Scythe preserved in historic Marengo oak tale
A storm toppled an oak near Marengo on June 29 but failed to erase its legend. Richard Thornton Shelley placed a scythe in the fork before Civil War service. the tree grew around it, and his descendants later retrieved and paid 1200 for the relic, delivering it to the Pioneer Heritage Museum.
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Dave Gosch
Vazette
Marengo
Richard Thornton Shelley
Shelley
Janet Davis
Pioneer Heritage Museum
Davis
Dennis Bell
Bellevue
Neb
Bell
Des Moines
Raymond Shelley
Menlo
Steve Pohlman
Pohlman
Richard Shelley
Civil War veteran Shelley's oak and scythe donation
Shelley, a Civil War veteran from the Marengo area, donated the oak tree grown around a scythe to the local museum. He served in Company E, 24th Iowa, was captured at Cedar Creek, exchanged, and fought until 1865. The tree may require 200 to 400 dollars for preservation, with grants aiding the museum.
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Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Shelley
Cedar Creek
Joetown Added To Iowa 1999 State Map
Joetown a 75 resident town northwest of Kalona earns map placement after Millie Brenneman lobbied the Iowa DOT. Criteria met by church cemetery businesses and annual picnic. Signs provided by state replace old informal markers as Eagle Center and Quarry also gain recognition. Joel Yoder born resident welcomes the change with hopes for minimal disruption.
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Joetown
Iowa
Johnson County
Wally Brenneman
Millie Brenneman
Wally
Iowa Department of Transportation
Brenneman
Newton
Kalona
Angle Road
Department of Natural Resources
Eagle Center
Black Hawk County
Marshall County
DOT
Joel Yoder
Egg firm pays fine over dumping into city water
Papetti's of Iowa agreed to a 169900 dollar penalty after illegally pumping unprocessed egg washing water into Lenox's water treatment system since 1996. The settlement with the Attorney General ends the suit, with Papetti's and Lenox upgrading the local facility. Lenox is about 60 miles southwest of Des Moines.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Papetti’s of
Taylor County
Richard Marr
Iowa Attorney General's Office
Lenox Company
Ording
Iowa Department of Natural
Lenox
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Harriet
IOOF
Black Hawk
Johnson
Iowa City
Egg Company
Scheels
Columbia
Pine Bluff Parka
Nee Enon Ae
Fox Peak Parka
Columbia Sportswear Company
Jason Laffin
Dixie Lori
Coral Ridge Mall
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