Jones County supervisor McKean to retire after current term
Jones County Supervisor Andy McKean announced his current term will be his last. He will face re election in 2010 after eight years on the Jones County Board of Supervisors. McKean, 59, plans to continue law practice in Anamosa and seek more time with family. He previously served 24 years in the Iowa General Assembly.
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Iowans eye film to honor civil rights figure Alexander Clark
Des Moines report highlights Alexander Clark a Muscatine resident who argued before the Iowa Supreme Court for his daughter's access to public schools in 1868 and later earned a law degree and served as U S ambassador to Liberia. Iowa officials advocate a Hollywood treatment to raise his profile and integrate his story into education. A filmmaker plans a potential release by July 2010 with a documentary also considered.
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Waterloo
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Iowa Communications Network
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Sissel
Upper Iowa seeks Fayette partnership in $60 million expansion
Upper Iowa University plans a decade long $60 million campus expansion including a $13 million student union and a $20 to $25 million residential village with liberal arts and science centers. University leaders urge Fayette to back the project, anticipating 16 new hires yearly and $118,208 in annual new retail sales if staff relocate.
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Upper Iowa
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University
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Midwest
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Wenthe
Independence
Don Aungst
Multiple Iowa incidents span accidents and investigations
A regional roundup reports Carl Domeyer 49 died after being struck by an SUV in Manchester. Dennis Hiller 47 was airlifted after an accidental self-inflicted gunshot while hunting near Letts. Two Clinton County infants, Dylan Anderson and Micah Housenga, died after unexplained conditions in January. Sholom Rubashkin faces immigration and bank fraud charges tied to the Agriprocessors raid. Clinton plans a referendum to reallocate local-option sales tax funds from storm sewer work to street repairs, with half still used for property tax relief.
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Iowa State Patrol
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Petersburg
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
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Louisa County
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Clinton County
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Delmar
Micah Housenga
Low Moor
Minneapolis
Chicago
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Agriprocessors Inc
Postville
Iowa
Rubashkin
Cedar Rapids
Gary Boden
Hearing Set for Former Slaughterhouse Manager
A Cedar Rapids judge will hear motions to drop nearly 100 counts against a former slaughterhouse official and move his trial. The defendant seeks dismissal and venue changes as part of the ongoing case.
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