(Radio Iowa) — The University of Iowa College of Nursing is getting a federal grant of nearly two-million dollars to set up a center to study treatments for chronic diseases. U-I nursing professor Sue Gardner is one of the co-directors of the research center and says it could make significant contributions to improve the lives of patients with multiple such illnesses.

“The research will specifically target persons who have more than one chronic condition,” Gardner says, “and actually the prevalence of people who have more than one is pretty astounding.” Gardner describes a chronic condition as one that cannot be cured, only managed, such as diabetes, heart disease or arthritis. Gardner says it’s fairly common for people to have multiple chronic diseases.

“This will enable us to very much tailor both prevention and treatment interventions for this very complex population,” she says. The U-I College of Nursing is one of five institutions nationwide granted federal funds to research chronic diseases. The grant money covers five years.

The Shelby County Auditor’s Office has released the names of candidates who have filed nomination papers for the Nov. 6th General Election.

County Supervisor (Select 1) – Republican Darin Haake, and Democrat Roger Schmitz

County Treasurer (1) – Rep. Carolyn Blum

County Recorder (1) – Rep. Geralyn S. Greer

County Attorney (1) – Dem. Marcus Gross, Jr.

Other, Non-Partisan Office candidates:

Hospital Trustee: Kelli Klaasen, Terry R. Torneten and James B. Zimmerman, all of Harlan.

Shelby County Extension Council: Elaine Baughman, and Gwen E. Hanson, both of Kirkman; Renee L. Hansen, Lorie Knudsen and Jane Schmitz, all of Harlan, and Klare Veath, of Elk Horn.

Soil & Water Conservation Board: Cathy Johannsen, of Harlan, and Allan Reinig, of Portsmouth.

Township Clerks/Trustees:

• Cass Township: Clerk – Kenneth Stein; Trustee – Jim Voge.
• Center Township: Clerk – Keith Burchett; Trustee – Steve Ineson.
• Clay Township: Clerk – Steve Jacobs and Joel Schlueter; Trustee – Rex Thomas.
• Douglas Township: Clerk – Michael Rasmussen; Trustee – Keith Fiscus.
• Fairview Township: Clerk – No candidate; Trustee – Neil Ohms.
• Greeley Township: Clerk -Michael A. Miller; Trustee – Norman Campbell.
• Grove Township: Clerk – Brad Gross; Trustee – Gaylord Gross.
• Jackson Township: Clerk – Cathy Clark; Trustee – Lyle Campbell.
• Jefferson Township: Clerk – Dan Buman; Trustee – No candidate.
• Lincoln Township: Clerk – H. David Boettger; Trustee – Duane Errett.
• Monroe Township: Clerk – Bryan Greve; Trustee – John Clayton.
• Polk Township: Clerk – Roy North; Trustee – Karl Hanson.
• Shelby Township: Clerk – Chris Evans; Trustee – Ron Peters.
• Union Township: Clerk – Jim Scheuring; Trustee – Neal Gaul.
• Washington Township: Clerk – Connie Klein; Trustee – No candidate.
• Westphalia Township: Clerk – No candidate; Trustee – No candidate.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving a woman who leaped from the top of a five-story parking ramp. The lawsuit was filed by Kathleen Haptonstall and her husband, William, in 2016. The Des Moines Register reports that she died last year of complications from injuries suffered when she jumped Sept. 24, 2014, from a ramp at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. She was a psychiatric patient there at the time.

The lawsuit alleged among other things that the hospital didn’t communicate changes in her behavior and failed to adequately review medical records before taking her from a locked psychiatric unit. The lawsuit also says staffers failed to follow procedures that could have prevented the incident. The Iowa Appeal Board approved the settlement Tuesday.