Audible attenuators join Iowa DOT roadwork safety push
Iowa DOT crews faced five strikes in 2020 and again this year as motorists hit workers. The agency tests loud audible attenuators to grab drivers’ attention with sirens and flashing lights to reduce near misses and crashes while maintaining road crews safer on highways.
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Inmates donate over 11000 to Anamosa victims families
Inmates across Iowa’s nine prisons have donated more than 11000 to memorial funds for nurse Lorena Schulte and officer Robert McFarland killed March 23 at Anamosa State Penitentiary. Donations came via direct gifts and fundraisers as inmates, paid little, show compassion amid the tragedy.
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Remembering a mother's generous heart and local impact
In April 2010 in Belmond Iowa a mother's heart failed during helicopter transport to Mason City. Her kindness, teaching career and charity left a lasting imprint on family and community, shaping the writer's values and stance against political harm to the vulnerable.
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