Holiday closings announced for municipal and federal offices
City offices close Thursday with buses running and meters enforced. Friday closes with no bus service and meters not enforced. Linn County Landfill shuts Thursday and Friday, reopening Saturday. State and federal offices close Friday. Post Office services limited with lobby unavailable and holiday pickup schedules in effect.
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Iowa Malaysia sister state ties move fast in Midwest meeting
A delegation including Bill Rossey met Malaysian officials in Chicago and Des Moines to discuss trade links with Terengganu. Rossey chairs the Iowa Malaysia Sister State Committee as Aziz, Malaysia’s top trade official, is noted as the only woman in the cabinet. Johnson County approves an insurance package cutting annual premiums to 367700 with coverage raised to 2 million. A man’s body was pulled from the Mississippi River in Davenport. authorities treat it as non suspect to foul play and plan autopsy.
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Johnson County
Robert J. Saunders
Davenport
Mississippi
Lindsay Park
Two Vehicle Crashes Leave Two Injured In City
Teresa Hughes 20 suffered injuries when her northbound car skidded in the 2200 block of Country Club Parkway SE and struck a tree at 11 40 AM Tuesday. Dylan McCort 5 was struck by a pickup driven by Clifford Grother 30 in Marion on Mount Vernon Road SE near Norwood Drive at 3 40 PM Tuesday. Grother spoke with no charges filed.
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Country Club Parkway
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Karen
Glen McCort
13Th Ave
Clifford Grother
Eighth Ave
Marion
Grother
Mount Vernon Road
Norwood Drive
McCort
New Trail Fees Take Effect January First
Linn County Conservation Board approves Cedar Valley Nature Trail fee changes with a $2 annual fee for ages 12 to 16 and over 65, a $5 annual fee for ages 17 to 64, and a $1 daily fee for ages 12 and up. Dan Biechler named acting director effective Jan. 9 as George Hamilton retires January 8 after 24 years. Hamilton receives Distinguished Service Award. 13 businesses receive Awards of Merit for permitting sales. Dennis Sutherland of Marion earns Merit for computer project support.
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Linn County Conservation Board
Dan Biechler
Biechler
George Hamilton
Hamilton
Dennis Sutherland
Marion
Conservation Department
Iowa City OKs bond sale and park and ride plan
Iowa City City Council approved selling 1.26 million in general obligation bonds to fund four street projects and water department equipment. A park and ride at Sycamore Mall was authorized and an application for 12,000 in State Transit Assistance funds was approved to support Johnson County SEATS for fiscal 1988 amid potential May 1988 funding shortfalls.
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