Fairs raise funds for sesquicentennial and highlight fair boards
The Iowa State Fair and local fairs raise about 50 million for renewal and improvements. Dubuque board member Paul Vaassen co-chairs the sesquicentennial committee touring grounds, while Great Jones County Fair board members Wayne and Donna Robinson discuss family involvement and long hours. Several county fairs across Iowa list dates, contact numbers, and sites as part of the season.
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State Fair Board
Paul Vaassen
Dubuque
Vaassen
Wayne
Donna Robinson
Mechanicsville
Jones County
Donna
Signature finds and paint clues in Pleasant Drive home
A couple discovers wall stencils and signatures from 1924 by painter George W. Fox while stripping layers of wallpaper and paint in a Pleasant Drive living area. The old carpet will be removed to reveal hardwood floors likely needing refinishing.
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G.W. Fox
Mia
Melissa
George W. Fox
Ely Ave. West
Alan
Pleasant Drive
Pit Bull Attack Prompts City Dog Ban Debate
A 50-year-old Council Bluffs woman was bitten on hands and arms by a pit bull while walking her schnauzer. The owner of the two dogs fled before police arrived. authorities seek the owner. The incident follows a prior attack on a council member and marks the 16th pit bull incident this year as the City Council weighs a ban and penalties for dog owners.
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Council Bluffs
Gina Malloy
Carroll board accepts bus driver Riv ers resignation
Carroll Iowa trustees unanimously accepted the resignation of Melanie Rivers after allegations she allowed students to drive a school bus. Parents urged stronger action and policy changes including cameras. Rivers had a history of moving violations and suspended driving. The district notes state licensing requires a commercial license and board approval prior to state authorization. Carroll lies in western Iowa.
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Carroll
Carroll School Board
Melanie Rivers
Lesleh Heim
Breda
Heim
Rivers
Kathi Slaughter
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa
Family welcomes first girl in 127 years in Norwalk
Norwalk Iowa couple Deidre and Ryan Brown celebrate Amelia Gayle born June 8, the first daughter in the family since 1877. Parker, 3, expected a brother as the ultrasound was kept mum on gender. The family proudly notes the pink wrapped baby, a surprise ending to their long male line.
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Norwalk
Iowa
Ryan Brown
Elizabeth
Brown
Deidre
Des Moines
Parker
Deidre Brown
Amelia Gayle
Marshalltown Man Guilty in Teen Sexual Abuse Case
Marshalltown resident Kev Ray Stevenson, 42, was found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage girl, following an earlier acquittal on a separate teen abuse charge. He admitted in court to being a habitual felon with prior sex abuse in 1995 and burglary in 1981, increasing his maximum sentence from 10 to 15 years and mandating three years before parole eligibility.
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Marshalltown
Kevin Ray Stevenson
Stevenson
Ae. Associated Press
Markets await Fed rate decision this week
Markets await a Federal Reserve rate rise at the two day FOMC meeting in Washington with a quarter point move widely anticipated. Key reports this week include May personal income and spending, consumer confidence, construction spending, factory orders and manufacturing data.
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The
Treasury
Commerce Department
Conference Board
Washington
General Mills Inc
Thomson First Call
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Monsanto Co
Holden Foundation Seeds
Williamsburg
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Freddie Mac
Bill Havertape profile on growth and candor in investments
Bill Havertape of Cedar Rapids and Reinbeck co owner of Midwest Strategic Investments shares his first job as a 1987 Chicago Board of Trade floor clerk during the crash and 1988 drought. He stresses candor with clients and a growth oriented strategy while balancing time with his son and helping his relatives in business.
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Iowa State University
Chicago Board of Trade
Midwest
B.S
Bill Havertape
Cedarapids
Midwest Strategic Investments Inc
Cedar Rapids
Reinbeck
Will
Salvation Army
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