Community program aids ex offenders with housing and jobs
The Reintegration Initiative for Safety and Empowerment RISE and Fresh Start Jail Ministries host a fundraiser and concert at Cedar Hills Community Church to support volunteers who guide ex offenders to housing, employment, budgeting, and treatment services. The program operates from Mission of Hope and has aided about 700 people on a $30,000 yearly budget with grants from local foundations.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
RISE
Fresh Start Jail Ministries
Cedar Hills Community Church
Mission of Hope
B Ave
Maridee Dugger
Dugger
Fundraiser for RISE and Fresh Start Jail Ministries
A Cedar Rapids fundraiser at Cedar Hills Community Church supports RISE and Fresh Start Jail Ministries. A social hour leads to a 7 p.m. concert by White Ribbon Day with freewill donations, and items such as shoes underwear cookware and furniture are most needed.
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Rise and
Fresh Start
Cedar Hills Community Church
E Ave
Cedar Rapids
Maridee Dugger
Former Bachelor star seeks dismissal of charges in 911 call brief
Chris Soules defense asks Iowa court to throw out one count of leaving the scene of an accident after a fatal crash near Aurora. The nine page brief argues Soules met duty to render reasonable assistance and identifies himself to dispatchers in the 911 call while CPR was attempted. Authorities allege the April 24 crash killed Kenneth Mosher and Soules was arrested April 25.
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Aurora
Chris Soules
Soules
Iowa
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Mosher
Curt Hames cofounder of Hames Homes dies at 92
Curt Hames, cofounder of Hames Homes and longtime Iowa Republican organizer, died at age 92 in hospice in Hiawatha. Born in Kansas and raised in Missouri, he moved to Eastern Iowa in 1969 after military service and, with his wife Norma, started a Marion mobile home dealer franchise. The firm has sold over 11,000 homes and operates five mobile home parks. He was active in GOP circles, hosting “GOP revival meetings” to help recruit lawmakers.
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Marion
Curt Hames
Hames Homes
Iowa
Barbara Hames
Hames
Barbara
Kansas
Missouri
U.S. Army
Norma
Curt
Hameses
the Gazette
Kaufmann
Hiawatha
Matthew
Patane
Thegazette
Linn County may expand social host law to cover drugs
Linn County supervisors consider widening the social host ordinance to include all controlled substances. If approved, adults who provide or allow underage use on property could face civil penalties up to 750 dollars for a first offense and 1000 dollars for subsequent offenses. The second reading is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
James Houser
Linn
Houser
Curt Wheeler
Area Substance Abuse Council
Linn County
Bob Hruska
Brent Oleson
Oleson
John Stuelke
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Thalassa Morris
Morris
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Red Roof Inn
Jafar Khenti
Khenti
River Bend Industries
Victor
Trish
Mehaffey
Buchanan County Attorney’s Office
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Kelleyproperty.com
Selley Rts
Eumar
Cedar Rapi Hearing Center
Melissa Heinrich
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