Disabled Ames residents seek job opportunities
Keith Olson, 52, helps prep the Ames City Council chambers for meetings and works a second job as a custodian at JAX Outdoor Gear. He walks from the Sheldon Mann building to City Hall and is part of Mainstream Living Inc. which connects area disabled residents to work.
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AMES
Keith Olson
Susan Gwinsda
Olson
JAX
City Hall
Sheldon- Mann
Bethesda
Mainstream Living Inc
Ames-area
Hurdles for disabled workers in Iowa discussed by officials
Pat Steele of Mainstream Living Inc. outlines barriers for disabled workers including transportation and understanding job market opportunities. He notes Social Security rules may deter earning. A statewide series of forums aims to draft policy ideas for a disabled employment summit planned for October in Des Moines before the 2010 Iowa Legislature session.
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Pat Steele
Mainstream Living Inc
Mainstream
Steele
Des Moines
Iowa
Loebsack launches Healthcare Reform Tour in Iowa districts
Rep. Dave Loebsack initiates a Healthcare Reform Tour across Iowa's 2nd District to meet with health care providers and patients. He aims to understand hospital services and payment systems to inform his stance in Washington. The schedule lists visits at University of Iowa, Washington County Hospital, Unity Healthcare, Great River Medical Center, Keokuk Hospital, Henry County Health Center, Mercy Medical Center, Jefferson County Health Center, and Ottumwa Regional Health Center.
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Dave Loebsack
Iowa
Loebsack
Washington
Mount Vernon
University of Iowa
College of Medicine
Iowa River
Newton Road
Washington County Hospital
E. Polk St
Unity Healthcare
Mulberry Ave
Muscatine
Great River Medical Center
S. Gear Ave
Mercy Medical Center
10Th St
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson County Health Center
S. Main St
Fairfield
Iowans receive 10 million in FEMA recovery grants
Cedar Rapids gets about 4 million and Benton County nearly 6 million from FEMA out of 23 million for Iowa flood recovery. Grants cover demolitions of 18 homes in Cedar Rapids, road and sidewalk repairs at the water pollution facility, and replacement cost for the Benton County Law Enforcement Center in Vinton. Cedar Rapids will match a third of residential clearance costs. local governments cover 10 percent of other projects.
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Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency For
Iowa
Harkin
Vinton
Nine Die On Iowa Roadways Over Memorial Day Weekend
Reports from sheriff offices and the Iowa State Patrol show at least nine fatalities in Memorial Day weekend crashes across the state. Causes include a rollover near Red Oak and a head on collision near Kendallville, with victims from Emerson Greenfield Indianola Oelwein and a Fairbanks couple among the deceased.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sheriff's Offices
Iowa State Patrol
Emerson
Red Oak
Greenfield
Fontanelle
Indianola
Washington
Oelwein
Boone County rollover fatality and Kiron crash report
A Boone woman died in a Friday rollover on Highway 30 in Boone County and a Storm Lake woman was killed in a Sunday single vehicle crash north of Kiron. Also Ottumwa reports Larry Davis 22 of New Albany Indiana died while swimming at Lake Arrowhead near Ottumwa. Des Moines police investigate a burned body found in Grand View Park with foul play not suspected. Associated Press
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Winneshiek County
Boone
Boone County
Storm Lake
Kiron
Ottumwa
Larry Davis
New Albany
Ind
Iowa
Davis
Lake Arrowhead
Wapello County
Des Moines
Grand View Park
Riverside group to discuss city landscape plans
Riverside committee to meet at 6 p.m. Thursday to assess visual quality, transportation, and events. Officials will review aerial city maps to identify landscape opportunities and constraints and draft a community needs statement. A daylong design workshop is planned for later this summer.
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Riverside
Iowa News Service
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa State University Extension
Trees Forever
Cedar Rapids twins survive early birth with hospital teamwork
Ethan and Allison Klostermann, born two months early, faced lung bleeding and a heart condition. Dr. James E. Davis flew in from Iowa City to perform surgery at St. Luke's. Ethan required oxygen and feeding tubes, delaying milestones while Allison advanced.
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ethan Klostermann
Ethan
Allison
Lisa
Chris Klostermann
Lisa Klostermann
Iowa City
University of Iowa
James E. Davis
St. Luke’s
Scott Nau
Davis
Nan
Klostermann
Klostermanns
Prairie High School
St. Luke's Hospital
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Keokuk
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Health Education Center
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Mount Pleasant
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Pennsylvania Ave
C.R
Benton
Iowa News
Indiana
State Medical Examiner’s
Ankeny
D.M
City Park
Associated Press
Cindy
Hadish
Gazcomm.com
Amana Rvi
Barefoc
Poky.com
Barefoothecky
7Th Avenue
Marion
Mingston
Hearing Aid Service
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