Man injured in truck train crash upgraded to fair
Iowa City authorities upgraded the condition of John Leland Parker 23 after his pickup slid into a westbound train south of Highway 6 on the Johnson Iowa County line road. Parker was pinned in the cab and two engines were hit as the truck split in half. He moved from serious to fair by Thursday at University Hospitals.
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Medicare bonus for rural Iowa doctors expands impact
Congress approved a 5 percent Medicare incentive for physicians serving parts of seven Eastern Iowa counties designated as Health Manpower Shortage Areas. The bonus applies to all Medicare covered services within HMSAs, effective January 1, targeting rural health care in Cedar Massillon Clinton Spring Rock Delaware Howard Jackson Monmouth Tama Winneshiek and others.
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More uses for discarded trees at Christmas
Linn Conservation Department education specialist Dennis Goemaat urges recycling real Christmas trees by staking them in backyards and adding edible treats for winter birds. He seeks about a dozen trees for the Conservation Education Center at Pinicon Ridge Park in Central City, with an event on January 8 at 1 30 p.m. Donors should call 438 1364 or 398 3505. Indian Creek Nature Center is also collecting trees to grind into wood chips for trails, with drop off in the Nature Center parking lot at Bertram and Otis roads SE until January 15.
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Linn Conservation Department
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Indian Creek Nature Center
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Central City to fill two council seats in January
The Central City Council will fill two vacancies from December resignations of Ed Ward Holub and Cary Bolton. Appointees serve through December 30, 1989 unless residents petition for a special election. Petitions must meet Iowa’s 2 percent turnout rule and be filed within 14 days.
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Edward Holub
Cary Bolton
Holub
Bolton
Iowa
Winterfest at Squaw Creek Jan 29
A Winter Family Festival organized by Linn County Conservation begins at noon with sledding and tobogganing at Squaw Creek Park. Activities include horse drawn sleigh rides, cross country ski lessons, tree identification, wildlife tracking hikes, and nature photography tips by Jim Messina.
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Linn County Conservation Department
Jim Messina
Linn Conservation
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