Men replace ties on tracks in Dysart for Iowa Northern
Lee Bushnell of Mount Auburn and Tommy Jurgens of Shell Rock guide a replacement tie into place on old Rock Island tracks now leased by the Iowa Northern Railroad. They work in Dysart as reconditioned Rock Island locomotives are put to use by Iowa Northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Bushnell
Mount Auburn
Tommy Jurgens
Shell Rock
Iowa Northern
Greene
Iowa
Waterloo
Rowse
Drake Neighborhood Rally Aims to Stop Rapes at Drake
Seven rapes near Drake University sparked a neighborhood campaign led by the Drake Neighborhood Association. About 100 volunteers distributed a three page guide on rape defense and handed out information to quiet rumors. John Neubauer said the effort seeks to calm fears and build a cohesive, safer community through shared vigilance and neighborly defense. Barb Miller noted heightened caution but not widespread panic among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Drake University
John Neubauer
Drake Neighborhood Association
Passers-by save Council Bluffs man from mud
In Council Bluffs a man on crutches flailed in deep mud in a bypass work area for nearly an hour. Two boys aged 10 and 13 tried to pull him out for 15 minutes before two onlookers joined and freed him. The rescued man, called Old Kenny, declined hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Chris Rabourn
Alan Rulla
Washington
Kenny
Chris
Alan
Prairie du Chien Woman Dies in Iowa Car Crash
LaVonne A. Rabe, 65, of Prairie du Chien, died when the car she rode in left Clayton County Road B 45 near Monona and rolled three and a half times. Her husband Carl R. Rabe, 66, was hospitalized with multiple injuries. The couple’s vehicle veered into a ditch about 8 15 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona
Wisconsin
Clayton County
Iowa State Patrol
LaVonne A. Rabe
Prairie du Chien
Carl R. Rabe
Praire du Chien
Rabe
Iowa Northern Railroad expands grain shipments in Eastern Iowa
The Iowa Northern Railroad, begun in 1981 with seed investment from Carus Corp, moves 7,000 carloads of grain this year across 140 miles of track from Cedar Rapids to Manly with Dysart as a new shipper. The line, leasing engines and cars, emphasizes gain for agriculture, cheaper rail service, and strong local involvement from Tama Benton Cooperative and regional co ops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Rasdal
Eastern Iowa
Dysart
Tama-Benton Cooperative Co
Iowa Northern Railroad
Rock Island
Carus Corp
LaSalle, Ill
Transport Co
New Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Washburn
Waterloo
Greyhound Leasing
Chicago Freight Car Leasing
Rock Island Tracks
Iowa Northern
Manly
Iowa
Vinton
Garrison
C.J. Stoffer
John Gohmann
LaSalle Transport
Les Rowse
Marion
Mark Monroe
Monroe
Rowse
Chicago & North Western
Milwaukee Road
Nora Springs
Illinois Central Gulf
Brad Davis
Manger
Former Rock Island workers seek congressional probe
About 220 former Rock Island Railroad workers met with U S Rep Lane Evans in East Moline to request a congressional investigation into the railroad collapse and possible discrimination by other railroads. They also seek scrutiny of severance pay and treatment compared with Northeast layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Moline
Ill
Rock Island Railroad
U.S
Lane Evans
Evans
Rock Island
Rock Island Line
Federation
Lee Beardsley
Beardsley
House Appropriations Committee
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Gazette
Dave Rasdé
Tama- Benton Co-op
Co-op
al Bredehoeft
Wendell Althof
Neubauer
Gary
Old Kenny
William Cullen Bryant
THE
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Lowe
Associated Press
Congress
Marilene Penzotti
Manchester
Marilene
Nutri
Center Point Rd
Iowa City
Dubuque
Clinton
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