Population Fears Iowa Loss as Census Forecast Sparks Debate
A Iowa commentary questions a U.S. Census Bureau projection of a 10 percent population drop by 2000. The piece argues errors are likely, explores potential costs to state finances, and playfully notes possible benefits of fewer residents while urging residents to stay or relocate with humor.
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Hanigan
U.S
Census Bureau
Iowa
H.R. Gross
Gross
California
Smith pleads guilty to theft and forgery in local embezzlement
Smith of Martelle pleaded guilty in Jones County District Court to first degree theft and forgery for unlawfully taking more than ten thousand dollars from Farmers Co op Elevator in Martelle. Restitution amount will be set after court determines damages. The Gazette corrects a previous report misstate.
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Vanis 1. Smith
Martelle
Jones County
Farmers Co-op
Marelle
Marion Officer Weitenhagen appeals firing ruling upheld
Marion police officer Jim Weitenhagen vows immediate appeal to Linn County District Court after the Marion Civil Service Commission upholds his dismissal. His attorney calls the decision a travesty of justice amid long standing department tensions and a recent gun handling incident in Central City.
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Tom Fruehling
Marion
Jim Weitenhagen
Marion Civil Service Commission
Weilenhagen
Linn County
Gerald Sullivan
Cedar Rapids
Commission
Sullivan
Mike Birmingham
Mike de la Meter
Birmingham
Civil Service Commission
Wellenhagen
Police Union
Union Activites
Central City
Waubeek
Bill Roemerman
Roemerman
Westenhagen
Mount Mercy College
Kite Proto
L.W. Ware
Marion Civil Services Commission
Linn
Department
IRS bills Hadley for 1.2 million in alleged tax charges
The IRS sent a 1.2 million bill to Steven Hadley connected to taxes on funds he is accused of converting. Hadley, 41, faces criminal charges for stealing 1.1 million from John Deere Credit Union in Waterloo five years ago and later used a false identity in Friendswood, Texas.
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IRS
Steven Hadley
Gazette
Hadley
James Reynolds
Dubuque
John Deere Credit Union
Waterloo
Pieaing
Reynolds
Texas
Friendswood
Houston
Richard Finley
FBI
Finley
Water use warning issued for 58 irrigators in Iowa
Iowa resources department urges 58 irrigators along the Maquoketa and Nishnabotna rivers to limit water use as rivers near low flow. Officials cite Maquoketa River at Maquoketa West Nishnabotna at Hancock and East Nishnabotna at Atlantic nearing protected flow to support fish wildlife livestock and wastewater assimilation.
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Inelowa Department of Natura
Resources
Maquoketa
Nishnabotna
Maquoketa River
Iowa
Hancock
Atlantic
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