New ICC chairman aims to lower profile in Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission enters a calmer phase with three commissioners by mid April led by new chairman Andrew Varley and Christine Hansen. The past two years saw internal battles, retirements, a Stockport grain warehousing collapse, and interagency disputes, as observers seek a more stable course.
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Kirkwood trains IDOT bridge inspectors in welding
Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids is training 17 IDOT steel inspectors in a six week program covering welding inspection techniques steel testing and specialized mathematics. The project aims to retrofit Iowa Interstate bridges including the I 80 spans west of Iowa City with bids in April.
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Decorah priest laments theft of keepsakes and coins
In Decorah a letter from Rev. Ed Lechtenberg to the Decorah Journal details a break in at St. Benedicts Rectory in late March. He says 170 dollars in coins were stolen including 100 silver dollars from his 25th anniversary and other coins with sentimental value.
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Iowa battleship memory stirs old veterans and kin
John Chrisman of Lafayette recalls glimpsing the USS Iowa in April 1943 while serving with a Coast Guard search light unit at Cape Elizabeth Maine. He says the ship appeared in mid morning view, and he was the only Iowan with a spyglass view.
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Booksale Supports Iowa City Library Returns To Town
Thousands of used hardback and paperback books records and magazines go on sale in the Friends of the Library Booksale at the Iowa City Recreation Center April 11 to 13. Proceeds fund new books and materials for the Iowa City Public Library. Sale hours are 9 to 9 Friday 9 to 5 Saturday and 1 to 4 Sunday.
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