Know Your Legislator Des Moines area 16th district Democrats
Des Moines area legislators in Iowa’s 16th Senate district include Sen. James Gallagher of Jesup and Reps. Russell Wyckoff of Clinton and Kenneth D. Miller of Independence. Gallagher, 39, serves on human industrial relations, human resources and county government committees. Wyckoff, 47, from Des Moines, sits on appropriations, county government and natural resources committees. Miller, 46, from Des Moines, serves on natural resources state government and industrial human relations committees. The district covers parts of Black Hawk, Benton, Buchanan, Linn and Tama counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
James Gallagher
Djesup
Sentative
Senate
Russell Wyckoff
Dlinton
Kenneth D. Miller
Independence
Wyckoff
Miller
Gallagher
Grand Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Sion
House
Arlington
Tees
Black Hawk
Benton
Buchanan, Linn
Tama
Protests greet Iowa House panel on transportation bill
DES MOINES AP A House Transportation Committee vote 16 to 3 sent a bill to create an Iowa department of transportation to the floor amid opposition from Rep. Richard Welden. Proponents say the department would consolidate existing agencies and aid a statewide plan, while Welden cautions against new payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Department of Transportation
House Transportation Committee
Richard Welden
Iowa
Laverne Schroeder
R McClelland
Bert Fullerton
Correctionville
Welden
Department of Transportation
Robert Ray
Richard Drake
Muscatine
Transportation Committee
Drake
Transportation Department
Sargeant Sargeant Ser tems Tale Told by Hargrave
Rep. William Hargrave recalls a tall tale about a buddy named Sargeant who was raised as Sargeant Sargeant and rose to sergeant. The anecdote ends with Hargrave joking he forgot to ask the man’s middle name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES Moines
William Hargrave
Lown City
Armed Services
Sargeant
Sargeant Sargeant
Sergeant Sargeant Sargeant
Hargrave
Pshaw
Public reaction on Iowa City hospital tower view
State Sen. Tom Riley received ten letters and one phone call favoring preserving the full view of the Gothic tower at University Hospitals Iowa City while two letters supported the new addition despite blocking the view. Public input showed limited interest in the issue with mixed views on preserving the sightline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Gazette
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Riley
Fourth Graders Bank Recycling Proceeds in Williamsburg
In Williamsburg the fourth grade collected over 2000 pop bottles this weekend and deposited a $62.38 check at Farmers Trust Savings Bank. Dick Gilly will redeem bottles at full value. Pam Wymore says five teams gathered bottles Saturday. Total raised so far is $122 from paper and bottles. the paper drive continues seeking newspapers and cardboard for recycling at a local plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
Dick’s By-Lo
Dick Gilly
Pam Wymore
Williamsburg
Loca City
North Africa Air Forces Merge Under Spaatz
30 years ago the RAF and U.S. air forces in North Africa combined to form the Northwest African air forces led by Major General Carl Spaatz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
U.S
North Africa
Northwest African Air Forces
Carl Spaatz
Iu.s.a
Dr. Charles Seabert Dies at 88 in Tama
Dr. Charles Pierce Seabert, a Tama dentist for over five decades, died Sunday at Sunny Hill care center. Services set for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Mason-Hand funeral home with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and wife Nora Blanche Stewart Seabert who died in 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAMA
Charles Pierce Seabert
Sunny Hill
Mason-Hand Funeral
Oak Hill Cemetery
Seabert
School of Dentistry
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Elmer Ball
Nora Blanche Stewart
United Methodist Church of
John
Bend
Dre
Benton Receives Federal Funds for Lake and Park Project
The Benton county conservation board secured 14116.50 in federal matching funds to develop a lake and park northwest of Vinton. Funds will buy 103 acres, with county matching. After land purchase, engineers will design dam outlets, planners lay out the park, and NR Council approval is sought before site work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Conservation Board
Benton County
Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund
Vinton
al Happel
Natural Resources Council
Happel
ISU Graduate Cog gon-E Rath Receives Civil Engineering Degree
ISU graduate Gene A. Rath received a BS in civil engineering at Iowa State University commencement last Saturday. He was incorrectly listed in Sunday's Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coggon
Gene A. Rath
Iowa State University
Also Mentioned on This Page
16Th
Senatorial District
DOT Bill
Bureau of Salt Water Fisheries
Highway Commission, Aeronautics Commission
Railroad and Motor Transport Division
Iowa Commerce Commission
Department of Public Safety
Iowa Reciprocity Board
Adrian Brinck
West Point
Dennis Butler
Council Bluffs
Frank Nye
EMA
Charles Seabert
Vinton — the
ISU
Eer Ty
America
The
Linn Candy Co
Marion Did
Chester Satterly
Linn Candy Company
First National Bank of Marion
John Vernon
First National
First National of
Marion
Linn Candy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!