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The Hawk Eye The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors discussed the Department of Human Services Thursday, focusing on how much money the department spends versus how much it asks for every year at budget time.  During the budget meeting, supervisors noted that DHS regularly does not spend their entire budget yet continues to request the same amount of money. "If you don't need it, we don't have to levy for it," said Supervisor Tom Broeker. Des Moines County is one of 10 counties that pay for the Eastern Iowa Service Area for DHS. DHS is one of a handful of organizations for which the ...

2020 Year in Review: Schools ride COVID-19's wave of uncertainty The Hawk Eye 2020 was the year of uncertainty and resilience for educators, parents and students as schools struggled to balance safety and quality education amid a global pandemic. "2020 was an astonishing challenge," Burlington School District Superintendent Pat Coen said. "And it was an astonishing reaction by students, teachers and families." The year began much like any other for area schools as students returned from winter break to resume their studies, but across the world, a virus was spreading. On Jan. 20, the U.S. sa...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Health care workers are the first in Des Moines County to receive COVID-19 vaccines Health care workers are the first in Des Moines County to receive the COVID-19 vaccine; people urged to stay diligent in preventing virus' spread. The Hawk Eye Christmas came early for Great River Medical Center staff as Des Moines County's first COVID-19 vaccines were administered at the West Burlington hospital. Mandy Allen, a certified medical assistant, became the first person in the county to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before quic...

Des Moines County anxiously awaits first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine Des Moines County's first COVID-19 vaccines are expected to be administered before Christmas. The Hawk Eye Iowa received its first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 Monday, and it won't be long before the highly anticipated vials arrive in Des Moines County.  "I do anticipate there will be some vaccination happening before Christmas," Des Moines County Public Health Administrator Christa Poggemiller told The Hawk Eye Tuesday. "Iowa City gave their first dose yesterday, and I would assume that in the near future, we will be doing ...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals After more than a decade of planning, Des Moines County 99 bridge work is finally underway Those living north of the bridge will have to take an alternative route until this spring or summer, but the completed project should be worth the wait. Bob Saar It's easy to overlook the important things. Things like that funky little concrete bridge across Flint Creek on Highway 99 on the north edge of Burlington, just past the Case-New Holland plant. That short span connects Burlington to the county towns along the Mississippi ...