Winter heating aid uncertainty threats to low income
The state warns of rising heating costs this winter for low income and elderly residents. Funds for past due bills may come, but new federal aid is capped at 400 dollars per person, delaying relief as HACAP awaits approval and funding to begin accepting applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Tyson
Office of Planning and Programming
Marjorie Wetherill
Hawkeye
Linn
HACAP
Wetherill
Tyson
Iowa
Congress
Connecticut
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Lawsuit against MorAmerica dismissed in Iowa court
Globe Indemnity's $1.3 million suit against MorAmerica Financial Corp. of Cedar Rapids was dismissed in U.S. District Court Cedar Rapids after a ruling in a related case with Hawkeye Security. The judgment found the legal issue moot. Globe had paid $1,291,073 in claims to estates of five men killed in a 1973 MorAmerica owned aircraft crash near Blairstown.
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Cedar Rapids
MorAmerica
Globe
Hawkeye Security
Hawkeye
McManus
Rural fuel users face higher costs and payment pressures
Rural households relying on fuel oil and propane face steep price hikes and cash on delivery demands. Distributors refuse deliveries without full payment or filling tanks to the brim, while federal fuel assistance may help some, the burden still risks fuel shortages and hard choices like between heat and food. The outlook grimly predicts prices exceeding one dollar per gallon before winter ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Wetherill
Hawkeye Area
Wetherill
Iowa Commerce Commission
Robert Tyson
Office of Planning and Programming
Tyson
Gargantua the Great Parade Feature
A Sunday parade feature profiles Gargantua the Great described as the meanest monster on earth in a sensational wrap. The piece highlights his claimed power and public reception during the parade event.
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Gargantua the Great
Earth
Validity of teacher pay study questioned by Iowa group
Ken Pfile president of the Iowa State Education Association challenged an Iowa school boards study claiming teacher salaries keep pace with inflation. He argued base pay increases over the last decade lag inflation, noted the top step limits, and criticized administrator raises outpacing teachers. He urged higher funding and better priorities.
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Ken Pfile
Iowa State Education Association
Pfile
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Kennedy High School
Iowa Association of School Boards
Gazette
Association
Amana
Drunk Driving Charges Filed in Linn County
Two men were arrested and charged with drunken driving in Linn County early today. William J. VanWaus, 28, of Route 1 Victor, was taken into custody at 1:05 a.m. on Highway 1, two miles south of Highway 30. Mark H. Jiroch, 27, of 210 Hawthorne Drive SW, was arrested at 2:04 a.m. near Wilson Avenue and J Street SW.
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Linn County
William J. VanWaus
Route 1
Victor
Mark H. Jiroch
Hawthorne Drive
Wilson Avenue
J Street
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