Ferry service delayed by road work between Cassville and Iowa
Cassville Wisconsin to northeast Iowa ferry opening pushed to June 1 due to needed access road development on the Iowa shore. Clayton County officials cite moisture on the current dirt road and pending landings permits. longer excursion runs may be added later to Guttenberg and North Buena Vista. The in-kind ferry, owned by Charles Inman, operated last summer when the Marquette Prairie du Chien bridge closed.
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Eleader
Cassville
Wis
Mississippi River
Iowa
Clayton County
Virgil Wessell
Millville
North Buena Vista
Wessell
Guttenberg
Charles Inman
Frohna
Marquette
Prairie du Chien
Dubuque
Ray supports land use bill as better than nothing
Gov. Robert Ray said the final Iowa land-use measure is not as strong as his aim but “much better than nothing.” The bill requires counties to inventory land and guide development in unincorporated areas, with “right to farm” protections for farmers.
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Judy Daubenmier
Senate
Ray
Iowa
County Boards of Supervisors
County
Hawaii
Vermont
Law school building measure dies at session end
Gov. Ray says the University of Iowa College of Law project likely died in a late legislative session. The State Board of Regents sought 23.3 million dollars in bonds though House actions stalled after Rep. Welden refused to convene a committee and Rep. Byerly objected last minute.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
University of Iowa
College of Law
Robert Ray
Senate
House
Richard Welden
R-Ilowa Falls
Richard Byerly
D-Ankeny
Ray
Rich Byerly
Byerly
Welden
Waterloo man dies in ELDORA highway crash
A head on collision near Eldora claimed the life of Richard Kingery, 25, of Waterloo when his van struck a semi on Highway 175. James Bailey, 27, of Webster City, was treated and released. Traffic halted about 4% hours as crews cleared wreckage. Separately, Cedar Falls man’s body with concrete block was pulled from the Cedar River.
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Eldora
Waterloo
Hardin County
Richard Kingery
James Bailey
Webster City
Eldora Hospital
Cedar Falls
Cedar River
Appel and Tauke Agree to Four Televised Debates
Democratic challenger Brent Appel of Dubuque proposed four one hour debates around the 2nd District with a neutral sponsor. Incumbent Tom Tauke has accepted the challenge and campaign staff will set details while focusing on economy national defense and agriculture.
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Dubuque
UPI
Brent Appel
Tom Tauke
Appel
Steve Ovel
Tauke
Phams receives two life terms for police killings
Joseph Phams, 37, was sentenced to two life terms after a Grundy County jury found him guilty of two counts of first degree murder in the July 12 1981 killings of Waterloo officers Wayne Rice and Michael Hoing. Judge Dennis Damsgaard handed down the mandatory terms over a request for a new trial by Phams. Phams and his brother Johnny were linked to the shootings that followed a scuffle with Rice and Hoing and a gun grab by James Michael Taylor. Johnny Phams is in state prison after pleading guilty. Taylor also has two life terms.
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Waterloo
Joseph Phams
Phams
Grundy County
Wayne Rice
Michael Hoing
Dennis Damsgaard
Robert Thompson
Johnny
Rice
Hoing
James Michael
T-Bone” Taylor
Johnny Phars
Taylor
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