Iowa gets 120000 federal grant to curb youth runaways
Iowa will receive a 120000 federal grant to create a program preventing youth runaways and abductions. Youth and Shelter Services Inc. in Ames will administer a new missing children center with three counselors and a clerical staffer. A fundraising panel aims to raise 250000 to 500000 for a permanent missing children fund and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Youth and Shelter Services Inc
Ames
George Belitsos
Ames Agency
Belitsos
Branstad
Chris
Department of Health and Human Services
Train boosters fix up Amtrak station in Osceola
About 32 volunteers from the Iowa Railroad Passenger Association and Osceola residents refreshed the Osceola station with paint and planters. They stressed renewing faith in passenger train service as Amtrak’s Zephyr passes nearby. Local officials and lawmakers attended amid rail funding debate and safety assurances.
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Amtrak
Osceola
Iowa Railroad Passenger Association
Iowa
Scott Rogers
Cedar Falls
Zephyr
Burlington Northern
Des Moines
Betty Schneider
Ames
Schneider
Leo
Eric Abbott
Dozens Charged in Linn County Drunken Driving Sweep
Sixteen people were arrested and charged with drunken driving in Linn County Saturday and Sunday. Names, ages, addresses, and arrest times and locations are listed for each suspect. Several offenses are noted as second or third offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Steven Darling
16Th St
F Street NW
Aaron Thomas
Anamosa
Randy Tritle
Albert Lea
Minn
Springville
Des Moines Braces for Water Contamination Risk
Iowa officials warn Des Moines sits on a powder keg over potential trichloroethylene in the water. The Iowa Water Commission calls for faster action with city and federal partners as test results lag, and early readings reached 93 parts per billion before declining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Keith Uhl
Iowa Water, Air and Waste Management Commission
Uhl
Commission
Allan Thoms
Thoms
Man shoots self and staggers into school after divorce
Kenneth Little, 40, shot himself in a car on a gravel road then drove to Anderson Elementary School seeking his ex wife Linda Little, a custodian, who saw him collapse at the rear entrance. He is in serious condition at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.
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Bondurant
Kenneth Little
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
Little
Anderson
Linda
Vickey Little
Bondurant-Farrar Community School
Dales
Ohde
Runnells Southeast Polk High School
Linn-Mar volunteers honored and district survey urged
Twenty six Linn-Mar volunteers who logged 100 or more hours this year will be honored at a luncheon Thursday at 12 30 p m in the junior high cafeteria. District residents with surveys should return forms to the administrative office building for tabulation to the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn-Mar
Woman Pleads Innocent in Dog Cruelty Case
Jeannie Woods pleads innocent in Linn District Court to a May 3 cruelty to animals charge for allegedly dragging her dog Zuess with a car at Pinicon Ridge Park. Her trial is set for July 5. Her husband Jack faces a related charge with an undetermined trial date. The dog is at the Linn County Humane Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannie Woods
18Th St. SE
Linn District Court
Woods
Pinicon
Zuess
The
Linn County Humane Society
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