Wilma A Wetzel former Vinton resident dies after long illness
Wilma A. Wetzel of Cedar Falls Health Care Center died August 18 2004 after a long illness. Services will be held August 23 2004 at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Cedar Rapids with burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include three sons three daughters a sister thirteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. A memorial fund is established. Arrangements and obituaries published under Gazette guidelines.
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Red Oak escape trio captured. two others jailed
Red Oak inmates Danny Edie II 30 Kirk Hardman 30 and Jason Benoit 24 were captured after three escaped Montgomery County Jail inmates were recaptured Tuesday night police said Five others were arrested for aiding the escape by providing false information or transporting the fugitive Hardman surrendered last week Benoit was nabbed at a Council Bluffs pay phone All three had been held on drug charges and allegedly overpowered guards with a toothbrush
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Sprayer Driver Killed in Train Collision Near Luverne
Brian K. Johnson, 30, of Hardy, died when the sprayer he drove on a gravel road north of Luverne collided with a train. The Crop Production Services vehicle was involved in the wreck, and Johnson died after being rushed to a hospital in Kossuth County.
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Iowa gambling lobbyists spent over 900000 in past year
Iowa gambling interests paid 17 lobby groups 912144 to influence executive branch officials from July 2003 through June. Prairie Meadows spent the most, with lobbyist costs justified as a business investment and eyes and ears on state discussions.
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Vilsack presses for six on Values Fund impasse end
Governor Tom Vilsack urged a mid September resolution to the Values Fund dispute with GOP lawmakers. He backed a special session next week and emphasized predictability while negotiating with an ad hoc panel on worker’s compensation and related reforms.
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Governor pushes universal preschool access in Iowa
Gov. Tom Vilsack urged universal access to preschool at the Iowa Advocacy Summit, linking early education to a stronger economy. He cited low current access, highlighted the Iowa Learns Council plan for a zero to five system, and proposed funding via new revenues, federal grants, and reallocating existing funds.
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Hogg to Host Ice Cream Social for House 38 Campaign
Rep Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids seeks reelection and will hold an ice cream social from 6 30 to 7 30 p m today at Central Park corner of B Avenue and 16th Street NE The event is free and open to the public.
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Vision Iowa Board rejects settlement offer in Page County grant dispute
The Vision Iowa Board rejected a settlement from Page County residents suing over a 12 million grant to a reservoir project. The suit argues the board’s January 2003 awards were improperly granted. The case heads to trial next month with related grants to Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Clinton affected.
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Statewide furloughs slash clerks offices and court functions
Furloughs reduce state clerks and court staff limiting courthouse operations. Initial hearings shift in Linn County while Johnson County keeps some schedule but trials stall as 340 judges and magistrates stay on emergency duties. Legislature alone can cut judges pay and more furlough days are listed through next spring.
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