Polluted Yellow River Worsens Over Four Years
Allamakee County resident Terry Skahill recalls the Yellow River’s decline after buying riverside land for decades of camping and kayaking. Flooding widened banks and polluted water at times made kayaking impossible, with Skahill describing the stench on a particularly bad day. Investigate Midwest reported last June.
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North Liberty approves 20 million incentive for Urban Central district
The North Liberty City Council unanimously approved a 20 million incentive for the Lion Development Group led Urban Central District project. The plan covers 65,000 square feet of commercial space and 350 apartments on 20 acres south of the Community Center, with flood mitigation, building demolition and elevation work costing about 27 million. The $100 million project includes banks, restaurants and retail spaces, plus studios to three bedroom units, and could start this summer pending conditions.
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Iowa's state symbols how designated by legislature
The Gazette explains how Iowa designates official symbols and why the state has few. Proposals this year include the American cream draft horse as state horse and the Iowa darter as state fish. Senator Annette Sweeney has championed the horse. Page 7A.
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