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Grassley Announces Staff Office Hours in 31 Counties Around Iowa | U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s
(R-Iowa) regional administrators primarily based in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs,
Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux Metropolis and Waterloo will maintain touring
workplace hours in 31 counties round Iowa all through the month of June. Iowans
in search of help relating to a private situation with a federal company or wishing
to share views on issues of federal coverage might cease by through the scheduled
hours.
Grassley is represented by his regional
administrators, Rochelle Fuller, Donna Barry, Penny Vacek, Fred Schuster, Jacob
Bossman and Matt Rector, and he won’t be in attendance.
constituents contact federal companies to resolve issues with Social Safety
funds, navy service issues, immigration circumstances and different points. Iowans
can even search help by way of Grassley’s web site.
“My prime precedence is serving the individuals of
Iowa. Touring workplace hours held by my employees is a method of doing that. My
employees helps Iowans with points they could have with the federal authorities. I
encourage anybody experiencing issues to cease by employees workplace hours of their
space. Iowans can even attain out on to any of my places of work all through the
yr,” Grassley mentioned.
The schedule is as follows:
Thursday,
June 2
Regional
Director Donna Barry
Audubon
County
9 –
10 a.m.
Audubon County Courthouse
Supervisors Room
318 Leroy St.
Audubon
Cass
County
3 –
4 p.m.
Cass County Courthouse
Basement Assembly Room
5 West. seventh St.
Atlantic
Wednesday,
June 8
Regional
Director Donna Barry
Pottawattamie
County
1 –
2 p.m.
Neola Metropolis Corridor
401 Entrance St.
Neola
Mills
County
3 –
4 p.m.
Glenwood Metropolis Corridor
5 North Vine St.
Glenwood
Thursday,
June 9
Regional
Director Donna Barry
Monona
County
12 –
1 p.m.
Onawa Library
707 Iowa Ave.
Onawa
Crawford
County
2:30
– 3:30 p.m.
Metropolis Corridor
111 North Important St.
Denison
Regional
Director Fred Schuster
Greene
County
9:15
– 10:15 a.m.
Greene County Courthouse
Board of Supervisor’s Workplace
114 North Chestnut St.
Jefferson
Boone
County
12:30
– 1:30 p.m.
Boone County Courthouse
1st Ground Convention Room
201 State St.
Boone
Hamilton
County
2:45
– 3:45 p.m.
Hamilton County Courthouse
Board of Supervisor’s Workplace
2300 Superior St.
Webster Metropolis
Regional
Director Jacob Bossman
Webster
County
10 –
11 a.m.
Fort Dodge Public Library
424 Central Ave.
Fort Dodge
Monday,
June 13
Regional
Director Rochelle Fuller
Linn
County
11:30
a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lisbon Library
101 East Important St.
Lisbon
Iowa
County
2 –
3 p.m.
Williamsburg Public Library
300 West State St.
Williamsburg
Tuesday,
June 14
Regional
Director Donna Barry
Fremont
County
1 –
2 p.m.
Fremont County Courthouse
Basement Assembly Room
506 Filmore St.
Sidney
Web page
County
3 –
4 p.m.
Shenandoah Metropolis Corridor
500 West Clarinda Ave.
Shenandoah
Regional
Director Matt Rector
Howard
County
10 –
11 a.m.
Cresco Chamber of Commerce
Board Room
101 2nd Ave. Southwest
Cresco
Chickasaw
County
1 –
2 p.m.
Fredericksburg Metropolis Corridor
Council Room
151 West Important St.
Fredericksburg
Bremer
County
3 –
4 p.m.
Bremer County Courthouse
Convention Room
415 East Bremer Ave.
Waverly
Wednesday,
June 15
Regional
Director Rochelle Fuller
Allamakee
County
10 –
11 a.m.
Postville Public Library
235 West Tilden St.
Postville
Clayton
County
12 –
1 p.m.
Strawberry Level Public Library
401 Industrial St.
Strawberry Level
Dubuque
County
2 –
3 p.m.
Farley Metropolis Corridor
301 1st St. Northwest
Farley
Regional
Director Jacob Bossman
Buena
Vista County
10 –
11 a.m.
Newell Metropolis Corridor
207 East 2nd St.
Newell
Pocahontas
County
12:30
– 1:30 p.m.
Northwest Communications
Convention Room
844 Wooden St.
Havelock
Regional
Director Matt Rector
Buchanan
County
8:30
– 9:30 a.m.
Jesup Public Library
Assembly Room
721 sixth St.
Jesup
Fayette
County
11
a.m. – 12 p.m.
Fayette County Courthouse
Meeting Room
114 North Vine St.
West Union
Winneshiek
County
2 –
3 p.m.
Winneshiek County Courthouse Annex
Board of Supervisors Room
201 West Important St.
Decorah
Thursday,
June 16
Regional
Director Rochelle Fuller
Mahaska
County
9 –
10 a.m.
Beacon City Corridor
408 Reed St.
Beacon
Washington
County
11
a.m. – 12 p.m.
Metropolis Heart Ainsworth Public Library
835 Park St.
Ainsworth
Johnson
County
3 –
4 p.m.
North Liberty Public Library
520 Cherry St.
North Liberty
Regional
Director Penny Vacek
Cedar
County
8 –
9 a.m.
Cedar County Courthouse
Small Assembly Room – Basement
400 Cedar St.
Tipton
Friday,
June 17
Wapello
County
9:30
– 10:30 a.m.
