Former IDT worker sentenced to probation in theft case
Kent Dolezal 43 of North Liberty pled guilty to stealing items from Integrated DNA Technologies Inc. and selling them on eBay. He received three years probation and was ordered to pay $4,000 restitution to his former employer. Items included ink tower cartridges and thermal printheads. Police say he was a receiving agent at 1710 Commercial Park Coralville, selling items from 2003 to 2007.
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Former Agriprocessors workers explore aid options
About 125 workers attended a meeting in POSTVILLE to learn government help after Agriprocessors Inc. layoffs. Iowa Workforce Development, DHS, and NICAP provided intake to match unemployed staff with unemployment benefits food stamps training and employment aid. Jacobson Staffing served as the plant’s HR after a May 12 immigration raid resulting in 389 arrests.
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Des Moines
Lake Delhi dam to generate hydro power by 2010
Lake Delhi Recreation Association owner of the dam signs a partnership with Wisconsin firm Modern Hydro to install hydroelectric turbines. Approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is needed, with paperwork begun and a potential two to three year permit window. Structural repairs follow flood damage and a $1.5 million Iowa Power Fund grant is sought, with state and FEMA support explored.
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Lake Delhi
Jim Willey
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Association
Iowa Power Fund
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Orlan
Love
Gazcomm.com
Palo Holds Workshop to Set Recovery Priorities
Palo residents gather for a second community workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cedar River Garden Center to discuss Rebuild Palo Together ideas. Groups focus on center of community connecting to nature and strengthening business. Mount Vernon council starts work on the 2010 budget.
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Cedar River Garden Center
Mount Vernon
Mike Beimer
Regional roundup weighs utility costs and city priorities
Regional roundup notes expected 6 to 10 percent rise in commercial utility rates and cites insurance costs and city employee contracts as key budget influences for next year. In Decorah a body found along the Oneota Trail is sent to the State Medical Examiner for autopsy. name withheld. In Mount Pleasant John Amos, 37, is seriously injured after a 26 to 28 foot fall from a deer stand and airlifted to Mercy Iowa City. In Davenport, authorities probe a homicide after a man’s body is found outside the city limits in a shed. Sylvester Eddings, 24, of Rock Island.
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Mercy Iowa City
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Rock Island, Ill
UNI International Week Highlights Festival and Lectures
University of Northern Iowa marks International Education Week November 17 to 21 with African drumming Chinese New Year festival lectures presentations and musical performances all open to the public. A full events list is at www.uni.edu/studyabroad.
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University of Northern Iowa
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