Central Iowa horse track on hold awaiting lease decision
Developers in Des Moines await word on a $7 million equipment lease from FBS Business Finance Corp. to fund a $53 million central Iowa horse racing project. The Racing Association of Central Iowa says they cannot move until the lease is secured, before Piper Jaffray can sell $40 million in bonds.
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Central Iowa
Racing Association of
Wednes
FBS Business Finance Corp
Minneapolis
Association
Ed Skinner
Skinner
Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood Inc
Dubuque Jail Honored as National Historic Landmark
The Dubuque County Jail built in 1857 58 is added to the National Historic Landmarks list for its rare Egyptian Revival architecture. The designation, announced by the Interior Department, designates the 42 new landmarks and invites owner adherence to preservation precepts.
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Dubuque
U.S. Department of Interior
Water truck shuttle keeps running in Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction uses park plant water to sustain municipal supply as three 7,000-gallon tankers make 40 to 50 trips daily from IBP Inc. well. Mayor Don Orr cites unclear cause of well failure while city drills a permanent well and asks residents to conserve. The town of 1,500 normally uses about 165,000 gallons daily.
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Columbus Junction
IBP Inc
Don Orr
IBP
Orr
Des Moines teen dies after lagoon drowning rescue
Des Moines 17 year old Michael D Leedy died Tuesday after a fisherman David Nutting pulled him from a lagoon Monday night. Leedy had slipped underwater while wading with friends and was under for about two minutes before rescue.
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DES Moines
Michael D. Leedy
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
David Nutting
Leedy
Nutting
Branstad Plans Five In-State Mini Vacations This Summer
Gov. Terry Branstad outlines five weekend trips around Iowa to boost tourism. The first swing targets Red Oak Creston and Corning in southwest Iowa. Subsequent trips include Lake Okoboji Aug. 1-2 Pella and Oskaloosa Aug. 15-16 Mount Pleasant and Burlington Sept. 5-6 and a northeast tour Sept. 26-27 visiting McGregor and Guttenberg.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Red Oak
Creston
Corning
Lake Okoboji
Pella
Oskaloosa
Mount Pleasant
Burlington
McGregor
Guttenberg
Branstad
Farris Named State Forester at Iowa DNR
William Farris, 50, longtime DNR employee from Corning, is appointed state forester and administrator of the forestry division. He replaces H. Gene Hertel who retired after 36 years. Farris has served as assistant state forester since 1969 and with the department since 1961.
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Des Moines
Department of Natural Resources
William Farris
DNR
Farris
H. Gene Hertel
Department
Corning
Newton to gain new police dog Storm joins force
The Newton Police Department adds a German shepherd named Storm as its canine unit member. Officer Dave Collins will partner with Storm after three months of training with the Minneapolis police canine corps. The dog will assist in domestic disputes crowd control searches for suspects and missing persons and is not trained to sniff out drugs.
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Newton
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