Lockdown at Fort Madison prison tightens after shank find
A lockdown at the Iowa State Penitentiary maximum-security unit continued as officials sweep areas for more weapons. Spokesman Ron Welder said some items were recovered including weapon-building materials, with homemade shanks found in the Iowa Prison Industries work area. Two inmates are being investigated while authorities keep inmates confined to cells.
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Fort Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
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Iowa Prison Industries
Vandalism costs Story County road signs
A string of sign vandalism in Story County has cost about 15000 dollars. Sheriff officials say stop signs and direction arrows were knocked down mostly between Maxwell and Nevada. Posts are being replaced with metal and repairs completed quickly to prevent further danger.
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Story County
Nevada
Gary Foster
Sheriff's Office
Foster
Maxwell
Harold Jensen
Paul Fitzgerald
Readers and Hoiberg push literacy with champ team
Marcus Fizer and Fred Hoiberg, former Iowa State stars now with the Chicago Bulls, teamed with First Lady Christie Vilsack for a statewide literacy campaign. They visited the Statehouse for a poster shoot and were honored in the House and Senate as champions of reading, stressing parental involvement and community roles beyond basketball.
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Culver’s Garden Center
Marion
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