Mount Vernon seeks 10 year PPEL levy for facilities needs
Mount Vernon voters will decide Feb 27 on a 10 year physical plant and equipment levy to raise about 250000 yearly for district facilities. Projects include land purchase near the high school, a three classroom addition, roof and window work, gym and wrestling room construction, parking and boiler upgrades, and new parking. Levy would raise tax rate from 13.02 to 14.36 per 1000 assessed value, about 72 extra dollars per year on a 100000 home.
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Adrian Ringold
Cornell College
Ringold
PPEL
Mount Vernon
Iowa Legislature Stalled As Winter Storm Halts Session
Severe winter weather shuts down many Iowa events and delays government business. In Des Moines legislators cancel floor debates and committee meetings while hopes rise for a quick return. Gov. Vilsack urges caution as traffic deaths and injuries are mourned. Police warn against travel on slushy icy roads across the eastern region with deputies limited to emergencies.
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Sheriffs Department
Statehouse
Des Moines
House
Senate
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Watkins appeals child endangerment conviction in Shelby Duis case
Spirit Lake woman Heidi Watkins appeals her 2000 conviction on child endangerment for Shelby Duis's death to the Iowa Supreme Court. She was sentenced to up to 50 years after a December verdict. murder acquittal stood. A judge later reopened the case after Jesse Wendelsdorf’s alleged confession, and his perjury trial is scheduled. Her attorney cites Motions Straub threw out as basis for appeal.
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Spirit Lake
Heidi Watkins
Shelby Duis
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Watkins
Wendelsdorf
Shelby
Joseph Straub
Larry Stoller
Straub
Trooper Benson Dies In Wreck While Aiding Family
State trooper 34 year old Benjamin Benson of Muscatine died after a multi vehicle collision that involved a stranded minivan family and two semi trucks on a rural highway. Investigators say Janice Mitchell of Pikeville Tennessee caused the crash while attempting to overtake another truck.
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Iowa State Patrol
Jeff Benson
West Branch
Janice Mitchell
Pikeville
Tenn
Mitchell
Hansen
Benson
Felipe de Avila
Muscatine
Stockton
Cedar Rapids Library hosts consumer protection forum
The Cedar Rapids Public Library flags National Consumer Protection Week with a free forum on avoiding mail scams. The U S Postal Inspection Service Cedar Rapids Police Department and Better Business Bureau sponsor the session in Beems Auditorium from 9 30 to 11 a m. The event aims to raise consumer protection awareness and outline common schemes. A children’s program at 10 a m titled Crocodile’s Toothbrush teaches dental care for preschool to first grade, presented by Linn County Dental Hygienists Association. For details call 398 5123.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St. SE
Beems Auditorium
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Cedar Rapids Police Department
The
Better Business Bureau
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public
Linn County Dental Hygienists Association
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Mount Vernon School Levy
By Janet Borholm
Vilsack
Gazette
Rod Boshart
Jesse Wendelsdorf
Watkin
Supreme Court
Rebecca Colton
Mt. Vernon Rd
Itlingss Unlimited
10Th St. SE
Sundown Mountain
Sundownmtn
Sundown
Ryder Chiropractic Center
Douglas Berry
Dr. Berry
31St St. NE
Suite
Karen C. Wilson, D.D.S
Simoram
Karen Wilson
Johnson Avenue
Moser
Diane Salat
Skogman
Williamsburg
Ae Home Furnishings
Grinnell
Clifford Hendricks
Hendricks
Clifford Hendricks, M.D
H Avenue
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