Vining Celebrates 100th Year With Parades and Rides
Vining Iowa marked its centennial with community events including parades and dances on Friday and Saturday. Terry Kucera of Traer grilled pork burgers as residents enjoyed activities such as bingo, dunking tank, kolache eating and log sawing while a black bear named Buster delighted spectators and a Belle Plaine owner explained his quirks.
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Terry Kucera
Traer
Tama County
Buster
Russell Tubaugh
Belle Plaine
Varley Defends 10 Month Rate Case Deadline in Iowa
Varley argues the 10 month deadline for ICC rate cases protects consumers from preemptive rate hikes and time delays. He notes extensions are allowed, disputes critics’ fears, and emphasizes efforts to keep utility costs low amid high fuel and financing costs.
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Iowa
Varley
Ray
ICC
Ned Chiodo
D-Des Moines
Chiodo
Commission
Bicycling misadventures on a Iowa trip with car-less park guide
The narrator recounts a daylong bike journey with Peg from Iowa City. They face potholes, gravel, trucks, and cranky cows, swap bikes mid-ride, dodge two aggressive dogs, and end with sore muscles and sunburn but resolve to ride again, noting the local Bikers of Iowa City club. The escapade ends with a vow to avoid crabby cows on future rides.
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Peg
Highway 1
Morse
Lake Macbride
Iowa City
Iowa City bikeways divided into four classes
A Johnson County assistant transportation planner explains Iowa City area biking options. He notes eleven bikeways include paths routes lanes and sidewalk lanes with paths being best and most expensive. The Coralville Lake path controversy surfaced as state and county clash over maintenance leading to mixed public reaction.
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Johnson County
Jeff Davidson
Coralville Lake
Davidson
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