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Iowa state auditor finds 'egregious' conflicts in Hamburg's use of flood relief funds
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand releases a report showing Hamburg officials and family members received grant funding without proper public disclosure.
Audit: Officials in flood-ravaged Hamburg, Iowa, guided relief funding to selves, family
The Iowa State Auditor’s Office published a 28-page report on the special investigation into how Hamburg officials spent relief funds after 2019 flooding.
'Pretty egregious': Iowa town mishandled 2019 flood recovery funds, auditor says
A special investigation in Hamburg, Iowa, has prompted the state auditor to involve the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation. Whistleblowers informed Auditor Rob Sand about the mishandling of funds intended for the 2019 flood recovery.
Audit: Federal funds for flood recovery in Hamburg misused
A new report from the State Auditor’s Office revealed that federal funding sent to Hamburg after a devastating flood was misspent. In 2019 a levee failed, causing water
State Auditor: Southwest Iowa town mishandled flood recovery funds
A new special investigation from State Auditor Rob Sand’s office raises questions about how the southwest Iowa city of Hamburg spent disaster relief funds. Sand says he’s found conflicts of interest with a grant program designed to help a the town recover after flooding five years ago.
Audit: Officials in flood-ravaged Iowa town guided relief funding to selves, family
The Iowa State Auditor’s Office published a 28-page report on the special investigation into how Hamburg officials spent relief funds after 2019 flooding.
Iowa state auditor finds 'egregious' conflicts of interest in town's use of flood relief funds
Rob Sand released a report showing that Benefield, his daughter, and family members of other Hamburg officials, received grant funding without proper public disclosure.
State audit finds conflicts of interest in city’s use of flood-recovery money
State auditors say Hamburg city officials appear to have personally benefitted from grant funds intended to help the city ...
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Report raises questions about how Hamburg spent flood recovery money
A special investigation by the state auditor’s office has identified conflicts of interest and a lack of documentation for ...
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The Gazette’s 2024 Iowa high school volleyball mock regional brackets
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is likely to announce its regional volleyball pairings the week of Oct. 8. Here is ...
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Auditor of State Releases Report on Special Investigation of City of Hamburg
(Hamburg) Auditor of State Rob Sand today released a report on a special investigation of the City of Hamburg for the period ...
Iowa mortgage experts see busy fall season with declining interest rates
In a market that drives so many others, these are good sights and sounds. “I would say we’re busy,” says mortgage consultant ...
Omaha police investigating crash with multiple fatalities near 10th and Douglas Streets
The Omaha Police Department is investigating a crash near 10th and Douglas Streets Friday morning that led to multiple fatalities.
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Clarinda district celebrates test scores
Besides Homecoming activities, Clarinda High School students and staff had more than one reason to celebrate this week.
Three people, including 2 children, killed in fiery crash in downtown Omaha
Omaha police investigate a two-vehicle crash that killed 3 people, including 2 children, near the Gene Leahy Mall overnight ...