Decorah district rejects school renovation cooperative deal
DECORAH The Decorah school district will not enter into a cooperative renovation agreement with the East Side School Development Committee soon. After reviewing a draft 28E agreement and discussing with Des Moines lawyers, the district was urged to demand proof of substantial assets before any long-term commitment. The board set a May 1 deadline for the committee to raise 3.24 million dollars for the 109-year-old East Side building, which sits on the National Register of Historic Places. a recent pledge of 500 thousand was noted. East Side School closed after the 1998 99 term for fire safety issues.
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Decorah
East Side School Development Committee
Des Moines
Danielle Haindfield
East Side
Iowa State Fair Week Schedule With Big Names And Contests
Iowa Des Moines fair events run Thursday through August 20 across the Midway stages and arenas. Highlights include Butter Sculpting, Fiddlers Contest, Horse shows, Queen introductions, and concerts by The Nadas James Taylor Montgomery Gentry Trace Adkins George Jones Smash Mouth Big & Rich and more. Special events feature Cowgirl Queen Contest Mr Legs Contest and finals, plus various horse and livestock shows and public attractions at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
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Iowa
Brad Paisley
Eric Church
The
Wreckers
James Taylor
Tommy James
Shondells
Bowzer
Sting Rays
Peter Noone
Fabian and
Crystals
George Jones
Craig Morgan
Bill Riley
A.J. Sutter
Big & Rich
Cowboy Troy
Iowastatefair
Lottery results and jackpots reported
The notice lists Powerball numbers 23 with a $208.6 million jackpot and Power Play of 2, noting one winner. It also mentions Wednesday’s jackpot of $15 million, Illinois Lottery Little Lotto 8-22-28-32-39, Saturday Hot Lotto 5-6-26-30-38 with Hot Ball 6.
Lightning Strikes United Church Steeple in Central City
A Sunday morning lightning strike at the United Church of Christ on Fifth Street caused a small fire confined to the steeple. Firefighters from Marion battled the blaze for about three hours with a ladder truck assisting. Nearby, a separate incident in Whittier injures three after a 2:30 a.m. crash at Whittier and Austin roads. Joshua Sweatnkofske, 28, is billed with a failure to stop and several injuries. In De Witt, the DNR investigates wastewater foam and suspended solids at the De Witt plant linked to discharge into Silver Creek.
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Central City
United Church of Christ
Fifth Street
Todd Lafler
Lafler
Marion
Whittier
Linn County Sheriffs Office
Austin Roads
Joshua Swenthofske
Eighth St
Austin Road
Nathanael Anderson
Robbinsdale
Minn
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Anderson
Sweatkofske
Jayna Sweat
DE Witt
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Silver Creek
Terry Jones
DNR
Washington, Iowa
Gazette
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Travis Bartoshek
the Gazette
Anita Tucker
Cedar Rapids
Molly Tucker
Molly
Bruce Tucker
Jeffrey
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Ellis Park
Decorah District
By Assa Greiner
Mapapa
Montgomery Gentry
Miranda Lambert
Deery Brothers
Trace Adkins
Chris Cagle
Urbandale
Illinois
Illinois Lottery
Ellis Blvd
Walgreens Drug
Cedar Rapids/Marion
Atominc
Kofske
Shasta
St. Luke's Hospital
Joshua Swentkofske
Jayna Swentkofske
Central City , Whittier
Pe Witt
Oren
Cassill Motors
West Post
Honda
Lowes Blvd
Waterloo
Rydell
Grain Lane
Center Point
Wayne Hall
E. Main St. Anamosa
Swett
Ommunity Honda
Rydell Gur
Meayne
Chrysler
JEEP
DODGE
Pat McGrath
51St St. NE
First Ave
Dodge Road
First Avenue
the Mar
Westdale
Wiley Blvd
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