Throughout the course of the pandemic, Iowans have experienced more anxiety, depression and negative effects on their mental health. Local providers are working to help residents address those conditions through free services. Without it, the loss and stress and disconnect could have “a cumulative effect” on their overall well-being.
Board member Dexter Merschbrock said the amended agreement is a “good first step” but said the board needs to be intentional about reviewing data about the program monthly, which will be provided as a part of the contract.
But legislative Democrats have pressed for more state investments in K-12 education, regent universities, water quality, pandemic recovery and other perceived needs rather than stockpiling money for more tax cuts.
The forum for North Liberty candidates will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Coralville’s city candidate forum is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m.
Mayor John Lundell has been inducted into the Iowa League of Cities’ Hall of Fame for his career in local government that spans decades.
Nearly a quarter of Iowa public school students are in districts that have experienced significant COVID-19 outbreaks this year, according to a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the state from enforcing a law banning mask mandates in schools.
Last week at a hearing, Geralyn Jones said wives signed for their husbands on her nomination papers to appear on the Nov. 2 ballot.
Faculty across Iowa’s public universities are continuing to demand the right to mandate masks in the classroom — looping in attorneys and considering resolutions urging faculty, regardless of state law or campus policy, to act in their own best interest and that of their students and the community.
Former Mason City church records keeper who stole over $270,000 from general and memorial accounts from 2015 through January 2019 was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison.
On Monday, University of Iowa Health Care began administering booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to more than 10,000 employees after federal officials issued new recommendations this past week. UIHC officials estimate the first phase will last four to six weeks.
A northeast Iowa man sentenced to prison time and home detention for guiding illegal deer hunts. He also provided fake licenses to out-of-state hunters.
Dry conditions gave way to late flood and blood-thirsty mosquitos
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