Voters from the College Community School District will vote April 3, 2012, on a public measure seeking approval to issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000. Absentee ballots for this special election will be available beginning Thursday, February 23, in the Linn County Election Services Office at Linn County West, 2500 [...]
continue »Nine out of ten Americans who know someone with Alzheimer’s are concerned that they or someone they know will one day develop Alzheimer’s disease. On Thursday, January 26, 2012 more than 65 leaders used their voice to act on this concern. Volunteers participated in the Alzheimer’s Association East Central Iowa Chapter VOICE the VISION Rally, [...]
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Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce it has earned full Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI from The Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international not-for-profit organization committed to improving timely, quality care for cardiac patients. The PCI designation stands for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention which means not only did Mercy meet the standards [...]
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Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids is now taking registrations for the next session of its Chronic Disease Self Management Program. This program is part of a structured six-week course offered once a week at various locations throughout the Cedar Rapids community. It takes a comprehensive approach to helping patients and their caregivers learn healthy [...]
continue »The Cedar Rapids Police Department is pleased to announce they are taking applications for the Cedar Rapids Police Youth Academy. The Youth Academy will be held three times for different age groups. June 11 – 12, 2012, will be geared for children entering Kindergarten through 2nd Grades. June 13 – 14, 2012, will be for [...]
continue »Glass recycling in Cedar Rapids and Linn County is changing, saving money and making the collection of glass easier for everyone. The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency (Agency) has entered into an agreement with Ripple Glass, a glass recycling business based in Kansas City, Missouri, that will allow clear and colored glass to be [...]
continue »The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just announced that a nonprofit entity in Iowa and Nebraska, Midwest Members Health, known under the Affordable Care Act as a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (or CO-OP), has received a loan award from the Department of Health and Human Services. More information can be found here: WASHINGTON, [...]
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An acclaimed investigation into the conditions and effects of factory farms has been selected as the 2012 title for the community reading program known as Linn Area Reads. Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms by Nicolette Hahn Niman will be the centerpiece of this year’s programming. Linn Area Reads is [...]
continue »The U.S. Navy Band from Washington D.C. will perform at Kennedy High School on Saturday, March 24. The 7 p.m. concert will be held in the auditorium. The performance is free to the public but tickets are required and can be picked up at the Kennedy High School Activities Office, 4545 Wenig Road NE. There [...]
continue »Mount Mercy University will welcome Barry Boyer, president and CEO of Van Meter Inc., as the keynote speaker for the annual MBA Speaker Series on Tuesday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m., in Flaherty Community Room in Basile Hall on the Mount Mercy campus. The event is free to attend and open to the public; seating [...]
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