Liquor Sales Tapering Off in Iowa Stores
Revenue from Iowa liquor stores shows slower growth after years of gains. Total sales for the year ending June 30 reached 104.72 million, up 2.55 million from the prior year, with wine sales rising to 14.4 million. Beaverdale in Des Moines led stores with 2.49 million in sales, as self serve locations expanded to 112. The department forecast 105 million but had aimed at 108 million earlier.
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Inmates Searched For Guns Drugs At Iowa Penitentiary
Fort Madison Iowa AP reports inmates at the state penitentiary are locked in their cells for a second time this week as officials conduct a comprehensive search for contraband including guns knives and narcotics Prison warden Lou Brewer says the exhaustive shakedown aims to locate any weapons and will continue until investigators are convinced none remain About 700 of 800 inmates are affected by the Thursday lockup while 100 already have restricted status The crackdown follows a prior dining hall boycott due to flies and possible smoke screen suspicions cited by investigators
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Fire destroys 72 foot barn near Sumner farm
Fire destroyed a 72 foot barn on the Mike Holtz farm east of Sumner Thursday night as firefighters from four communities fought the blaze. Officials cited faulty wiring as the cause. Loss included 400 bales of hay 1,100 bales of straw farm chemicals tools milk production gear and antiques.
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Marquette Crash Injures 3
Three people were injured when their car rolled down a 75 foot embankment along a gravel road north of Marquette at 8 15 p m while backing up. Joan Glawe 26 Elkader in stable condition at a La Crosse Wisconsin hospital Cheryl Howard 22 Monona treated and released and Mark Hill 26 Prairie du Chien treated and released. David Morell 25 Prairie du Chien was backing up the car.
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Girl Hit by Car In Iowa City Injures Teener
Karen Moracco 13 of Iowa City remained in serious condition Friday at University Hospitals after a Thursday bus to pedestrian collision. Police reported she darted from behind a bus and was struck by a car driven by Mark Costello of rural Muscatine. no charges were filed.
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University Hospitals
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Mark Costello
Muscatine
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