Branstad names three for Iowa Distinguished Service Awards
Gov. Terry Branstad announced three recipients for the Iowa Award for Distinguished Service to state government and the arts. Robert Tyson, Jacqueline Day, and the Waterloo Community Playhouse were named winners for leadership in energy policy, veterans advocacy, and arts service respectively. The trio will be honored July 25 in the governor’s office and considered for NGA honors.
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DES Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Robert Tyson
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Branstad
Tyson
Jacqueline Day
Day
Iowa Board of Parole
Vietnam
Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame
Iowa Commission On the Status of Women
Waterloo Community Playhouse
Charles Stilwill
Playhouse
Governor’s Office
National Governors’ Association
Petitions seek Iowa City VOR name change to Hawkeye VOR
Petitions asking to rename the Iowa City VOR to Hawkeye VOR are available at Tibben Flight Lines Cedar Rapids Airport and Wathan's. Cedar Rapids attorney and pilot Kay Chapman started the petition drive.
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Iowa City
Tibben Flight Lines
Cedar Rapids
Wathan’s
Kay Chapman
Pair face charges in shooting on Interstate 80
Philip Joseph Lerch and his wife Andrea Lerch were charged with having a dangerous weapon without a permit after Lerch allegedly fired a .25 caliber pistol at a passing car on Interstate 80 in Cedar County. Bond set at 15000 for Philip and 5000 for Andrea as police investigate.
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Tipton
Lebanon
Cedar County
Iowa State Patrol
Philip Joseph Lerch
Andrea
Tipton Magistrate Court
Philip Lerch
Andrea Lerch
Lerch
Ten charged with drunk driving in Linn County
Ten people arrested for drunk driving across Linn County from Thursday through Saturday. Names include Wally J. Wetzel of 4230 C Ave NE and Carlos P. Negrete of 1645 B Ave NE, with multiple traffic charges such as license suspension warrants and improper use of lanes. Additional arrests span Marion, Hiawatha, Robins, Palo and Anamosa with variedurban road violations and equipment offenses.
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Linn County
Wally J. Wetzel
C Ave
Sixth St
Carlos P. Negrete
B Ave
Center Point Road
Benjamin W. Eby
First Ave
Hiawatha
33Rd Street
Robert H. Merschbrock
25Th Ave
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Susan M. Mullinex
16Th St
First Avenue
Third Street
Steven R. Miller
G Ave
First Street
Charles R. Michalee
Cross
Todd W. Staskal
Palo
Tests on dump chemicals to be released this week
BELMOND Iowa tests on 80 tons of agricultural chemicals buried in a 1966 city dump are to be released this week. Aldrin a cancer causing insecticide is among the chemicals. Samples are analyzed at the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratories.
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Belmond
Iowa
Keith Bridson
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratories
Iowa City
Food giveaway cuts begin this week in Iowa
The state reduces cheese and butter allocations under USDA cuts. Large households receive less with five to ten pounds per household, and July brings a two area four month schedule. HACAP United Way and DSS coordinate site by site distributions across Cedar Rapids Davenport and many towns with income limits unchanged.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
DSS
HACAP
United Way of East Central
Council On Aging
Food Distributions For New Poor At Local Churches
Friday distributions at First Christian Church and the Salvation Army replace midweekT access. Locations include First Christian Church 840 Third Ave SE 10am to 1pm and Salvation Army 1000 C Ave NW 9 to 11 30am for this week only. Other sites maintain normal schedules. Call 364-1010 for eligibility and details.
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First Christian Church
Salvation Army
Third Ave. SE
C Ave
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave. NW
SANSI
Springville
HACAP
Central City
Hillside Market
Mount Vernon
Center Point
Marion Pantry
12Th St
Marion
Hacap Center
Lisbon
Human Services Emergency Survival Needs Committee
United Way
East
Iowa
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Dee Baker
20Th Street
Glandorf Promotions
Adv
N.E. Adv
Pierson’s Florist
Ellis Blvd
Center Pt. Rd
Armstrong's Fur Salon
Westside Garden
3Rd Avenue
S.W
1St Avenue N.E
Drug Town N.E
Ford
Gazette
Joel Ernst
Bill Futrell
Fairfax
Dave Merck
Walker
Merck
Lowell Meier
The
Cedar County Sheriff's Department
John J. Gallo
Central Drive
16Th Avenue
Williams Boulevard
Michael A. Switzer
Anamosa
Robins
Phillip Pfeffer
Pfeffer
Bridson
Immaculate Conception
Fourth Ave
United Auto Workers Local
16Th Ave
Trinity Lutheran Church
Time Check
Fifth St
Marion — Marion Community Center
10Th Ave
Toddville
Covington Covington
Walker — Town Hall
City
Iowa County
South Amana
Mary Baumgartner
West Amana
West Store
Darlene Graesser
Marengo
Legion Hall
Victor
City Hall
North English
Ladora
Lillian Bahr
Millersburg
Doris Schafbach
Parnell
Williamsburg
Homestead
Jane Helgerson
High Amana
Karen
Washington County
Washington
Army Reserve Center
Brighton
Kalona
Mennonite Church
Wellman
New Senior Center
Ainsworth
South Church
Riverside
Riverside Methodist Church
Crawfordsville
American Legion Hall
Jones County
St. Patrick's School
Monticello
First United Presbyterian Church
Olin
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Johnson County
Mark IV
Hawkeye Drive
Coralville
North Liberty
Solon
Methodist Church
Oxford
Town Hall
Lone Tree
East Side Village
Swisher
American Legion
Benton County
Keystone
Vinton
Atkins
Belle Plaine
Blairstown
Garrison
Library
Mount Auburn
Newhall
Norway
Shellsburg
Urbana
van Horne
J-C Boddicker Music Company
Coe
Coe College
St. Luke’s Child
Federal
101
Business Service
General Services Administration
Region 6
East Bannister Road
Kansas City
General Services Administration Office of Public Buildings and Real P
Real Pro Contracts Division
GPPC
Janet
Services UT
Linn Photo
Ae Eee
TLC
T.L.C
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