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Dubuque schools eliminate 27 positions to save $2 million, most staff take new roles
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (169+ words) DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) " The Dubuque Community School District is eliminating 27 positions at the end of the school year in a move that will save the district $2 million. Three teachers and four staff members are having their contracts terminated, while the…...
College Community School District considers budget cuts amid enrollment decline
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (89+ words) KCRG CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The College Community School District is considering budget cuts Wednesday that could reduce the number of teachers and consolidate classes, potentially requiring some students to change schools. The district projects it will lose more than…...
Dubuque drug dealer sentenced 37 years after 2 overdose deaths
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (136+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Dubuque man was sentenced to 37 years in prison after two people in Marion died from drugs he sold them. Cody Dittmar, 34, was sentenced in federal court Tuesday in Cedar Rapids. A jury convicted him last…...
Solo hiker mauled by bear, officials say
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (181+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - First responders in Alaska rescued a woman after a bear mauling was reported Tuesday. According to the Anchorage Fire Department, the mauling took place just before 2: 30 p. m. near the Basher Trailhead in Anchorage's Stuckagain Heights area....