East Iowa Towns Swing With Wide Voter Turnout
Election results from multiple East Iowa towns show incumbents winning mayoral seats in Vinton and Urbana. Key tallies include Jack Siegel 753 over Perry Hummel 595 for Vinton mayor, Edwin C. Werning 838 and Winston Watson 833 leading council at large and ward races across First through Fourth wards, plus several unopposed seats and write-in victories. Turnout hovered around 43 percent in some areas.
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Jack Siegel
Vinton
Perry Hummel
Edwin C. Werning
Winston Watson
Donald Lynch
Harlan Bell
Charles H. Fenton
Richard Schoonover
Dale Rommann
Fleet Woman Elected to Town Council in Tuesday Vote
GARRISON Candace Zentz was among five elected to the town council while a Gazette report notes her loss for another seat. Across town, Clayton Henry defeated incumbent Henry Gray for mayor by 85 to 80 votes, with 109 ballots cast in a quiet election. Incumbents and new names fill multiple councils and park commissions in the region.
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Kirkwood Community College
Ricky Gerard
Marion Conner, Jr
A. L. McCammant
Chester Erfeld
Vyron Trong
Karen Bartachek
Shirley Conner
Roy Street
Milroy Silhanek
Edward Johnston
William Cooper
Lloyd Blofield
Cooper
Richard Timms
Phil Smith
Delwin Howe
Robert Simmen
Simmen
Smith
Gordon Hatch
Dorothy Brashears
Paul Busching
Clarence
Council
John Hanwardson
John Williams
Donald Silkman
Ralph McIntosh
William Kirchner
Glen Herring
John Jensen
Richard Turnipseed
Alvin Wagner
David Roberts
Jerry Zaiser
Howard Rick
Urbana
Leo Roseberry
Clarence Kramer
William iRowden
Merwin Smith
Joe
Garrison
Candace Zentz
the Gazette
Billy J. Readnour
Robert Wilson
Edward Vinson
Beryl Scott
Zentz
Richard Klopping
Clayton Henry
Henry Gray
Henry
Gray
Orville Cox
Jake Hiner
Yale Mills
Don Underwood
Steve Carnahan
Don Waddell
Edrie Bowdish
Kendall Gibson
Harold J. Martin
DeWayne Fisher
Floyd Moore
Gary Wandling
Gerald L. Matheny
Glen Dufoe
H. W. Holman
Thomas E. Kaut
Robert L. Pepin
Alfred Wall
Dick Smith
James Smith
Merle Bliss
Russell Cirksena
Robert Cowles
Larry Gaffney
Ray Helms
Tudor Bowden
Frank Sutton
Lucy Leete
H. H. Eder
Oliver Follon
R. E.grant
William Hols
Robert Mowry
Don Breneman
Arthur Fisher
Robert Eichelberger
Delbert Kruckenberg
Lawrence Werndt
Arnold Koch
Montour Man Charged With Drunk Driving
Tama county district court filed charges against Merle Lee Roy McCoy of Montour for drunk driving after a Highway Patrol arrest on October 2. McCoy allegedly took a breath test after a collision involving Niki T. Johnson of Ankeny who swerved to avoid McCoy’s pickup.
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Toledo
Tama County
Merle Lee Roy McCoy
Montour
McCoy
Highway Patrol
Niki T. Johnson
Ankeny
State jobless rate hits 3.2 percent lowest in a year
Iowa unemployment declined to 3.2 percent in September from 3.9 in August as recalls after layoffs and student withdrawals reduced the workforce. Mid-September employment totaled 1,244,700, down 27,400 from August, with 40,000 unemployed. Manufacturing jobs rose to 207,700 but remain below a year ago.
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Iowa Employment Security Commission
Iowa
Damage to agriculture from air pollution costs U S 280 million
Air pollution inflicts about 280 million dollars in annual losses on U S agriculture. The figure reflects crop and livestock damage across multiple states and farm sectors. Researchers study cost drivers and policy implications to reduce impact.
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United States
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