Iowa distributes funds for safe rooms after tornado damage
State officials in Des Moines allocate 87 000 dollars in federal money to fund safe rooms in tornado damaged buildings to encourage new shelters. Experts note safe rooms are reinforced concrete structures, often in basements, and can be built for as little as twelve hundred dollars by do it yourselfers.
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Des Moines
David Miller
Iowa Emergency Management Division
Iowa
Jeff Johnson
National Weather Service
Gary Brown
Woodbury County
Bob Batcheller
Concrete Products Co
Sioux City
Concrete Products and Life- Form International Inc
Iowa Builds Tornado Safe Rooms With Federal Grants
The Iowa Emergency Management Division expands a safe room program using FEMA guidance and federal grants to fund 33 counties. Readily available options include concrete block shelters and insulated polystyrene forms filled with concrete. Local shelters in Sioux City and Plymouth County illustrate community demand after recent tornado warnings and events.
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Iowa
Sioux City
Concrete Products
Blacks in Iowa Prisons Show Racial Disparity
Iowa officials note blacks are about 2 percent of the population yet nearly a quarter of prison cells. The Iowa Commission on the Status of African-Americans met with Iowa State Penitentiary leaders, reviewed race by security level, and urged broader minority hiring and data collection to tackle systemic inequality.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Iowa Commission On the Status
Commission
Iowa State Penitentiary
Traevena Potter-Hall
L.W. Graves
Potter-Hall
Cedar Rapids Bankruptcy Filings Include Several Local Debtors
The Cedar Rapids Division reports multiple filings: Joseph S. Parrish Iowa City and Becky J. Parrish Coralville with 29k debt and 70k assets. William J. and Maria J. Blase Iowa City with 180k debt and 139k assets. Betty A. Caspers Lisbon with 18k debt and 2.8k assets all exempt. Debra D. Mather Cedar Rapids area Chapter 7 with 1-15 creditors. Judith A. Newton Described with 10k debt and 10k assets all exempt. B David Wright Iowa City area with 30k debt and 2.6k assets all exempt. Karl Hartwell Toledo with 46k debt and 34.9k assets. Jeffrey A. Dufoe Center Point with 101k debt and 47.8k assets and 45k exempt. Brazelton Cedar Rapids Group LC Howard Johnson Airport Express Inn seeks debt relief under court supervision.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Joseph S. Parrish
Sylvan Glen Ct
Iowa City
Becky J. Parrish
Ninth St
Coralville
William J
Maria J. Blase
Bancroft Dr
Betty A. Caspers
Lisbon
Brazelton Cedar Rapids Group LC
Howard Johnson Airport Express Inn
Atlantic Dr. SW
Debra D. Mather
32Nd St. NE
Judith A. Newton
K Ave. NW
B. David Wright
22Nd Ave. SW
Karl Hartwell
Toledo
Jeffrey A. Dufoe
Center Point
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Tammy Lee
American Red Cross
Siouxland Area
Fema.gov
Wayne Fenton
Lite- Form
Miller
Milestone Children’s Center
Plymouth County Fairgrounds
le Mars
Fairgrounds
Marion
SRC Pharmacies
Seventh Avenue
Pharmacies
Johnson Ave
Counter-Fitters, Inc
Ford
Physic
Joan Gillon
Kevin Lux
Barb Kalinsky Trou
Jerry Gillon
Martin Foxen
Amy Terpstrader Molen
Amana
East Side Sports
Graves
Ike Johnson
Denison
Johnson
Theresa Clark- Kline
Bankruptcy Court
Westmusic
5Th Street
Coralville - Davenport
Marion - Cedar Falls
Ottumway Waterloo
Iow
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