Matchstick Marvels Impress Vinton Park Crowd
Pat Acton, vocational counselor from Gladbrook, unveils scale size matchstick replicas in Vinton. His 1/65 Capitol model stretches 12 by 6.5 feet, built from 478000 sticks and 10 gallons glue over 2000 hours since Aug 1999. Acton plans a Gothic cathedral next.
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Iowa Valley Community College
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Hospitals must reveal patient injuries under new Iowa rule
Des Moines AP. Most Iowa hospitals will follow a law requiring informing patients when medical errors injure them. The rule, effective Sunday, covers hospitals overseen by a national accrediting agency, while unaffiliated smaller hospitals are inspected by government inspectors.
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W Iowa woman shot by police in Missouri Valley
A woman died after a police officer responding to a disturbance in Missouri Valley Iowa Saturday night shot when she displayed a weapon toward the officer in the front yard. The officer and a man present were not named and the woman’s identity remained withheld pending relatives’ notification.
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