Iowa opens $52 million state medical examiner complex
The Iowa Laboratories Facility on the Des Moines Community College campus in Ankeny houses the state medical examiner’s office and 175 workers in five buildings. It unifies autopsy and evidence labs, improving efficiency and safety, with security measures and public access limited to body identification. The facility also hosts the University of Iowa Hygienic Lab, and will support agriculture, toxins research, and state scale certification.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Broadlawns Medical Center
Vision Iowa
Patrick Delahery
General Services
Gazette
Steve Gravelle
Local arrests reported in Eastern Iowa incident log
The Log records multiple arrests in eastern Iowa early Sunday including Aaron Bruns 24 Davenport at Highway 6 and Rocky Shore Drive second offense Robert Caraway 29 Cedar Rapids at Burlington and Gilbert streets Adrian Gobbie 21 Cedar Rapids at Jefferson and Dubuque streets Tomica Neal 21 Cedar Rapids at Linn and College streets and Mary Saar 51 North Liberty at Melrose Street and Mormon Trek Boulevard.
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Davenport
Highway 6
Rocky Shore Drive
Robert Caraway
G Ave
Cedar Rapids
Burlington and
Gilbert
Adrian Gobbie
27Th Street
Jefferson and Dubuque
Tomica Neal
N. Towne Ct
Apt
Linn
College Streets
Mary Saar
Sugar Creek Lane
North Liberty
Melrose Street
Wells Dairy seeks name for historic fiberglass cow head
Wells' Dairy in Le Mars is inviting the public to name a fiberglass cow head once displayed on a 1950s billboard along US Highway 75. The top entry wins a year’s supply of Blue Bunny ice cream coupons, with the winner announced June 15.
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LE Mars
Wells’ Dairy
Westmar College
Angie Watson
Iowa unveils 2005 road map with new four lane section
The latest Iowa Transportation Map 2005 is available at driver license stations welcome centers and online. It features a new four lane segment of U S 151 in Jones and Dubuque counties bypasses at Alton Eddyville Le Grand Monticello and Mount Pleasant and new National Highway System symbols. It also shows other highways major county roads and city streets in Iowa's 16 largest cities with a population legend and mileage chart. Printed copies can be ordered by phone.
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Dubuque
Alton
Eddyville
le Grand
Monticello
Mount Pleasant
Municipalities unite in $148000 mosquito fight plan
Polk County and cities including Des Moines West Des Moines and Urbandale join forces to combat West Nile with larvicide in standing water and periodic air spraying. The alliance aims to cut costs as chemical prices rise with potential more suburbs joining next year.
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Des Moines
Polk County
West Des Moines
Urbandale
Larry Land
Eastern Iowa Farmers Markets Sample List
A roundup of Iowa markets with schedules. Allamakee Waukon market Mondays May 16 to Sept 19 at fairgrounds. Burl Benton Belle Plaine Fridays June 3 to Sept 30. Urbana Saturdays May 7 to Sept 24. Tipton Cedar County Saturdays May 21 to Oct 1. Marengo Fridays June 10 to Oct 21. Williamsburg Fridays May 6 to Oct 28.
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Allamakee Farmers Market
Allamakee County Fairgrounds
Waukon
Teresa Wiemerslage
Benton County
Belle Plaine
Becky Poduska
Urbana Farmers Market
American Legion
Wood Street
Marylen
Cedar Cedar County
Tipton
Yvonne Gregory
Evelyn Walshire
Iowa
Marengo Farmers Market
City Park
Barb Barrick
Williamsburg
Ann Noelridge
Collins Road
Council Street
Cedar Rapids
Teresa White
Riverside Roundhouse Farmers Market
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Visitors’ Center
First St. W
Jeff Walberg
16Th Avenue
Tama County
Toledo
Dawn Kupka
Iowa City Farmers Market links cultures through food
Now in its 33rd year the market in the Chauncey Swan ramp lower level hosts 40 vendors meeting Wednesdays and Saturdays. A Taste the Market event is Aug 31 with free samples prepared on site. Music unfolds in Chauncey Swan Park June 1 to Aug 31 with co sponsors UI Community Credit Union and the Iowa City Recreation Division. Bevins notes rural producers and urban consumers exchange goods and information. Contact Marlene Lucas at Gazette Communications.
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Johnson County
Coralville Farmers Market
S.T. Morrison Park
Matt Hibbard
Iowa City Farmers Market
Chauncey Swan
Washington and
College Streets
Tammy Neumann
Sycamore Mall
Central City
Brendel Park
Jamie Doherty
Hiawatha Farmers Market
Guthridge Park
10Th Avenue
Fred Johnson
University of Iowa Community Credit Union
Iowa City Recreation Division
Iowa City
Chauncey Swan Park
Bevins
Three Iowa counties form Tri-County Special Operations Unit
Shelby Harrison and Crawford counties in western Iowa unite to form the Tri-County Special Operations Unit to provide HazMat response and rescue, plus terrorism and WMD incident support. The group has homeland security funding and county boards approved support and funding.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Shelby
Harrison
Crawford
Tri-County
Harlan
Roger Bissen
Boards of Supervisors
Bissen
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