JUST A MATTER OF HOURS AFTER A WATERLOO TEENAGER WAS SHOT AND KILLED ON MONDAY NIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY GATHERED A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE SHOOTING SCENE TUESDAY. POLICE SAY 15 YEAR OLD CORTEZ HARRISON WAS HIT BY MULTIPLE ROUNDS IN AN ALLEY NEAR THE 2800 BLOCK OF EAST 4TH STREET. A RALLY AGAINST VIOLENCE INCLUDED APPEARANCES BY SEVERAL LOCAL LEADERS, INCLUDING WATERLOO MAYOR QUINTON HART. HE REMINDED THOSE ON HAND TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION WHICH MAY HELP INVESTIGATORS. LOCAL PARENT THERON MONTGOMERY SPOKE WITH OUR COVERAGE PARTNERS FROM TV-9. MONTGOMERY SAYS THAT ADULTS HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO HELP MAKE THE COMMUNITY SAFER. ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOOTING OF CORTEZ HARRISON CAN BE PASSED ON TO CEDAR VALLEY CRIME STOPPERS AT 291-4340.
IOWA, IOWA STATE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA WILL HOST ACT TEST SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS STARTING NEXT MONTH. THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM CAN BE TAKEN BY SENIORS WHO GRADUATED EARLIER THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS THE CLASS OF 2021. ACT TESTS WERE CANCELLED BY THE CORONAVIRUS THIS SPRING. ONE CAVEAT: THE TEST RESULTS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR IN-STATE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. TEST DATES AT UNI ARE WEEKDAYS AUGUST THIRD THROUGH 13TH. A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE CAN ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE THIS FALL. ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAN NOW BE DROPPED OFF AT SOME LINN COUNTY GROCERY STORES. ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY THE COLLECTION BOXES OFFER CONVENIENCE AND A WAY TO SAVE A STAMP. REGISTERED VOTERS ARE LIKELY TO RECEIVE ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST FORMS IN THE MAIL THIS WEEK.
THE WEATHER IS RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE THIS WEEK, BUT BLACK HAWK COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE HOMELESS WILL GO TO KEEP WARM THIS WINTER. A FORMER HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING WHICH HAD BEEN OPENED DURING COLD WEATHER WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. ON TUESDAY, COUNTY SUPERVISORS WEIGHED WHETHER TO PROVIDE 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HOSPITALITY HOUSE. THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION IS HOPING TO BUY A BUILDING SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAY. FOR THE MOMENT, DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER TO PUT COUNTY MONEY INTO THE PROJECT IS ON HOLD WHILE SUPERVISORS LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS.
THE ECONOMIC DISRUPTION CREATED BY COVID-19 IS UNPRECEDENTED. CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT AND IOWA NATIVE CHRISTINE ROMANS RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT HOW THE VIRUS HAS RATTLED BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS. ROMANS WENT ON TO NOTE THE BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH RELY HEAVILY ON HUMAN CAPITAL FACE THE BIGGEST IMPACTS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PANDEMIC IS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO BRING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO MARKET, AND OTHER BUSINESSES LIKE HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK IN THE SHORT TERM.
AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT MONDAY IN WAUKON LED TO A FISH KILL IN NEARBY PAINT CREEK. THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF YEAST FROM AVEKA NUTRA PROCESSING WERE SPILLED. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS LIVESTOCK AND PETS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DRINK FROM PAINT CREEK THIS WEEK.
WATERLOO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OFFERED GUIDELINES AND DETAILS RELATED TO MASK REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMING YEAR. THE DISTRICT SAYS TWO MASKS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH STUDENT AND STAFF MEMBER TO HELP LIMIT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. FACE COVERINGS CAN ALSO BE BROUGHT FROM HOME BUT CANNOT INCLUDE IMAGES, GRAPHICS, OR SLOGANS, UNLESS THEY ARE RELATED TO THE SCHOOL NAME OR MASCOT. CLEAR FACE SHIELDS ALSO MEET THE GUIDELINES ANNOUNCED BY WATERLOO SCHOOLS.
THIS MORNING, CNN BUSINESS JOURNALIST AND IOWA NATIVE CHRISTINE ROMANS WAS A GUEST DURING KXEL LIVE AND LOCAL. SHE TOLD LISTENERS THAT THE TIMELINE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS DISRUPTION IS STILL HARD TO GAUGE AND THAT BUSINESSES ARE ADAPTING. ROMANS USED A BASEBALL ANALOGY AND NOTED THE COVID-19 SITUATION MAY STILL BE IN THE EARLY INNINGS. HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEW AT KXEL.COM.
LOCAL GOODWILL OFFICIALS WERE ABLE TO RETURN A DONATION WHICH WAS MADE ACCIDENTALLY. EARLIER THIS YEAR, GOODWILL OF THE HEARTLAND RECEIVED A BRIEFCASE AT ITS CORALVILLE STORE, WHICH INCLUDED DOCUMENTS AND MEDALS BELONGING TO AN AIR FORCE VETERAN. IT TOOK TWO MONTHS, BUT GOODWILL OFFICIALS WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THE BRIEFCASE AND RETURN IT. OWNER SCOTT RUDE SAYS HE IS GOING TO THROW A PIZZA PARTY FOR THE GOODWILL EMPLOYEES WHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP HIM FIND THE KEEPSAKES.
