THREE PEOPLE WERE HURT IN AN ACCIDENT SOUTH OF WATERLOO ON SUNDAY EVENING. TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED WHERE IOWA HIGHWAY 21 MEETS SCHROCK ROAD. THE BLACK HAWK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A CAR CARRYING A MAN AND WOMAN EAST ON SCHROCK DID NOT STOP AND DROVE INTO THE PATH OF A TRUCK. THAT TRUCK OVERTURNED. ALL THREE PEOPLE INVOLVED WERE TAKEN TO A WATERLOO HOSPITAL, BUT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS NONE OF THE INJURIES WERE LIFE-THREATENING.
A UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ADMINISTRATOR IS IN THE RUNNING FOR A NEW JOB AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. MONTSE FUENTES CAME TO IOWA CITY AS PROVOST IN MID-2019. SHE STEPPED OUT OF THAT POSITION THIS SUMMER TO BECOME A SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT BRUCE HARRELD. LAST WEEK, HARRELD ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RETIRING EARLY. FUENTES IS ONE OF THREE CANDIDATES FOR THE KENT STATE JOB.
THE 30TH ANNUAL “ESPECIALLY FOR YOU RACE AGAINST BREAST CANCER” IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 11TH IN CEDAR RAPIDS. RACE DIRECTOR JEFF DECKER SPOKE ABOUT THE FUNDRAISER DURING THE IOWA THIS WEEK PROGRAM. HE SAYS ORGANIZERS ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER VIRTUALLY. MORE DETAILS ARE ONLINE AT “ESPECIALLY FOR YOU RACE .ORG.” REGISTRATION FOR THE BREAST CANCER FUNDRAISER IS CONTINUING THROUGH THAT WEBSITE.
FOURTH DISTRICT IOWA CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE J.D. SCHOLTEN WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF A NATIONAL RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE SIOUX CITY DEMOCRAT SHARED THESE OBSERVATIONS WITH OUR COVERAGE PARTNERS AT DES MOINES TV-13. SCHOLTEN IS RUNNING AGAINST REPUBLICAN RANDY FEENSTRA FOR THE OPEN CONGRESSIONAL SEAT BEING VACATED BY STEVE KING.
UNEMPLOYMENT CAUSED BY COVID-19 HAS AFFECTED IOWANS IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES AND IT’S UNCLEAR WHEN, IF EVER, SOME JOBS WILL COME BACK. EMPLOYMENT REMAINS FAR BELOW THE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS IN RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, AND EVEN ENERGY COMPANIES LIKE ETHANOL MANUFACTURERS. PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN JOBLESS FOR SIX MONTHS OR LONGER FALL INTO THE CATEGORY OF LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED. OFTEN, THOSE WORKER SUFFER AN EROSION OF SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS THAT MAKES IT HARDER TO FIND A NEW JOB. NATIONWIDE, 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT POOL.
A MOM IN THE LINN-MAR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS MADE OVER FOUR THOUSAND FACEMASKS. TWELVE HUNDRED OF THOSE HAVE BEEN SENT TO LINN-MAR STUDENTS AND STAFF. ERIN THORSON TALKED TO OUR COVERAGE PARTNERS AT TV-9 [AUDIO :14]. THORSON CREDITED HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR THEIR HELP WITH THE PROJECT.
IF YOU TRAVEL ON IOWA HIGHWAY 1 THROUGH MOUNT VERNON, YOU MAY WANT TO FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THIS WEEK. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD IS MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS WHERE ITS TRACK CROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. THAT MEANS DRIVERS WILL NEED TO BY-PASS THE CROSSING. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDS IOWA HIGHWAY 13 CONNECTING WITH U.S. 30 AND U.S. 151 FOR THROUGH-TRAFFIC.
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS LOOKING FOR STUDENTS FOR ITS CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM. THE SCHOOL’S COORDINATOR OF HEALTH AND CONTINUING EDUCATION, BRENDA HELMUTH, TALKED TO OUR COVERAGE PARTNERS AT TV-9 ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS OF THE JOB. HELMUTH SAYS SERVING AS A CNA CAN HELP ASPIRING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS HOPING TO LATER BECOME NURSES.
A CEDAR RAPIDS BREAST CANCER FUNDRAISER WILL HAPPEN ON SUNDAY IN A NEW FORMAT. JEFF DECKER IS RACE DIRECTOR OF THE “ESPECIALLY FOR YOU RACE AGAINST BREAST CANCER, SPONSORED BY MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN AT “ESPECIALLY FOR YOU RACE.ORG.” HEAR MORE FROM DECKER DURING NEXT HOUR’S NEWSCAST.
