Bear named Buster bounces through Belle Plaine countryside
A year and a half old Canadian black bear named Buster wandered from the Bahr home in rural Belle Plaine onto Highway 30. Iowa Highway Patrol and an airplane chased the animal to a cornfield before it was caught around 3 p.m. Buster, declawed and neutered, was collared and led to shade after posing for photos with a trooper.
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Belle Plaine
Smokies
Highway 30
Buster
Victtoria Bahr
Bahr
Iowa Highway Patrol
Claude Papesh
Bear
Papesh
IHP
Highway 21
Tama County Conservation Commission
Iowa
Hospital board seeks opinions on nursing home
Independence authorities discuss legal viability of running a nursing home under current status and financing with general obligation bonds. They plan to consult the attorney general, consider a separate board, and evaluate Medicare reimbursements for various administration structures. Kip Ewen to become business manager. Richard Hamilton resigns to lead Osceola Community Hospital. The July meeting date shifts to July 18.
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Blue Shield
Robert Richard
Kip Ewen
Richard Hamilton
Osceola Community Hospital
Sibley
Safety measures studied on I 380
Work to resume Wednesday on I 380 in hazardous zones after a suspension following employee falls. Mark Burch of Lunda Construction says extra safety measures will be provided and workers will see new methods on site. Reed, 18, of Alburnett and Booker, 18, Tower Terrace were injured in falls near the Cedar River bridge. both cite lack of adequate safety devices before incidents.
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Interstate 380
Mark Burch
Lunda Construction Co
Linda
Burch
Roger Reed
Alburnett
Cedar River
Danny Booker
Tower Terrace Trailer Court
Booker
Reed
Linn unit to have ex officio officials on Space Advisory Board
Linn Supervisor Chairman Jean Oxley announced that six elected county officials named to the Citizens Space Advisory Committee will serve as ex officio members without voting rights. The panel, formed to advise on the potential purchase of Penick and Ford offices at 920 First St. SW for 750000, includes six ex officio officials amid delayed notices.
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Linn
Jean Oxley
Citizens Space Advisory Committee
Penick and
Ford
First St
Oxley
Hawkeye Library Receives $23,106 From Mil dred Woodson Estate
Hawkeye Public Library inherits a $23,106 gift from the Mil dred Woodson estate. Woodson lived in Hawkeye until her death last year. City Council hires Wayne Moss as maintenance man and city marshal to replace retiring Russell Wettering, who steps down Sept. 1. Moss begins work Saturday.
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Hawkeye
Mildred Woodson
Wanted to Buy Ad Seeks Rare Item for Collectors
Local classifieds run a Wanted to Buy notice for a hard to find collectible item. The ad requests sellers with a precise description, condition, and price range, inviting quick responses from private collectors and dealers.
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The
Cedar Rapids
Nsere
Gazette
John Meyer
Donna Jones
Osco
2Nd Ave. S.E
Poteta
Gibraltar
Roo
Jack
Tasiulnans
Esco Reg. A
DR. Scholls
ACME
Giazinon Insect Dus
VERY
Caravell
BIC
CT “Tv
Mmidland’s
C.B. Radio
Midland’s
Osco Reg
Gene Todd
Tommy Tucker
Lpe
Garden Center
F.T.D
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