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Fair board to dedicate brick to the Henry Boys
With the fair just around the corner and Atalissa Day now behind us, many Atalissa and West Liberty fair-goers are wondering what has become of the Henry Boys.
Atalissaand#146;s dependent workers thriving after abuse scandal
State officials gave an upbeat report Monday about men removed from a bunkhouse in Atalissa earlier this year after they were found to be living in substandard conditions.
New smokehouse, saloon opening in Iowa City
Looking to fill the void of a country nightclub in the Iowa City area, two former downtown bar employees are planning to open a restaurant and saloon later this month.
Wine drinkers, sex offenders, the disabled. All will be affected by a slew of new state laws that start Wednesday.
Some of the highest-profile measures among the many new laws that take effect in Iowa on Wednesday grew out of allegations of employer misconduct.
Atalissa weathered the storm...
The parade marched through the streets and kids ran to collect the candy that flew from the windows of fire trucks and the floats that made up the procession.
Rebuilding, recooping and remembering: One year after the flood of 2008
A year after high waters devastated communities throughout the Midwest, many local residents are still picking up the pieces and rebuilding their lives.
Charli Sue Gingerich is proud to announce the birth of her baby sister, Chandler Jo.
School offers free lunch through summer
Kids in West Liberty, Atalissa and Nichols will have another option for lunch this summer.
Henry's faces $900K in fines from state
The first of what is expected to be a series of fines and charges has been levied against Hill Country Farms, the parent company of Henry's Turkey Service.
Turkey service faces fines of $900,000 from Iowa
The company that for 35 years housed dozens of mentally retarded processing plant workers in an aging eastern Iowa bunkhouse faces $900,000 in state fines for thousands of alleged labor-law violations.
Henry's Turkey Service once praised, now condemned
Goldthwaite, Texas - One thousand miles south of the eastern Iowa bunkhouse where dozens of mentally retarded men once lived is the original Texas headquarters of their employer, Henry's Turkey Service.
Multiple state, federal agencies continue investigation into Henry's
Iowa Workforce Development is now investigating Henry's Turkey Service for allegedly failing to comply with workers' compensation laws.
Culver Signs Dependent Adult Bill Into Law
Governor Culver signed a bill into law Friday regulating requirement for boarding homes and dependent adults.
In his letter regarding the Henry Boys from Atalissa, Henry Madden asks 'Where was our investigative media?' I encourage Madden and others to look at the coverage of this issue in the West Liberty Index.
Look at the real issues in Atalissa
I find it concerning that we have not heard from any disabled people regarding the situation that occurred in Atalissa.
Post-Atalissa task force won't release some e-mails
Gov. Chet Culver's task force on the Atalissa scandal is refusing to make public some of the e-mails between its members.
Assess how Iowa cares for the vulnerable
Iowa Protection and Advocacy is calling on state officials to close Glenwood Resource Center, the state-run home for 300 disabled children and adults.
Winners and losers from 2009 legislative session
Here's a look at how some Iowans and groups fared during the 2009 legislative session: WINNERS Flood victims: Money flowed like -well, you know - for housing assistance, community rebuilding efforts, business aid, a new flood center aimed at improved river monitoring.
West Liberty Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight:West Liberty Community School District
The first classes taught in West Liberty were not taught in a school but in somebody's home.
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