Barge Fleeting Expansion Draws Opposition Near McGregor
Environmentalists and sportsmen clash with proposals for two new barge fleeting areas on the Mississippi River near McGregor and Clayton. The Army Corps of Engineers says Robert Hudson of Cassville Wisconsin filed for permits to build two fleetings on the Wisconsin shore opposite McGregor, expanding river modifications and sparking renewed debate on river use.
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McGregor
Mississippi River
Army Corps of Engineers
Robert Hudson
Cassville
Wis
Wisconsin
Hudson
Public hearing set on McGregor fleeting area plans
Army Corps of Engineers and the Iowa Conservation Commission will host a May 8 joint hearing at St. Marys Parish Center McGregor at 7 p.m. Citizens may voice views on a proposed fleeting site south of McGregor for up to 90 barges and a related Mato switch service. Public comments on two Wisconsin side sites run until April 30.
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McGregor
Clayton
Army Corps of Engineers
Gary Elftmann
Corps
St. Paul
Minn
The
Gazette
Iowa Conservation Commission
St. Mary’s Parish
Elftmann
Raymond Eckstein
Iowa Fleeting Service Inc
Elft
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Cassville
Wisconsin Barge Lines Inc
St. Louis
Eckstein
Iowa
Dubuque
Hudson
Possible loophole in Cedar Rapids massage school licensing
City concerns a loophole in the mass age ordinance related to recognized training schools after certificates from Happy Hour Massage School were submitted for technician licenses. Officials note 713A exemptions and question applicability, with City Attorney to review.
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Cedar Rapids
Happy Hour Massage School
Cedar ‘Rapids
Iowa
State of
Lynn Henry
Henry
Happy Hour
First Ave
Fred Dumbaugh
Dumbaugh
American Massage Therapy Association Inc
Floyd Bergen
Public Safety
David McGuire
Bergen
the Gazette
Teens describe addiction battles to counselors at Mercy event
About 1250 school counselors heard seven teen addicts recount their drug and alcohol use from age nine onward. Each speaker urged teachers and staff to focus on present support rather than punishment and emphasized treatment and patience.
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Mercy Hospital
Sedlacek
Hopsital
Judge awards 83500 to woman hurt as student at Iowa school
Judge William R. Eads awarded Deb orah Knapp 83500 plus 18641.27 to her mother and the estate of her stepfather for medical expenses and loss of companionship. Knapp was injured in 1972 on a school bus at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton after a fellow student struck her. The state was found negligent for supervisory failures and insufficient training of a bus supervisor. The ruling notes possible lifelong limited sight due to glaucoma and awards for pain and future earning loss.
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William R. Eads
State of
Iowa
Fairfax
Iowa Braille and
Vinton
Deborah Knapp
Rose Mary Rosdail
Erick Rosdail
Robber Pulls Off $100 Heist At Oelwein Store
Police describe an armed man in his mid twenties who entered Country Fresh at 439 S Frederick St on Wednesday after 3 p.m. He displayed a four inch barrel pistol from a blue ski jacket and demanded cash from clerk Rose Baguss who handed over about $100. No one was injured.
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Oelwein
S. Frederick St
Rose Baguss
Baguss
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