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Atalissa Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Atalissa, IA.
Results 1 - 20 of 55 in Atalissa, IA
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Ex-official gets similar position in Arkansas
... have been about an inquiry into the treatment of 21 mentally disabled men who were removed from a group home in Atalissa where they had lived for decades while they worked at a nearby meatpacking plant. Supporters said Gessow was as forthcoming as ... Comment?
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... and coaches ninth-grade girls' basketball for Iowa City West. Brad Burnett is the son of Steve and Edie Burnett of Atalissa. He is a graduate of West Liberty High School and received a degree in agricultural business from Iowa State University and a ... Comment?
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Iowa consolidates child abuse call centers; lenthens record keeping policy
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. Comment?
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Iowa child abuse call centers to be merged
... for both steps - a centralized abuse reporting system and longer record keeping - after a scandal surfaced in Atalissa. Twenty-one men with mental retardation were housed in substandard conditions and allegedly exploited to work for low wages at a ... Comment?
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... at the Peden-owned farm near Glenn Dotson's home at the intersection of Ivory Avenue and 320th Street in rural Atalissa, to finish the job they began in May. Peden, locally known for having 'the best corn in the area,' died on May 11 while he was ... Comment?
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Abuse call centers to be merged
... for both steps - a centralized abuse reporting system and longer record keeping - after a scandal surfaced in Atalissa. Twenty-one men with mental retardation were housed in substandard conditions and allegedly exploited to work for low wages at a ... Comment?
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Department of Labor files lawsuit against Henry's Turkey Service
More than nine months after local, state and federal authorities descended upon the dilapidated century-old schoolhouse turned bunkhouse containing 21 mentally handicapped men in Atalissa, new allegations have surfaced. Comment?
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Criminal charges rare in cases like Atalissa
... for the past 35 years, collecting 40 cents an hour for their work and living in a dilapidated company building in Atalissa. When the bunkhouse was closed by Iowa officials in February, state leaders expressed outrage and the governor pledged that ... Comment?
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Criminal charges rare in cases like Atalissa
... for the past 35 years, collecting 40 cents an hour for their work and living in a dilapidated company building in Atalissa. When the bunkhouse was closed by Iowa officials in February, state leaders expressed outrage and the governor pledged that ... Comment?
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Iowa labor company sued for underpayment
... s and overtime, plus damages or interest on the wages. In February, the state removed 21 men from a rundown home in Atalissa where some employees lived. ___ Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com Comment?
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... filed Wednesday alleges that back wages are owed to 37 Henry's employees, most of whom lived in a dilapidated Atalissa bunkhouse and worked at the West Liberty Foods plant in Muscatine County. Named as defendants are Henry's Turkey Service, a Texas ... Comment?
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Lawsuit: Mentally Disabled Workers Paid $65 Month
... s and overtime, plus damages or interest on the wages. In February, the state removed 21 men from a rundown home in Atalissa where some employees lived. Comment?
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Company Sues for Underpaid Atalissa Workers
... s and overtime, plus damages or interest on the wages. In February, the state removed 21 men from a rundown home in Atalissa where some employees lived. Comment?
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Labor Department files suit in Atalisa bunkhouse case
... S AND OVERTIME, PLUS DAMAGES OR INTEREST ON THE WAGES. IN FEBRUARY, THE STATE REMOVED 21 MEN FROM A RUNDOWN HOME IN ATALISSA WHERE SOME EMPLOYEES LIVED. Comment?
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Feds sue turkey processor over workers' pay in Atalissa
... Nine months have passed since county, state and federal authorities descended on the eastern Iowa town of Atalissa and evacuated the dilapidated bunkhouse where dozens of mentally disabled processing plant workers lived over the past 33 years. ... Comment?
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Change is in the future for councils
Change is a comin'. At least that's the way it appears as of Tuesday night. While the West Liberty City Council will remain partially unchanged, the cities of Atalissa and Nichols will see some definite transformations beginning in January. Comment?
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Atalissa Investigation: The Dci has wrapped up its investigation into ...
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... Twenty-one men were removed from the home in February after reports they were living in rundown conditions in an Atalissa bunkhouse and working for little pay. The home is operated by Texas-based Henry's Turkey Service. The company has denied any ... Comment?
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Iowa/Illinois/Wisconsin briefs
... with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers say they will try to save the plant. Atalissa reports sent to prosecutor DES MOINES -- State investigators have completed their investigation into an eastern Iowa home where men ... Comment?
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... in February after reports that dozens of men with mental disabilities were living in a rundown house in Atalissa and working for little pay at the meatpacker. The state removed 21 men and the home operated by Texas-based Henry's Turkey Service was ... Comment?
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Henry's Turkey Service Probe Ends 20min
... in February after reports that dozens of men with mental disabilities were living in a rundown house in Atalissa and working for little pay at the meatpacker. The state removed 21 men and the home operated by Texas-based Henry's Turkey Service was ... Comment?
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