Mississippi Belle II Eyes Landlocked Clinton Move
Mississippi Belle II plans to relocate from the river to a 70 acre site on US Highway 30 in Clinton Iowa. The $20 million project includes a hotel and restaurant with initial designs approved by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Construction start is months away but permits and the land purchase remain unsettled.
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Iowa City
Uss. Highway 30
Neil Narter
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Narter
Davenport student earns perfect ACT and SAT scores
Greg Lammers, a Davenport Assumption junior, achieved a perfect 36 on the ACT taken December 4 and a perfect 1600 on the SAT taken January 22. Teachers praise his humor and character as his perfect scores are noted alongside prior high achievements. His future plans include computer engineering or academia.
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Davenport
Greg Lammers
Lammers
Bridget Murphy
Vilsack taps Norris for Iowa Utilities Board chair
Governor Tom Vilsack names former aide John Norris of Ames to the Iowa Utilities Board to replace Mark Lambert April 30 and become chair May 1. Current chair Diane Munns moves to president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners while remaining on the IUB. Norris is a Simpson College and University of Iowa College of Law graduate.
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Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
John Norris
Ames
Iowa Utilities Board
Norris
Mark Lambert
Vilsack
IUB
Diane Munns
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Munns
Simpson College
University of Iowa College of Law
Man pays Anthon electric bills as Christmas gift
Richard Hamann a 75 year old retired cattleman and his wife Donna spent 25000 to cover Anthon Iowa residents electric bills due December 25 He says responses have come from around the world including live TV coverage and requests for help while Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative officials defend their wind power proposal calling it costly and impractical for the city despite Hamanns generosity
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Richard Hamann
Donna
Hamann
Hawaii
Canada
California
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative
Kent Pauling
Pauling
NIPCO
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