Ottumwa Metropolis Corridor
105 third St.
Ottumwa
Davis
County
11:30
a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Bloomfield Public Library
Small Assembly Room – Basement
107 North Columbia
Bloomfield
Van
Buren County
1:30
– 2:30 p.m.
Keosauqua Metropolis Corridor
Council Chambers
201 Important St.
Keosauqua
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Iowa
Iowa 80 Truckstop celebrates 60th year while hosting 45th annual Trucker’s Jamboree
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WALCOTT, Iowa (KWQC) -Iowa 80 Truckstop is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024 and will be hosting the 45th annual Trucker’s Jamboree from July 11-13 at the sprawling complex located off I-80 Exit 284, in Walcott, Iowa.
Truckers Jamboree will include an antique truck display, a super truck beauty contest, Iowa Porkchop cook out, and more.
Admission and parking are always free, the music concerts are free and the event features complimentary shuttles providing transportation from the parking area to the event grounds.
Country band Blackhawk will be this year’s headliner and will take the stage on July 12 at 7 p.m. Also performing on the main stage will be Royale Lynn, Shane Profit, Matt Stell, and the Dani Lynn Howe Band.
To check concert dates and times and the rest of the event schedule for the 45th annual Trucker’s Jamboree, visit www.truckersjamboree.com .
As for the venue, this year marks 60 consecutive years that Iowa 80 has been serving the professional driver and travelers in general. The facility currently serves over 5,000 customers per day and has well-lit parking spaces for 900 tractor-trailers, 250 cars and 20 buses.
Another way Iowa 80 Truckstop is celebrating is by sponsoring a $60,000 cash giveaway as well as other prizes. The Iowa 80 60th Anniversary Sweepstakes ends October 4, 2024. Get more information about how to participate at www.iowa80sweepstakes.com.
For more information about Iowa 80 Truckstop, visit the website at www.iowa80truckstop.com or find Iowa 80 on Facebook here.
Copyright 2024 KWQC. All rights reserved.
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Massage therapist with history of sex crimes is sanctioned by state • Iowa Capital Dispatch
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The State of Iowa has sanctioned a massage therapist whom it unwittingly licensed in 2018 despite a history of sex crimes.
The Iowa Board of Massage Therapy has issued a warning to Abelardo “AJ” Rodriguez of Iowa City and suspended his ability to practice for five years, after which he can apply for reinstatement.
The available public records show that last year the board issued an emergency order suspending the license of Rodriguez, citing a complaint from a female patient who alleged Rodriguez touched her inappropriately during an appointment.
The board also alleged that when Rodriguez applied for a massage-therapy license in 2018, he failed to voluntarily disclose his 2012 and 2016 criminal convictions for harassment.
Court records indicate that in September 2015, a woman complained to Iowa City police that Rodriguez had been sending her unwanted messages on Facebook, as well as “multiple lewd photos of himself.” On Nov. 30, 2015, he allegedly came into the victim’s place of employment and exposed himself to her on two different occasions. Court records indicate that the case resulted in Rodriguez pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of harassment.
According to the board, Rodriguez later obtained a massage therapy license from the state and began working at Rodriguez Bodywork in Iowa City.
During a massage appointment in March 2023, he allegedly massaged the breasts of a female client for 15 minutes without the woman’s consent. The board alleges that Rodriguez had previously told the woman he was certified in full chest and breast massage and presented her with a consent form to sign if she was interested in the service. The woman declined.
According to the board, Rodriguez later admitted to a board investigator that he massaged the woman’s breasts but said he did so with the woman’s oral consent. He allegedly stated that he had intended to get the woman’s written consent but neglected to do so.
It was when the woman’s subsequent complaint to the board was being investigated that the board concluded Rodriguez had intentionally withheld or misrepresented information about his past criminal convictions. The board said information about those crimes, if disclosed, “may have impacted his ability to become licensed” in Iowa as a massage therapist.
It’s not clear why the board didn’t learn of the criminal convictions in 2018 when Rodriguez applied for a license. The arrests are a matter of public record and details of at least one of the cases are readily available through Iowa Courts Online.
As a result of the 2023 allegations, Rodriguez was charged by the board with improper sexual contact with a client, engaging in unethical conduct, fraud in procuring a license and engaging in conduct that subverts or attempts to subvert a board investigation.
The board also concluded Rodriguez’s conduct posed “an immediate danger to the public health, safety, and welfare” and voted to impose an immediate, indefinite suspension of his license, pending a final decision in the case.
In five years, Rodriguez will be allowed to apply for reinstatement by showing the basis for “the revocation of his license” – board documents refer to the sanction as both a revocation and a suspension — no longer exists and that reinstatement is in the public interest.
Prior to any reinstatement, Rodriguez must undergo a psychosexual evaluation and comply with any recommendations for treatment or training.
Iowa
Area Residents Selected to a Few of Iowa's Boards and Commissions – Storm Lake Radio
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Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday announced several appointments to Iowa’s various boards and commissions, which include a few area residents.
Ofelia Rumbo of Buena Vista County and Nancy McDowell of O’Brien County were appointed to the State Workforce Development Board…Amanda Miller of Pocahontas County was appointed to the Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators…Sam Kooiker of O’Brien County was selected to the Civil Rights Commission…and Loretta Laubach of O’Brien County was chosen to be part of the Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board.
All of those appointments ARE subject to Senate confirmation.
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