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Character Counts: CommUnity Crisis Services helping Iowans amid growing need for support
IOWA CITY — CommUnity Crisis Services in Iowa City tackles a lot of issues, from food insecurity to suicide prevention. Two issues, they say, have seen growing numbers and a demand for help over the last years. They are a hub in the heart of Iowa City, but the...
Chicago man accused of leading Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies on high speed chase down I-80
An Illinois man is accused of leading Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase down Interstate 80. Arrest records indicate a deputy observed a 2014 Infiniti Q50 with exceedingly loud exhaust and another vehicle traveling at 120 miles per hour on westbound I-80 near the Oxford exit just before 12:30 Sunday morning. A traffic stop was attempted, but the two vehicles ignored lights and sirens and continued at a high rate of speed. The Infiniti, which at one point during the chase allegedly shut off its lights, finally stopped near the Williamsburg exit.
Food insecurity on the rise in Eastern Iowa, report shows. What can Iowans do about it?
A recent report found food insecurity is on the rise in Iowa as COVID-19 pandemic nutritional benefits have sunset. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as a lack of access to enough food for an active, healthy life because of financial constraints. The Hawkeye Community Action Program saw...
Charlotte M. Campbell
Charlotte M. Campbell, age 104, lifelong resident of Johnson County, died Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg. Charlotte Mae Vesely was born July 15, 1919, in Iowa County, Iowa the daughter of Edward and Helen (Jelinek) Vesely. Following graduation from University High School (U-High) in Iowa City she attended Iowa State Teachers College. On April 17, 1942, she was united ion marriage to Roland E. “Rollie” Campbell at the Evangelical Brethren Church in Sharon Center. In addition to being a farm wife, raising their children, Charlotte also for a number of years worked as one of the librarians at Northwest Junior High School and West High School.
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