Flying ties Iowa aviators across generations and clubs
The piece profiles Iowa aviation enthusiasts led by Lee Bowden of Independence and tributes to early flyers like Art Hartman. It covers airport upgrades, Fly Iowa events, and long running ties among pilots, families, and aviation clubs, highlighting Bowden’s Taylorcraft BC120 and lifelong passion.
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Orville
Wilbur Wright
Art Hartman
Burlington
Iowa
Lee Bowden
Independence
Linda
Jim
Karen Connell
Federal Aviation Administration
Lee
Karen
Taylorcraft Owner's Club
Experimental Aviation Association
Iowa Department of Transportation
Taylorcraft
Maine
California
EasternlowaLife. Com
Santa Fe
Chisholm
Klondike
Alaska
Oregon
Dave Rasdal Pnuun
Azone
Grain bin rescue tubes training for Iowa fire crews
Anamosa Prairieburg and Morley fire departments trained on grain bin rescues this weekend with two donated rescue tubes from Stickle Farms. Des Moines group Professional Rescue Systems led the session while the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety guided Sunday practice. The drills included harness lowering and tube ascent methods amid recent grain bin incidents and fatalities.
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Ne Gate
Anamosa
Prairieburg
Morley
Stickle Farms
Ron French
Des Moines
Jeff Swisher
French
National Education Center For Agricultural Safety
Peosia
Iowa
Trial set for lab break in suspect in Davenport
Federal trial in Davenport is scheduled for September 13 for Scott DeMuth accused in the 2004 University of Iowa animal lab break in. Prosecutors plan to call 60 witnesses. defense cites government withholding evidence as he battles the domestic terrorism designation and prior grand jury testimony issues.
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Brian Wellner
Qund
Davenport
University of Iowa
Scott DeMuth
Michael Deutsch
Animal Liberation Front
Deutsch
Cliff Cronk
DeMuth
U.S
John Jarvey
Carrie Feldman
Homeland Security
Feldman
Five thousand Iowa residents apply for FEMA disaster aid
About 5,000 Iowans have applied for FEMA disaster assistance after this summer's flooding. By Thursday 4,959 applications had been filed from 32 counties with no deadline to apply yet. FEMA has disbursed 8.7 million of 10.2 million approved and expects more than 10,000 total applicants.
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Steve Gravelle
The
Gazette
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Pete Garcia
Garcia
Delaware County
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