Task force discusses Iowa Braille school improvements in Johnston
A Regents task force in Johnston reviewed ways to improve the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton while declining to discuss closing it. They explored program expansion, partnerships with UNI, and better outreach to students and parents, with a March 9 meeting planned and final recommendations due April 20.
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Iowa City Deer Culling Planned Amid Habitat Loss
Cedar Rapids Urban Deer Task Force heard from an Iowa City member urging continued sharpshooting to reduce deer numbers over years as development disrupts habitat. Iowa City hires White Buffalo Inc. to conduct hunts. fifth shoot since 1999 planned in coming weeks.
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Ex Fayette chief resignation stands in Fayette Iowa
Randy Sandhagen remains former Fayette police chief after a judge denied an injunction blocking the city from replacing him. He invoked Oct 11 resignation, attempted Oct 14 rescission, with Judge Johnson ruling no irreparable harm to Fayette if no injunction issued.
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Independence teens charged in bus sabotage case
Two Independence High School students Mitchell Faust 18 and Scott Brown 16 face trespass and tampering with vehicles charges after they allegedly entered a locked bus enclosure and unplugged engine block heaters on 14 diesel buses. The acts delayed classes in subzero weather.
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Monona Man Arrested In Cocaine Sale At High School Parking Lot
Ramiro A. Garcia, 22, of Mabel Minnesota, was arrested January 24 on charges of delivering and possessing with intent to deliver less than 100 grams of cocaine after a sale at MFL MarMac High School in Monona. Investigators recovered $1,000 and $2,800 in cocaine with help from a sheriff’s office dog. He is jailed in Clayton County on a $30,000 cash bond.
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Strawberry Point Elects Green to City Council and Passes Local Measures
Strawberry Point voters elected Bill Green in a special election to fill Lonnie Kelchen’s seat, defeating Max Reynolds 182 to 134. They approved a 1 percent local option tax change allocating one third to economic development and two thirds to maintenance and debt, and a hotel motel tax of 5 percent. Voters also backed a sewage discharge limit on the Little Maquoketa River with 255 to 84. The DNR reports the Love Mound Mobile Home Park overflow requires cleanup and downstream monitoring.
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Overflowing lagoon dumps waste into river near Asbury
An overflowing lagoon near Asbury releases about 58 000 gallons of partially treated wastewater into the adjacent river. Officials warn residents to avoid contact with the water and continue monitoring the situation for further contamination.
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Lottery Draws And Jackpot Totals Reported
Tuesday results list Iowa Lottery Cash Game numbers 1 36 10 16 and Illinois picks 7 10 25 34 35 plus daily Pick 3 and Pick 4 sequences. Mega Millions shows numbers 3 17 214244 with Mega Ball 35 and a 25 million jackpot.
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