week suspension without pay the week of April 23 after the Linn County Board of Health cited inappropriate comments to an employee. Erickson must write an apology letter and attend sensitivity training while two other managers receive reprimands and training requirements.
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Erickson
Linn County Board of Health
Marty Ralston
Tom Hart
Fire destroys abandoned Sacred Heart Church near Protivin
Fire Chief Dale Fenske says a Tuesday morning blaze fully involved the former Sacred Heart Church at Rielly Ride Settlement southwest of Protivin is being treated as suspicious but unlikely to trigger a criminal investigation. The derelict building, unused for about 15 years, was slated for demolition this summer.
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Protivin
Dale Fenske
Sacred Heart
Rielly Ride
Lawler
Fenske
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Rielly Ridge
Cedar Rapids
Easter Holy Week services directory planned by The Gazette
The Gazette will publish a free Easter Holy Week services directory from April 15 to 23. Churches in Eastern Iowa may submit denomination, church name, address, contact phone, and service schedule by April 7 via mail or email. Include times and dates. telephone submissions are not accepted.
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Gazette
Iowa
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Bax
Lindac
Waterloo Man Dies in Fire at 623 Newton Street
Fire officials identify 35 year old Kevin Detrich as the resident killed by smoke inhalation after a sofa fire at his Waterloo home. Firefighters were summoned shortly after 6 30 p m on March 18 to 623 Newton Street. Detrich was alone in the front room when the blaze began.
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Kevin Detrich
Detrich
Newton St
Fire Claims Life Of 81 Year Old In Shell Rock
An 81-year-old man named Minor Schuldt died in a Monday afternoon house fire in Shell Rock Butler County. Firefighters found Schuldt on a couch as the home burned. cause of the blaze remains under investigation by the Butler County Sheriff's Department and authorities.
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Iowa
Schuldt
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Solon Rural House Fire Likely From Electrical Cause
Firefighters were sent to 3036 Highway 1 NE March 19 after a basement sound alerted Dave and Angela Randall and their son. No injuries were reported as the two story home suffered major damage, estimated at $100,000, with investigators citing a basement storage area as the probable origin though the official cause remains undetermined.
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Solon
Dan Smith
Dave
Angela Randall
Highway 1
Randalls
Smith
Bluestem hears options beyond landfilling waste
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency board member John Nieland urged reevaluation of the agency's course amid rising outside competition and dwindling tipping fees. He proposed shipping waste elsewhere while Linn County aims to handle its own, seeking input from industry leaders and neighbors near the Hennessey property landfill.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
John Nieland
Nieland
Bluestem
Linn County
the Gazette
En Board
Lee Clancey
Don Thomas
Thomas
Hennessey
Bluestem Board
Pam Prochaska
Ely
Minneapolis
James Houser
Dave Hogan
Bluestein
Mike Berkshire
Student fights for Independence
Kendall, a 26 year old University of Iowa senior in a wheelchair with a ventilator, faces losing private insurance on March 31 and possibly being moved to a nursing home to save money. He wishes to stay in his Iowa City apartment near friends and the UI as he finishes his liberal arts degree. The state, DHS, and advocates debate care at home versus facility care, stressing efficient use of public funds while Kendall’s advocate emphasizes his right to live independently.
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Kendall
Iowa Department of Human Services
Black Hawk County
Phoebe Ball
Conner Center
Gazette
Dan Luedert
Ken Kendall
University of Iowa
Evert Conner
Cedar Rapids I arena change orders total 1.85 million
Cedar Rapids faces a 306000 third change order for the city ice arena paid to the general contractor. Parks Commissioner Dale Todd notes that 88000 covers grading and about 70000 covers overtime during the holidays. The council meets to approve this and other payments, lifting total project costs above 13 million dollars from an initial 11.2 million estimate.
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Avazette
Cedar Rapids
Dale Todd
Rockford Rd
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson
HGA
Cancer Center Nearing National Designation at UI
University of Iowa Cancer Center officials said a draft NCI report favors designating the UI center as an official cancer center. If approved in June, the designation would place UI among about 60 centers with the NCI seal, bringing a roughly 1.2 million dollar annual grant and accelerating lab to clinic translation. It would bolster recruitment, funding interests, and faster access to new treatments for patients.
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Weiner
NCI
Salk Institute
la Jolla
Calif
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
Northwestern University
Chicago
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Contact writer Jim Jacobson at (319) 339-3175 or jimja iqwa com for further information.
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