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By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff April 8, 2021 Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff Carney Hospital’s surgical team, left to right: Renee Felton CSR, Supervisor in Sterile processing; Leeann Glynn, Surgical Technician OR; Raghuveer Muppavarapu, MD; Martin Williams, MD; Kellie Gouveia MSM, BSN, RN, Senior Director, Perioperative Services and Respiratory Therapy; and Tracey Wood RN, BSN Clinical Leader in the OR specializing in Orthopedics. Steward Health Care System photo Roughly one year after being designated as the nation’s first Covid-specialty hospital, Carney Hospital is once again welcom...

After seeing the quick passage of a bill dramatically increasing the Iowa secretary of state's oversight of county auditors, the Republican Party of Iowa pointed Monday to Johnson County’s auditor as a reason for the bill. Last week, Iowa Republicans passed a bill that would limit the time Iowans have to vote on Election Day as well as the days voters would have to cast a ballot early. The bill got a party-line vote in both chambers: 30-18 in the Senate and 57-37 in the House. The bill now awaits the signature of Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican. Historically, Iowa law has given some electi...

“Because different counties use different methods a uniform approach for counting ballots wasn’t performed.” After a flawed and inconsistent recount left at least 22 voters disenfranchised and thousands of ballots unexamined in Iowa’s Second Congressional District, a bipartisan group of county auditors in Iowa have issued recommended reforms to address some of the issues that left legally cast votes uncounted in IA-02. As KCRG reported last night, these Republican and Democratic election administrators recognize the need for fixes that will guarantee that Iowans’ constitutional righ...

Dec 15, 2020 CLINTON — The Clinton County Board of Supervisors has voiced its support to potentially levy $4.75 million over seven years for communications upgrades. The Clinton County Board of Supervisors on Monday indicated its support for levying that amount, needed to make repairs after the Aug. 10 derecho destroyed communications equipment. The board did not take any action or hold an official vote on the amount or length of the bond Monday. This will be decided at a future board meeting. Clinton County Auditor Eric Van Lancker said the county still plans to publish an amount of $5....