Archive for December, 2011

Ways to Get Rid of Christmas Trees

Posted: Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 6:26 am

Now that Christmas is over people are wondering what they can do with their live trees.

Keywords: Christmas Trees, Patrick O'Malley

DHS Exploring Changes

Posted: Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 6:25 am

The Iowa Department of Human Services is looking at ways they can make long term changes to the way they investigate cases of child abuse.

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Keywords: child abuse, DHS, idhs, registry

Staying Motivated with Resolutions

Posted: Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 6:24 am

One of the more common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight. Teri Hartzler from Bodywrx Fitness in Washington says they get a lot of new memberships around New Years, and many of those memberships are cancelled within a few months.

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Keywords: exercise, resolutions, Weight Loss

Power Outages in an Ice Storm

Posted: Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 6:23 am

Frozen precipitation could happen at any time during the winter and Alliant Energy has tips to pass along if you should lose power during an ice storm.

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Keywords: Alliant Energy, Power Outages

Holiday Drunk Driving

Posted: Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 6:22 am

Drunk Driving accidents increase around the holidays, especially around New Years.

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Keywords: Drunk Driving, holiday, Safety

Disaster Exercise Set to Focus on a Global Flu Pandemic Next Month

Posted: Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 6:21 am

Anyone participating in the Community Emergency Response Team or Washington County COAD have another upcoming opportunity to participate in an exercise to work together as part of a disaster planning and response team.

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Keywords: Community Emergency Response Team, Washington County COAD