Atalissa News

This week the Governmental Oversight Committee of the legislature will begin hearings to dig into the allegations of fiscal malfeasance and the misuse of public funds on the part of the Iowa Association of School Boards.

In only six short years, the Joseph and Edward Ryan Trust has awarded $1 million in grants and funding to the West Liberty community.

Only a dozen Iowa boarding homes have complied with a new law requiring them to register with the state.

Unlike his ousted predecessor, Charlie Krogmeier skated through the confirmation process and is now officially the director of the Iowa Department of Human Services.

Lobbyists for Iowa nursing homes have asked legislators to reconsider a new law that requires boarding houses to register with the state.

Alice P. Smith, 86, of Washington, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at the United Presbyterian Home.

With the exception of Hawkeye football, it's been worker exploitation that has garnered national attention for Iowa of late.

Gone were the days when persons with disabilities were locked away in attics or otherwise shielded from view of 'normal' society, or so we thought.

Iowa's attempt to register all boarding houses could be the first step in an effort to police an industry that is completely unregulated, a task force was told Tuesday.

Life has improved immensely for the 21 mentally retarded men evacuated nearly a year ago from a run-down Atalissa bunkhouse, their relatives and social-services workers say.

Men with mental retardation were awakened in the middle of the night to pluck feathers at Henry's Turkey Service in Atalissa.

For three decades, Iowa workers with mental retardation were paid pennies an hour, plus room and board, to work for Henry's Turkey Service.

Ten months after its Atalissa operation was shut down by authorities, Henry's Turkey Service still faces sanctions or investigations on several fronts: U.S. Department of Labor: The agency filed a civil lawsuit against Henry's and owner Kenneth Henry in November for alleged violations of federal labor laws.

For decades, boarding houses for disabled people have operated without supervision of state health inspectors.

Gov. Chet Culver said in February that he'd try to find out why the state failed to act in protecting the Atalissa men who worked for Henry's Turkey Service for as little as 40 cents an hour.

The Social Security Administration is launching a nationwide program aimed at preventing the sort of abuses that allegedly took place for more than 30 years at Henry's Turkey Service in Atalissa.

Danielle Stoops and Brad Burnett of Iowa City are pleased to announce their engagement.

The harsh wind was biting and the temperature was below freezing, but the cool December air gained a touch of warmth as humorous stories of Harvey Peden rang throughout the late morning chill.

In the midst of budget cuts and an investigation into a bunk house in Atalissa, Iowa lawmakers are taking a closer look at how abuse is reported for adutls and children.

Eight child abuse call centers will be combined into a single office with one set of employees to handle complaints from around Iowa, and authorities will keep rejected complaints for three years instead of six months.