Iowa oil exploration meeting set for Friday
Des Moines AP report notes growing interest in Iowa oil and gas, with two groups sponsoring an information session for farmers and landowners. The 7 p.m. Friday meeting at Guthrie Center City Hall will cover leasing, exploration and drilling processes and potential problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Jim Jordan
Atlantic
Progressive Prairie Alliance
of Rural America Inc
Jordan
Guthrie Center City Hall
Coal Valley Natural Resources Co
St. Paul, Minn
Kewa Exploration Inc
Denver
Colo
Audubon
Guthrie
Pottawattamie
Conservation Commission to consider $3.50 camping fee for three state forests
The Iowa Conservation Commission plans to require a $3.50 nightly camping fee at Yellow River State Forest near McGregor and two other forests. Officers would patrol overnight, providing a space, latrine, table, and fireplace, with proceeds supporting protection efforts and staff.
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Des Moines
Yellow River
McGregor
Iowa Conservation Commission
Commission
John Stokes
Lands and Waters Division
Yellow River Forest
Stokes
Yellow River State Forest
Hearing Set On Fairfield Church School Injunction
A permanent injunction hearing for Suburban Heights Baptist Church School in Fairfield was rescheduled to 9 30 this morning in Jefferson County District Court. Judge Dick Schlegel of Ottumwa ordered the delay due to the Sunday winter storm affecting travel.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Church
Jefferson County
Suburban Heights Baptist Church
Dick Schlegel
Ottumwa
University of Iowa student found dead in Iowa City trailer
Gregory Norris 27, a part time Project Hope Center counselor and University of Iowa student, was found dead in his Hilltop Trailer Court home in southeast Iowa City after missing from work for five days. Authorities ruled death not a homicide. autopsy results pending. Norris was a psychology major set to return for spring semester. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation assisted, with two officers assigned to the case.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Gregory Mark Norris
Project Hope Center
Project Hope
Waylyn McCulloh
Norris
Hilltop Trailer Court
Harvey Miller
McCulloh
Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation
DCI
Miller
Johnson County
T.T. Bozek
Iowa jobless rate rises in November to around six percent
The November unemployment rate in Iowa rose four tenths of a percentage point, with 60,200 Iowans jobless. Job Service spokesman Steve Rosenow said the rise reflects cyclical factors and seasonal layoffs, mainly in construction, agriculture, and manufacturing. He projected a rate near six percent for December.
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DES Moines
Iowa Job Service
Iowa
Freie Receives Life Term for Britt Killing
Raymond Freie of Boone was sentenced to life in prison for the first degree murder of Lanny Casper in rural Britt. Casper, 40, was shot Aug 28 at his home and had been involved with Freie's estranged wife, Carmen.
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Garner
UPI
Raymond Freie
Boone
Freie
Lanny Casper
Casper
Carmen
Iowans Safe in Ghana Embassy During Coup
AP Des Moines report says 22 Iowans visiting Ghana are accounted for and safe in the American Embassy after the government overthrow. Group leader Bishop Wayne K. Clymer and 21 others, including Frank Nichols of Des Moines and Heifer Project head Henry Staubus, face an uncertain departure as borders and airports remain closed.
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DES Moines
Iowa United Methodist Church
Ghana
Iowa
Mearle Griffith
Embassy
United Methodist Committee On Relief Mission Projects
Griffith
Wayne K. Clymer
Liberia
Senegal
Clymer
Frank Nichols
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Gazette
Shimek Forest
Fort Madison
Stephens Forest
Chariton
Ann Mittman
Sam
American Federal
Dollarsense
IRA
Savings and Loan
YES DollarSense Magazine
American
Federal Savings
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
First Street
Edgewood Road
Westdale
Lower Muscatine
E. Washington
Ankeny
Clinton
Davenport
Newton
West Des Moines
American Federal Savings
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