Protesters and bus firm clash over service cuts plan
The Vinton Chamber of Commerce to the Iowa Department of Transportation opposes Jefferson Bus Lines planned reductions on the Mason City Cedar Rapids route passing Vinton. Chamber leader Scott Bolenbaugh says cuts harm residents and local businesses. Jefferson cites nonprofitable runs and ICC deregulation as reasons to trim service.
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Vinton Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Department of Transportation
Jefferson Bus Lines
Scott Bolenbaugh
Minneapolis
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Waverly
Waterloo
la Porte City
Vinton
Chamber of Commerce
Vinton Hospital
Bolenbaugh
Bill Keller
Jefferson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Keller
ICC
Iowa
Delay of action on barge area in Prairie Du Chien
Wisconsin DNR asked the Army Corps to delay approval of Cassville River Terminal’s 41-barge fleeting area on the Mississippi near Prairie Du Chien. Opponents cite environmental risk and lack of need while supporters note fuel savings and grain shipments via McGregor.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cassville River
Mississppi
Robert Hudson
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
McGregor
Anthony Earl
Wisconsin Dnr
DNR
Alvin Baldus
D-Wis
Eric Garland
Citizens For Preservation
Gerald Smith
Marian Havlik
LaCrosse
Great River Environmental Action Team
Mississippi
Missouri River
Joseph Kennedy
Iowa Department of Transportation
Kennedy
Iowa
Iowa Gov Appoints University Student to Agriculture Board
Gov. Ray named Holly S. Higgins a 19 year old University of Iowa student to the Agriculture Promotion Board. Higgins has served as a House page and is an aide to Rep. Cooper Evans. Also appointed were Deidra L. Reilly of Dubuque to the Medical Assistance Advisory Council for two years and Niel Ver Hoef of Des Moines to the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners to fill an unexpired term ending June 30, 1980.
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DES Moines
University of Iowa
State Agriculture Promotion Board
Robert Ray
Holly S. Higgins
Iowa House of Representatives
Cooper Evans
R-Grundy Center
Deidra L. Reilly
Dubuque
Medical Assistance Advisory Council
Niel Ver Hoef
Board of
Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners
Ver Hoef
Ann Denmark
Iowa City
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