Three killed in Tama highway crash head-on collision
Officials probe a Sunday morning head-on crash on Highway 30 west of Tama Toledo killing Leona Armstrong 82 Tama Ellen Shotts 56 Ottumwa and Karolynn Manning 56 Ottumwa. Armstrong crossed the center line for unknown reasons and none wore seat belts per report by Iowa State Trooper Steve Van Otterloo.
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Tama
Leona Armstrong
Ellen Shotts
Ottumwa
Shotts
Karolynn Manning
Toledo
Iowa
Steve van Otterloo
Armstrong
van Otterloo
Cedar Rapids teen injured in east Cedar Rapids collision
Laurie Smith 15 of Lisbon remained in serious condition after a two-vehicle crash along West Mount Vernon Road about a half mile east of Highway 13 Saturday afternoon. Andrew Telecky 18 of Mount Vernon was in fair condition at St Luke's Cedar Rapids. Katherine Larsen 19 and Jason Thomson 19 were treated and released.
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Laurie Smith
Cedar Rapids
Smith
Lisbon
University Hospitals
Iowa City
West Mount Vernon Road
Highway 13
Linn County Sheriffs Department
Andrew Telecky
Mount Vernon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Katherine Larsen
Jason Thomson
Lakewood
Colo
St. Luke’s
Linn-Mar to Hear State of the District Report
Marion Linn-Mar school board tonight will hear Superintendent Joe Pacha present the annual State of the District report at 7 PM at the Educational Services Center 3333 N 10th St Marion. A 5 PM work session precedes the meeting.
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Linn-Mar
Joe Pacha
Educational Services Center
10Th St
Marion
Bridge Construction Planned On Government Span
Construction will start mid March on the Government Bridge linking Davenport and Rock Island Illinois. Closing the bridge will require drivers to use the toll Centennial Bridge or the Interstate 74 bridge between Bettendorf and Moline. Two other interstate bridges lie outside the Quad Cities.
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Davenport
Rock Island
Ill
Bettendorf
Moline
Quad Cities
Weekly Cedar Rapids business notices and events
A slate of local business events and scheduled government notices fills the week. Key items include the February Business Before Hours Exchange at Cedar Rapids Airport Express, Senate votes on Robert Zoellick nomination, Labor Department productivity and costs reports, and weekly mortgage rates from Freddie Mac. Also listed are SCORE meetings, Toastmasters gatherings, and the Dow opening level.
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Howard Johnson Airport Express
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Area
Labor Department
Federal Reserve
Senate Judiciary
American Airlines
TWA
SCORE
Freddie Mac
Heritage Toastmasters
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Benton County family balances traditional and modern pork farming
Ross Wiley 57 lives near Walker with 1,000 acre operation producing corn and soybeans while embracing lean indoor hog production. His son Todd 32 shifted from sales to farming, partnering in Interstate Swine LLC in 1998, expanding to 440 sows and aiming for 600, reflecting a generation shift and market pressures.
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Marlene Lucas
Gazette
Alker
Benton County
Iowa
Ross Wiley
Todd Wiley
Walker
Ross
Shirley
Todd
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State University
Denise
Interstate Swine LLC
Winners Named Master Pork Producers in January Congress
Eastern Iowa honors seven couples as Master Pork Producers at the Iowa Pork Congress. Forsyths of Charles City Brincks of Ossian Gingerichs of Garnell Britt of Monticello Kaufmans of Crawfordsville are recognized. A newborn litter thrives in Ross Wiley operation with four hundred twenty six sows.
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Shawn Kreutner
Ross
Todd Wiley
Walker
Wileys
Iowa Park Congress
Iowa
Mark
Joel Forsyth
Charles City
Floyd County
Randy
Mary Brincks
Ossian
Winneshiek County
Marty
Heidi Gingerich
2Arnell
Iowa County
Bryan
Tricia Britt
Monticello
Jones County
Bruce
Jenny Kaufman
Crawfordsville
Washington County
Ross and
Midwest charm keeps world traveler at Touch of India
Ken Lanvin, 53, owner of Touch of India in Iowa City, moved from Bombay to the United States in 1968 and built a specialty clothing and gift store that attracts customers with natural fabrics. After moving to Old Capitol Town Centre, sales rose despite a local mall vacancy rate. Lanvin travels, designs, and plans to stay, balancing family life with business in the Midwest.
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Nathan Hill _azette
Iowa City
New York City
Los Angeles
Bombay
Ken Lanvin
Touch of India
Europe
Iowa
Midwest
Lanvin
India
United States
Davenport
Northpark Mall
Old Capitol Town Centre
Lanvin’s
Mall of America
Minneapolis
Chezik-Sayers
Eric Larner
Elizabeth
Amber
Washington University
Ross
West High School
Gazette
Nathan Hill
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