Taking their shot

Years before the rapid production of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 was in the news, the vaccine technology was already familiar to Joel Harris and his father, Hank, who founded Harrisvaccines in 2006.


Hank Harris, a …

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Iowa HHS expands free naloxone program to schools

The Iowa Department of Health of Human Services announced it is expanding its initiative to provide naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, to Iowa organizations, businesses and schools, which may be in a position to …

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Randy Pierce named Altoona city administrator

      Randy Pierce, the city of Altoona’s longtime finance officer, has been named the eastern Polk County community’s city administrator. Pierce replaces John Harrenstein, who resigned during the summer after just five months in…Read More