DNR chief backs park user fees and license hikes
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Director Jeff Vonk says he supports park user fees and likely will ask lawmakers to boost hunting and fishing license fees. He notes parks need funding after budget cuts and expects passage of a renewed fee plan with broad support from hunters and sports groups.
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Iowa Public Television
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Vilsack
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Solon Scout Leads Wetland Restoration at Nature Center
Four thousand plants and two percent acres of prairie were planted at the Solon Recreation and Nature Center as 30 volunteers, led by 14-year-old Scout Jacob Muhle, work toward his Eagle badge. The project, funded by Solon and the Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District, aims to create wildlife habitat. The center, west of Solon, features athletic facilities and a prairie reserve, with completion hoped for fall 2002.
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Solon
Jacob Muhle
Muhle
Solon Recreation and Nature Center
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Davenport man charged in Illinois trooper death murder case
Jonathan C. Posey, 20, of Davenport, Iowa, is charged with two counts of murder over the June 23 roadside safety checkpoint death of Master Sgt. Stanley Talbot, 50, near Rock Island. Posey was arrested after a public tip and held without bail in Rock Island County Jail as court appearance looms.
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Rock Island
Posey
Rock Island County
Iowa defendants face prison terms in Cedar Rapids court
In Cedar Rapids U S District Court Raynold Ott 41 Fredericksburg pled guilty to unlawful user of a controlled substance with firearms and blasting cap simulators from 1999 Sentencing set for Sept 28 facing up to 10 years and 250000 fine Andrew Morgan 19 Maquoketa was sentenced to 46 months plus 2100 fines and restitution for multi defendant conspiracy involving meth cocaine and marijuana plus aiding a person under 18 to distribute marijuana He got 40 months and 1900 payment to Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Joseph Scolaro also known as Joseph Pena 19 Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen firearm faces up to 10 years in prison.
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Maquoketa
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Iowa
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Scolaro
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Junk drawer curiosities prompt reader submissions
Readers are invited to share items found in their junk drawers for a future story. Contact Sue Davis Smith with possible inclusions via phone, email, or mail to The Gazette or The Iowa City Gazette.
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