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Marion Couple Charged With Taking Thousands from Salvation Army
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Matthew and Jennifer Cronan have been charged with taking about $26,600 in gift cards that were in a safe at the Salvation Army location at 1000 C Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids Police says Matthew Cronan was working there as a seasonal worker at the time.
Authorities say that after Matthew Cronan took the gift cards, he used them to purchase items at various Walmart stores. The purchases were allegedly made from November 20, 2020, through March 9, 2021. The Cedar Rapids Police Department says Jennifer Cronan is accused of being complicit in using the gift cards to purchase items. while knowing the cards had been acquired illegally. The press release also stated that some of the items bought with the gift cards were recovered at the couple s home.
6 Months After Iowa Derecho, Planners Yet to Assess Lessons
Six months after an unprecedented disaster, county, city and non-government organizations in Linn County have yet to decide how they’ll ensure emergency communications get to the public should another such storm strike. by Erin Jordan, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa / February 11, 2021 A black walnut tree damaged in the Aug. 10 derecho storm is seen on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at the Iowa Arboretum in Madrid, Iowa. TNS
(TNS) - With fallen power lines and cell network interruptions, communication was one of the biggest challenges after the Aug. 10 derecho.
Six months after that unprecedented Iowa disaster, county, city and non-government organizations in Linn County have yet to decide how they will ensure emergency communications get to the public should another such storm again strike in and around the state s second-largest city
CEDAR RAPIDS The Salvation Army is asking for help for its Christmas Red Kettle Campaign this year as it faces an “unprecedented need” for donations.
The annual campaign, now in its 130th year, is struggling to meet its fundraising targets, according to a Wednesday news release from the Cedar Rapids chapter.
With just over a week remaining in this year’s campaign, donations in Linn County are down over $50,000 compared to last year.
The campaign launched two months early this year, in mid-September, and has raised $507,000. However, the organization needs to raise an additional $210,000 to reach its $711,000 goal.
The organization is facing a “perfect storm” this year as it tries to deal with a “massive spike in demand for services coupled with damage to its own building from the derecho and a precipitous decline in donations,” the news release said.