Health Promotion plan to start in Linn County
Linn County Health Department receives a federal grant of almost 10 000 dollars for a Health Promotion program. Keith Erickson says staff will train this week to screen hypertension diabetes test cholesterol and teach aerobic exercise. The program aims to reduce smoking weight and stress and to extend to other county employees and high risk groups.
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Center Point businessman gets health extension amid council concerns
The Linn County Health Board granted Center Point businessman Al Varner of Warner Auto Repair more time to meet sewer and toilet facilities rules after staff found no hook-up on Nov. 3. City officials criticized the site as unsafe and a "junkyard" with unresolved structural issues. Varner claimed harassment and ownership disputes over property lines.
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Hormel plant workers approve three year pact in Ottumwa
Union members at the Geo. A. Hormel plant in Ottumwa unanimously ratified a new three year contract that had been rejected earlier. No details were released but the agreement is believed to include wage concessions. About six hundred people are employed at the hog slaughtering facility.
Burglary at Hassel Akers Residence Netted Cash
Police report a burglary at 2016 L St. SW where burglars cut a door screen and unlocked the entry. A desk in the living room was ransacked and about $250 in cash taken between 6:45 a.m. and noon Monday.
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Hassel F. Akers
L St. SW
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