Linn County care facility staff face job threats over abuse concerns
Iowa Department of Health findings cite threats to staff reporting mistreatment at Linn County Care Facility. The latest review notes six recommendations, fines of 600 dollars already issued, and plans for committees to decide future changes with a Des Moines conference pending.
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Mary Burke
Linn County
Iowa State Department of Health
Linn
State Department of Health
Des Moines
Forbes Johnson
Department of Mental Health Services
Oxley Linked to Threats in Linn County Care Facility Probe
Linn County Supervisor Jean Oxley is implicated in threats to fire mental health unit director Dick Dunkle amid reported resident abuse at Linn County Care Facility. State health investigators found threats to multiple staff in violation of Iowa Code 1350.46 with penalties up to 5000 dollars.
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Mary Burke
Linn
Jean Oxley
Linn County
Iowa State Department of Health
Oxley
Dick Dunkle
Louis
Elaine Hulseberg
Dunkle
Dun
State Department of Health
Iowa
Joe Rinas
Rinas
Hulsebergs
The
Gazette
Dunkel
Two Linn County Roads To Close For I 380 Grading
Two Linn County roads in the Midway area will close permanently Wednesday to allow Iowa DOT to finish grading I 380. Greens Grove Road lies about three miles north of Toddville near Highway 150, and High Woods Road sits one mile south of Center Point.
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Linn County
Midway
Iowa Department of Transportation
Greens Grove
Toddville
High Woods Road
Center Point
Linn County Health Department health screenings show early success
The Linn County Health Department reports strong early results from its new wellness program. Director Keith Erickson notes diabetes found in a screening underscores program value and predicts broader benefits as more workplaces and small businesses participate. A June 6 board update is planned.
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Gazette
Linn County Health Department
Keith Erickson
Hawkeye Rubber
Erickson
Health Department
Younkers
Health Depart
Joe Rinas
Supervisors
Health Board
Linn County
Linn
Johnson County
Diane Krivo
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Abduction Reported Near Marion High School
A 17 year old girl told police she was abducted by two young males while walking to classes at Marion High School. She was forced into a car at 9 a.m. Friday, driven around town for hours, then released on West Eighth Avenue. she was unharmed.
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Marion High School
Marion
West Eighth Avenue
Employee accused of bugging Linn County Social Services
Betty Hall of rural Bertram faces a serious misdemeanor charge of electronic eavesdropping for allegedly recording telephone conversations of office staff between April 13 and 29. Social Services District Administrator Dixie Clark filed the complaint. Hall was arrested by Cedar Rapids police and released after promising to appear in court.
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Linn County Social Services
Betty Hall
Bertram
Hall
Edge
Social Services District
Dixie Clark
Clark
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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