Fire destroys building at Hewitt Service Center in Monroe
Black smoke blanketed Monroe as fire destroyed a building at the Hewitt Service Center. No injuries were reported as volunteers from several communities battled flames. Smoke along Iowa Highway 14 briefly blocked traffic. The fire began around 5 p.m. and was contained about an hour later. Monroe, population about 1,800, lies 12 miles southwest of Newton in Jasper County.
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Secretary charged with embezzling from Mahaska County office
In Oskaloosa Mahaska County Elizabeth Whitfield 25 was charged with second degree theft for embezzling just over $1,000 from accounts she supervised at the Mahaska County Community Service Office. The funds supported disabled residents and county relief. The theft occurred between February 1996 and December 1996.
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Drug czar McCaffrey to speak at Iowa conference
Gen. Barry McCaffrey head of the ONDCP will attend the Iowa Governors Conference on Substance Abuse in Des Moines April 14 15 Gov. Terry Branstad announced. The visit comes as Iowa is named in a five state Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area plan with 8 million dollars to curb methamphetamine trafficking.
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Knapp gives $1 million to Iowa State Fair renovation
Des Moines businessman William Knapp donated $1 million to the Iowa State Fair. The gift funds Varied Industries Building repairs as a challenge grant to be matched by a state fair foundation. It is the largest donation in fair history, given at a Statehouse ceremony with Lt. Gov. Joy Corning present. Knapp’s Iowa Realty is a major real estate firm.
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Light Snow Causes Treacherous Eastern Iowa Driving
Law enforcement in Eastern Iowa wrestled with multiple wrecks as light snow chilled roads. A northbound pickup and a southbound car collided on Highway 38 near Wilton, injuring three in the two vehicles and sending four to area hospitals. A separate crash on Highway 52 near Calmar injured a Fort Atkinson boy, his sister, and a 56-year-old driver. all were hospitalized in Rochester. Cedar Rapids saw numerous accidents with no serious injuries reported.
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