DOT Replaces Staff Cuts with Driver License Station Closures
The Iowa Department of Transportation will trim 67 positions by 2018 and shut two driver’s license stations in Spencer and Carroll along with seven maintenance garages in Akron Centerville Corning Gowrie Rock Valley Sabula and Soldier effective Sept. 1. No layoffs, but relocation offered. the move follows a reduced budget increase from the 2016 session and ongoing concerns about rural access and snow clearance.
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Spencer
Carroll
Akron
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Gowrie
Rock Valley
Sabula
Soldier
Trombino
Gazette advertisement rates and contact details
The Gazette lists subscription prices for in state and out of state delivery and provides contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries. It notes its Cedar Rapids address and postmaster mailing information for address changes.
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Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Gazette Co. Inc
P.O. Box
Solon Beef Days festival set with food and parade
Solon Beef Days kicks off Friday at 5 p.m. on Main Street with food vendors, live music, a parade and carnival rides through Saturday night. The event raises funds for community projects and scholarships, with $30,000 raised last year.
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SOLON
Solon Beef
Scott Kleppe
Solon Beef Days Committee
Kleppe
American Legion
Woman’s Club
Boy Scouts
Solon Beef Days Hay Bale Toss gets new organizer
Former Iowa Hawkeyes lineman Matt Kroul leads this year's hay bale toss at Solon Beef Days as he retires from competition. The event runs Friday to Saturday with 70 pound bales, two tries per height, and divisions for women men and 50 plus. Registration 6 to 7 pm Friday, $5 entry includes a T shirt, prizes for top finishers.
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Solon
Iowa Hawkeyes
Matt Kroul
Kroul
NFL
New York Jets
Morris
New England Patriots
New York Giants
Kay
Kroul Farms
Mount Vernon
Solon Beef Days
Kraul
Im Slosiarek
the Gazette
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Byrnes
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Emily Barske
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Wild Hogs Band
Iowa Vanguard Jazz Collective
Terry McCauley
Funk Daddies
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Beefdays.com
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Thegazette
Solon Fest
Hawkeyes
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Drew Ott
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