Child care and preschool centers that care for children younger than 5 — too young to qualify for a COVID vaccine — are navigating rising cases of the virus in Eastern Iowa.
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Child care and preschool centers that care for children younger than 5 — too young to qualify for a COVID vaccine — are navigating rising cases of the virus in Eastern Iowa.
As Iowa community college enrollment drops, tuition ticks up, perpetuating a cycle – influenced by a range of factors like COVID, the economy, and the need to balance a budget – that mirrors community college trends nationally threatening their ability to meet workforce demands.
Sam Valentine is a patient representative at the Eastern Iowa Health Center, making her the first point of contact for patients arriving at the organization. In that role, Valentine and other patient representatives can help identify patients’ needs -- including non-medical needs -- and connect them with services.
The complaint said Jarvis was seen folding up a wad of cash and placing it into his left jacket pocket, then folding up another wad of cash and placing it into his right pocket.
Federal inspectors who visited Daniel Gingerich’s dog-breeding operations last September reported damaged flooring that was littered with feces and noted a strong odor of animal waste.
The criminal complaint said her boyfriend shot the man in his torso during a drug deal
A look back at what’s been in the news in Iowa in the past week
Two teens responsible for killing a University of Iowa student, Malik Sheets, 20, during a party June 18, 2020, were sentenced to prison time Friday. Christian Emedi was sentenced to 15 years in prison and Marshawn Jeffries was sentenced to five years. Emedi was the actual shooter. Jeffries had a gun at the party and threatened others.
Republicans plan in-person caucuses, but Democrats using virtual and hybrid formats in response to party members’ concerns about COVID-19.
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A taxpayer-funded tourism agency in Alabama is standing by its chief executive after he pleaded guilty to felony fraud in Cedar Rapids, where a music festival he oversaw lost millions.
$11 million going to Dyersville for Field of Dreams water, sewer work
State and local governments lost at least $117 billion of expected revenue early in the pandemic, according to an Associated Press analysis, but many are now awash in record amounts of money, boosted partly by federal aid.
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