Privy Prop inventor Jake Wulf goes from Iowa fair to Hollywood
Odebolt boy Jake Wulf designed the foot activated toilet seat lifter called the Privy Prop while in the Talented and Gifted program. The fourth grader built a plywood base with a teeter totter, advancing from the Invention Convention to the regional contest and Iowa State Fair display. A producer from Ellen DeGeneres Show later invited Jake and a parent to fly to Hollywood for a taped segment.
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Iowa Senate leader expects funding for major prison upgrades
Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal indicated lawmakers will likely fund a multiyear prison upgrade package next session. The plan, endorsed by the Board of Corrections, includes replacing Mitchellville and Fort Madison facilities, centralizing female inmates, expanding community corrections beds, and upgrading the Newton prison, with funding via bonds tied to criminal fines.
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