Iowa uses online recruitment to boost child adoptions
Adoption officials in Iowa emphasize targeted online recruitment to find homes for children and teens in foster care. The KidSake program and Heart Gallery showcase profiles of waiting youths, with about 130 children awaiting adoption and 4,500 in foster care, while 956 were adopted last year.
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Charlie Carey
Iowa
Carey
John
Cedar Rapids
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Cubs
Ann Kopf
Four Oaks
Kopf
Scott
KidLake Publications
The
Heart Gallery
Langston Faces Settlement Details Over Zahn Affidavits
The Gazette reports Langston sought confidentiality in a Cedar Rapids case involving Police Officer David Zahn. An April 25 affidavit from Riesgraf asserts she never harassed Zahn and never sought a restraining order, while Langston says a confidential settlement included only a written apology with no money. Riley alleges Langston violated confidentiality by commenting to a reporter.
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Langston
Riley
Gazette
Riesgraf
David Zahn
Zahn
Cedar Rapids/Linn
Dave Machacek
Mark Zaiger
Zaiger
Iowa Powerball Winners Plan To Keep Working After Big Win
Tim and Sue Guderian won a six number Powerball ticket in Fort Dodge and will split nearly 96 million lump sum before taxes. They will donate to family church and Humane Society while continuing their work and contacting advisers. The state treasurer received a 4.8 million tax check with about 24 million federal withholding.
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Australia
Fort Dodge
Tim
Humane Society of
North Central
Iowa
Mike Fitzgerald
Jails use mental health programs to reduce reoffense
Johnson County reports 107 inmates out of 6766 processed since July have received treatment, part of a program aimed at treating mental illness rather than returning offenders to incarceration. Officials say proper meds and release planning cut recidivism while Linn County mirrors the approach.
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Johnson County
Malinda Lamb
mental health/developmental disabilities mobile crisis coordinator
Lamb
J. Patrick White
White
Linn County
Department of Corrections
Gail Juvik
Javik
Doner
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STARZ
Encore
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