Iowa Provides Million Gallons Diesel To Farmers And Truckers
Iowa officials arranged a swap to supply one million gallons of diesel for southwest and central Iowa farmers and truckers. The fuel will be procured from Kock Oil Co. and distributed by the DOT with payments handled through the state, aimed at those who missed set aside allocations.
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Iowa
Energy Policy Council
Department of Transportation
Kock Oil Co
Wichita
Kan
Kock
Ed Stanek
EPC
Robert Ray
Ray
Stanek
Federal Department of Energy
Marion High School Graduation Sees 169 Diplomas Awarded
Marion High School awards 169 diplomas at 3 p m Sunday on the athletic field with a backup gym ceremony if rain. Speakers include Gillian Boyd and seniors Sherri Arnold, Kelly Gibson, Mark Klopfenstein. Concert band and vocal department provide music.
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Marion High
Gillian Boyd
Sherri Arnold
Kelly Gibson
Mark Klopfenstein
Walt Bergman
Marion Center Activity Schedule at Community Center
This week's program lists an 8 p.m square dance class today. Memorial Day closure on Monday. High school completion sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Preschool Headstart sessions on Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. A senior citizens activity listing appears in Sunday's Growing Older section of the Gazette.
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Dows Fine Arts Center
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Jefferson High School
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Kennedy High
Gary Goldstein
Metro High
Brian Jeffery
Washington High
Emily
Emily Dickinson
Kathleen McNamara
Marion Community Center
Sunday’s Gazette
Marion Briefs Planning Meeting For School District
Marion Independent School District planning committee of the Marion district will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Longfellow School board room to review the five year plan. Needlecraft Bank closed Monday May 28. Adv notices say the department and First National and Farmers State Bank will be closed Memorial Day. Dial 398 8234 Tuesday morning to order Action Act.
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Bugs on move led by cutworms threaten crops
Crops troubleshooter Jerry Gogan predicts a wave of cutworm activity next week in Cedar Rapids area and southern Iowa. Sandhill cutworms found in Cedar Bluff and Walker areas overwinter as larvae, are 1.4 inches long, and lack labeled insecticides. Farmers should contact local extension to treat infestations if 5 percent of a field is affected.
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Cedar Bluff
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Linn County
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Davis
Fremont
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Page
Polk
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Iowa City
Kimm Wins World Market Lamb Expo Grand Champion
Dysart's Bob Kimm topped the World Market Lamb Expo grand championship in Des Moines earning 500 dollars. Knoxville's Bill Rhinehart took 100 dollars for the champion pen of ten while Kevin Lansing Decorah and Mike and Phil Botts Ladora earned reserve honors. 85 entries contested individual class and 70 entered pen of ten. For the first year the expo was held at the state fair grounds.
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Bob Kimm
Dysart
Bill Rhinehart
Knoxville
Kevin Lansing
Decorah
Mike
Phil Bott
Ladora
Rhinehart
Lansing
Lambs
Botts
10 state fuel meeting set for midwest farmers
Kansas City news states the Department of Energy invited governors from Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska Montana North Dakota South Dakota Indiana Illinois and Minnesota to a meeting on diesel fuel problems facing farmers. A federal task force earlier held two days of Midwest meetings with Energy and Agriculture officials to assess the severity of the shortage.
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UPI
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Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Indiana
Illinois
Minnesota
Midwest
Energy and Agriculture Departments
Edgewood Road Northbound Lanes Closed for Three Weeks
Northbound lanes on Edgewood Road NW between Morris Avenue and Shadow wood Apartments will be closed for three weeks beginning Tuesday. Traffic will share the southbound lane during paving reconstruction of deteriorating pavement.
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Edgewood Road
Morris Avenue
Shadowood
Edgewood
Make Today Count group in Marion skips Monday meeting
The Cedar Rapids Marion chapter will not meet Monday due to Memorial Day. The group, usually at Security Savings in Marion, resumes on June 11. On this date in 1920 singer Peggy Lee was born.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
Security Savings
Marion
Peggy Lee
Ombudsman decision linked to Black Coalition NAACP talks
Ledford says no decision on designating the NAACP as ombudsman for Cedar Rapids police until major differences with the Black Coalition are resolved. He criticizes NAACP leadership and demands respect for Viola Gibson while warning against a repeat of May meeting no-shows. Horace Webb offered NAACP services as ombudsman. The pact called for biannual meetings. Ledford vows no further no-shows.
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NAACP
Cedar Rapids
Carl Ledford
Cochairman
Ledford
Viola Gib
Horace Webb
Police Department
Ombudsman
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