Farmers chase more crop insurance amid dry spells
Farmers push to sign up as federal crop insurance sales surge in Iowa and statewide. Officials report doubling county office business, 120 private hail agents, and expansion to 14 county offices and 1,300 private agencies. Premiums rise with coverage up to 80 percent of yield. deadlines are April 25 for corn and May 10 for soybeans.
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Irv Hickey
Cedar Rapids
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Marion
Iowa
Congress
FCIC
Gene Grimsley
Reagan
Hickey
Severe drought declared in central Iowa in March
Central and west central Iowa are now classified as severe drought levels according to State Climatologist Paul Waite. Temperatures in March ran about seven degrees above normal statewide, with rainfall well below average and long standing deficiencies totaling 11 inches in the affected regions.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Paul Waite
Waite
Trudeau Defends Visit Amid Reagan Ottawa Protests
Canada’s Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau responds to anti U.S. chanting during President Reagan’s Ottawa visit. He asserts his stance as he addresses demonstrators while welcoming the U.S. leader.
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United States
Pierre Trudeau
Canada
U.S
Ottawa
Reagan
Strolling with two chihuahua puppies in Donnelly Park
Lois and Paul Starry regularly walk their eight month old chihuahua puppies Fifi and Dino near their home in Donnelly Park. They originally bought two dogs to keep one but grew fond of both, now sharing each dog as their “his and hers” pets.
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Lois
Paul Starry
Fifi
Dino
Donnelly Park
Marion Center activity schedule at the Marion Community Center
This week's schedule lists Amundson basketball and Creative Events drama at 7 and 8 a.m. today, senior citizens dance at 1 p.m. Also includes McLeod and Thimsen basketball Sunday morning, CeMar Cloggers at 6 p.m., and multiple Headstart, dance and calligraphy classes through Friday with a note to see the Growing Older page in Sunday's Gazette for a full senior activities listing.
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Marion Community Center
Amundson
Senior Citizens
McLeod
Thimsen
CeMar
Spurgin
Rhodes
Kirkwood
Connell
Penn
Gazette
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al Swegle
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Lennox
Ilten
Utens
2Nd Ave. S.W
Marion Center
Linn County
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Harry
Steele
Bob
Moore
Fletcher
Roger
Miller
Ray
Hodgson
Mel
Kropnenske
Bob Janey
Louie
Golad
Jim
Hinton
Jim Theiss
Larry Finley
Pam
Hruby
Bill Colburn
Dutch
Eden
Cec Calkins
Aaron Putnam
Dean
McDermott
Ron Teager
Fabian
Mackin
Norm
Shaffer
Dan
Gary
Gatrelle
Hanson
Bill Fletcher
America
Rae
Monte Carlo
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