In May, the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing visited the Crestview Specialty Care facility in West Branch in response to nine separate complaints concerning resident care. Four of the complaints were substantiated.
The building it razed was the former Crestview Acres Nursing Home at 1485 Grand Ave. in Marion.
There is currently a shortage of around 80,000 truck drivers in the U.S., a number that could double over the next five years. Effects of the shortage can be felt all across from hometown businesses to family farms to the grocery store.
Iowa newscaster was abducted June 27, 1995, from outside her Mason City apartment complex.
Continuing a change enacted last year in how the University of Iowa doles out income generated through a “Strategic Initiatives Fund” – created by way of its $1.165 billion public-private utilities partnership four years ago – administrators said they’ll reserve nearly $8 million for distribution on a rolling basis over the coming year “to address emerging needs and opportunities as they arise.”
Linn County is pursuing a new approximately $19.3 million headquarters building for the Secondary Roads Department.
With months of planning and many hours of set-up, here’s a look behind the scenes that ensure Freedom Festival goes out with a bang.
Complicating vehicle and foot traffic in and around the main University of Iowa Health Care campus and its neighboring Kinnick Stadium — beginning this summer and stretching into and through the upcoming Hawkeye football season — is construction of a new road and roundabout, creating a multifaceted utility corridor necessary for a massive new UIHC inpatient tower in the works.
The academy plans to expand its programming after purchasing Arthur Elementary School from the Cedar Rapids school district.
Registered Republicans — who make up more than 35 percent of Iowa voters — now outnumber Democrats in Iowa by more than 130,000.
Officer Isaiah McNamee, standing on the rooftop ledge of the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Iowa City, held onto the man to keep him from falling. The man had climbed over the glass barrier and considered jumping. After speaking with McNamee, the man changed his mind and wanted to get to safety, but it wasn’t easy 12 stories in the air.
Jim Miller has resigned as executive director of The District: Czech Village and New Bohemia to pursue a new role within a local social services organization. His departure marks the third resignation of Cedar Rapids core district directors in the last year.
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