West Des Moines Cemetery to Get City Protection Plan
City planners will relocate a road intersection to protect a 158 year old cemetery in the middle of a Dallas County intersection at 335th Street and X Avenue. The site has suffered multiple crashes and will remain intact with annexation and road redesign planned for completion as soon as 2007.
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Des Moines
West Des Moines
Dallas County
335Th Street
X Avenue
Pat Shell
Shell
Jordan Creek Town Center
Clyde Evans
Evans
Former union head sues over unpaid sick leave
Jan Corderman former president of AFSCME Iowa Council 61 sues the union for 391 days of unused sick leave and seeks either free health insurance or about 113000 dollars. She alleges the union denied payment due to a retirement timing dispute and accuses the union of saving 113000 dollars by not providing benefits.
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DES Moines
Jan Corderman
Iowa
Corderman
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Iowa Council 61
Patrick Payton
Worth County set for major Diamond casino opening
The Diamond to Worth Casino near Northwood is on track for an April 2006 opening and will be Worth County’s largest employer with about 450 jobs. A casino jobs center drew nearly 1000 inquiries as construction nears completion on a 60,000 square foot complex featuring 500+ slots and table games.
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Worth County
Teresa Nicholson
Win-Worth Betco
Worth
Winnebago
Nicholson
Dan Low
Worth Realty
Carrie Tedore
Dubuque
Diamond Jo Casinos
Top of
Iowa Welcome Center
Iowa
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Tedore
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Lexington Motors
Zimmerman Houdek
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