Greyhound pulls out of 59 small Iowa towns due to deregulation
In the wake of federal deregulation Greyhound plans fewer stops across 59 Iowa towns affecting service to Belle Plaine Chelsea and Kellogg. Officials anticipate more competition on main corridors while smaller routes may vanish though some miles could be added. Public protests against eliminations are due by February 14 with hearings possible if protests mount.
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
Greyhound
Towa
Ron Spies
Iowa Department of Transportation
Belle Plaine
Chelsea
Highway 6
Kellogg
Brooklyn
Carnforth
Victor
Ladora
Marengo
South Amana
Homestead
Oxford
Tiffin
Coralville
West Liberty
Atalissa
Wilton
Durant
Stockton
Walcott
Des Moines
Barb Meeks
The
Regulation Authority
Spies
Trailways
Anesthetic for Circumcision Studied by Iowa Researchers
University of Iowa researchers studied 30 newborns undergoing circumcision and found that injecting lidocaine to block the dorsal penile nerve reduces crying time heart rate increases and oxygen loss. The study argues anesthesia should be considered for all infants and suggests broader implications for other procedures without anesthetic.
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Tom Walshwadette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics
Paul S. Williamson
U of I College of Medicine
Marvel L. Williamson
U of I College of Nursing
Williamsons
Greeley man sentenced for armed assault in 1981 shooting
Charles Fierstine Jr., 36, pleaded guilty to going armed with intent in the Delaware County deputy shooting near Manchester on November 6, 1981. He received five years at the Iowa Men's Reformatory in Anamosa after Judge Roger Peterson sentenced him. Deputy David Elledge, 31, was wounded when Fierstine opened fire as officers checked a violent suspect.
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Manchester
Greeley
Delware County
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Charles Fierstine Jr
Delaware County
Roger Peterson
Fierstine
David Elledge
Man loses pool game nose bitten off in bar fight
A Council Bluffs man 31 was hospitalized after the tip of his nose was bitten off during a fight over a pool game at a bar. Patrick Blakeman 22 of Carson City Nev was arraigned on willful injury in magistrate court and held on 2000 bond.
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Council Bluffs
Terry Danielson
Mercy Hospital
Patrick Blakeman
Carson City
Nev
Pottawattamie
Danielsen
Tyler
Judge Delays Calvary Baptist Academy Case in Charles City
The deadline for lawyers to submit additional information in the Calvary Baptist Christian Academy case has been extended a few weeks. The state will file final written arguments in about one week, and academy attorneys will have a week to reply.
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Charles City Church
Charles City
Iowa
Calvary Baptist
Christian Academy
Academy
Trucker linked to string of Iowa fuel thefts under investigation
Des Moines AP reports Kansas trucker Lawrence Runnebaum was arrested after speeding past an Iowa weigh station on I 80 northeast of Des Moines. Tanks in his trailer held 6000 gallons of diesel, with 5400 gallons stolen from a West Branch station. he pleaded guilty to vehicle and compliance charges and paid about 3900 dollars. Investigators, including IDOT and Kansas Bureau of Investigation, continue probing his trucking operation.
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DES Moines
Kansas
Iowa
Lawrence J. Runnebaum
Redfield
Kan
Donald Page
Iowa Department of Transportation
Runnebaum
IDOT
Page
I- 80
West Branch
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Betty Warnock Begins 30 Day Jail Term in Des Moines
Betty Warnock starts a 30 day sentence in Des Moines City Jail after conviction on multiple counts of wanton neglect and abandonment of a dependent person. Her husband George Warnock also served a 30 day term earlier this week.
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Betty Warnock
Des Moines
UPI
George
Polk County District Court
George Warnock
Cresco Faces Propane Leak in West Side Fire Response
About 20 firefighters contained a leaking 30 000 gallon propane tank at Cresco Skelgas Service. Two 9000 gallon tankers siphoned liquid to prevent hazard as cold ground likely broke a pipe and shutoff valve failed. No evacuations. area monitored for sparks.
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Cresco
Clear Lake
Vince Hornberger
Charles Smith
Getty Refining and Marketing Co
Skelgas
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Iowa Department of Transportation Regulation Authority
10Th St
U of
Gazette
Deb Wiley
Lawrence Allyn
Guttenberg
Mississippi
Blakeman
Danielson
Ken Tyler
Abel
Zena
Calvin Klein
Lee
LEVI
Brittania
Edgewood RD
Johnson Ave
N.W
Cedar Rapids
Teleconnect
Telepower
Telepower Savings
Bel
Bell
Tas Eespan
North Towne Land
Gazette Star Winers
Gazette Wire
Stouffers Five Seasons Hotel
Wrerueric
San Francisco
Republic Airlines
Marriott Hotel and Younkers
Hyatt Regency
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