Welcome Center at Amana to open with Folk Arts Display
The Iowa Welcome Center at Amana opens at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday to coincide with the Old Creamery Theatre Co. Cotton Patch Gospel and the ag expo International Folk Arts Display. A Chamber reception runs 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday. The center features visitor info, brochures, motel reservations, and a 13 minute slide show from 12 projectors. Funded by a 464000 state grant, it is the first of several centers to open statewide.
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Amana
Old Creamery Theatre Co
Iowa City
Delay in drought insurance hearing in Des Moines
DES MOINES The hearing date for a New Jersey firm charged with re eying drought insurance has been rescheduled from July 25 to Aug 11. The hearing will be at 10 am in the Lucas Office Building. The Iowa Insurance Department has been investigating the firm and its subsidiary Good Weather International for marketing without approved forms. Regulators say hundreds more Iowa farmers may file claims. Chubb cites enrollment excess and caps on coverage.
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Newsey
Lucas
Iowa Insurance Departent
Federalsurance Co
Warren
N.J
Iowa
Chubb
Kevin Howe
Public Informa
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Howe
New Jersey
Police, not drought, toughest on pot in Iowa fields
In Iowa the drought slows some marijuana growth but law enforcement remains the major threat. DCI official Ken Carter notes hardy wild weed persists with limited harvests while Davenport police nabbed two suspects with 150 plants in a city woods, potentially $75,000 value.
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Gazette
Iowa
Division of Criminal Investigation
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Carter
Davenport
Drought persists in Iowa despite recent rains says climatologist
Acting state climatologist Harry Hillaker notes that 80 to 85 percent of Iowa remains drier than usual though central Iowa sees near normal rainfall. Isolated showers and thundershowers offer little change as summer heat remains a factor, with temperatures likely in the mid 90s rather than triple digits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harry Hillaker
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National Weather Service
Rain drought grips Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities
The Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Quad Cities area report less than an inch of rain with little improvement, marking a severe drought period and worsening conditions.
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Drought Relief Brief Amid Cooler Weather in Iowa
Rainfall has been light with amounts mostly under one tenth of an inch across many locations. East central Iowa remains driest with Cedar Rapids Iowa City and the Quad Cities under an inch this month. Cooler conditions provided brief relief as at least one station did not hit 90 degrees for the first time since July 4. The National Weather Service will discontinue its daily drought statements until conditions justify reinstatement. Forecasts suggest a return to the 90s and limited improvement in drought.
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Cedar Rapids
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