Riverside and Waterloo Win Big in Iowa Casino Licenses
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission grants four casino licenses including Riverside near Washington County. Riverside’s $107 million destination resort will add a 200 room hotel a 1200 seat entertainment center and an 18 hole golf course creating 850 jobs. Local leaders celebrate while outlining annexation and water sewer plans to support the new site.
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Poch
Washington County
Mary Schnoebelen
Don Hoth
Waterloo
Four new Iowa casino licenses approved at varied sites
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved licenses for four casinos. Locations include Washington County near Riverside at Highways 218 and 22, Isle of Capri near Lost Island water park in Waterloo, Wild Rose on a 10 acre lake in Emmetsburg, and Diamond to Worth near the Top of Iowa Welcome Center in Worth County. Several proposals were not approved in Waterloo, Emmetsburg, Franklin County, Ottumwa, and Fort Dodge.
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Isle of Capri Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Wild Rose Emmetsburg
Diamond Jo Worth
Worth
Washington County Casino Resort
Riverside
Isle of Capri
Black Hawk County
Lost Island Water Park
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Diamond
Iowa Welcome Center
Worth County
Franklin County
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Plan Early Education and Rail Links
County proposals include a best in nation early childhood education program with low cost preschool and child care, and development of light rail linking Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Amanas to boost tourism. Details at gazetteonline.com.
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Rick Smith
Gazette Edar Rapids
Linn County
Third Street
Cedar Bend
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Amanas
U.S. Cellular Center
Paul Pate
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Bomb blasts kill dozens in Iraq market and near troops
A wave of bombings and gunfire in Iraq killed at least 69 people and wounded many as insurgents struck a crowded market and a security forces line. Four Marines died in western Iraq when an explosive device under their armored vehicle detonated, ending a squad’s last battle days after they fought foreign fighters.
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Iraq
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Heart rate patterns predict risk of sudden death
A study, likely the first on sudden death in healthy people, links resting fast heartbeats and slow exercise heart rates to higher risk. Experts caution against routine stress tests for healthy individuals but urge doctors to watch heart rate patterns in patients, not just artery blockages.
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