Several Eastern Iowa groups are among more than 100 community-based child abuse prevention programs receiving $1.3 million in grants from the Iowa Department of Human Services. “These grants are designed to meet specific needs as identified by people on the front lines of child protection,” said Wendy Rickman, administrator of the Adult, Child and...
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DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers are being asked to crack down on hosts who provide alcohol to minors and under-aged drinkers who consume alcoholic beverages. A House subcommittee began work Wednesday on a bill that would make it illegal for the owner, lessee or a person who has control over a property that is...
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TIPTON – Cedar County Sheriff Warren Wethington walks past a sign in the office that reads “The Second Amendment is Respected & Protected Here!” on his way into work each day. “The previous two sheriffs were not as liberal with issuing permits,” Wethington said Wednesday.  “I took over being very pro-gun.” As the new rules...
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Monticello Mayor Don Miyagawa resigned at Tuesday night’s city council meeting, citing “medical and personal reasons,” according to officials in Monticello. Miyagawa had served as the mayor since 2008 and oversaw the city’s response to the Lake Delhi dam disaster in 2010. He previously worked in law enforcement in Monticello and Cascade, including a...
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(Dubuque, Cedar Rapids) – Representatives of Four Oaks’ FaDSS (Family Development and Self-Sufficiency) program are preparing to talk with the new state legislature about the importance of Iowa families working toward self-sufficiency and staying off welfare. Four Oaks FaDSS grant, also called Cornerstone, is partnering with the Iowa Family Development Alliance for a FaDSS...
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