Linn County canvass confirms election totals after machine issues
Linn County supervisors completed the canvass of the November 5 municipal election finding weak battery packs caused totals to misfire in Cedar Rapids precincts 15 and 37. Recounts changed several results while overall outcomes remained unchanged across the six Linn County towns.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Linda Langenberg
David Kramer
Richard Phillips
Donald Canney
Canney
Rinas
Williamsburg Faces No Mayor as Runoff Approaches
With under two weeks until the runoff, Williamsburg Iowa has no qualified mayoral candidate. City Council will appoint a successor in January as current Mayor Richard Pugh and former principal Robert Murphy declined to run. Thirteen write ins also declined. Pugh to serve until appointment and begin tax assessment. Marion Hiawatha Robins showed minor gains. Prairieburg tied for council 34 to 34, Zier chosen from hat. Center Point mayoral race remained unchanged with Neenan and Techau losing votes.
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Iowa
Shirley Dye
Richard Pugh
Williamsburg High School
Robert Murphy
Pugh
Marion
Hiawatha
Robins
Prairieburg
Tom Walker
David Zier
Center Point
Tom T.J. Neenan
Michael Techau
Neenan
Techau
Elkport coin flips settle town election ties in Iowa
In Elkport and other Clayton County towns, dead heats from November 5 were resolved this week by coin flips and straw draws. Winners include mayor Mike Moser, council seats assigned after candidates declined, and additional outcomes in Farmersburg Millville Stanley and Wadena races.
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Elkport
Clayton County
Iowa
Martin Jaster
Mike Moser
Moser
Patty Meyer
Scott Hansel
Jaster
Hansel
Gary Armstrong
Armstrong
Farmersburg
Ronald Dennler
Vergean Schmidt
Millville
Joan Pieczynski
Mike Barry
Stanley
Irene Cole
Lynne McMonigle
Wadena
Lowell Lamphier
Lee Voschell
McGregor Utilities Worker Charged With Theft
Linda R. Snook, 37, former administrator bookkeeper for McGregor Municipal Utilities, was charged with first degree theft over a shortage of 11 587 dollars in utility funds. An arraignment is set for next Tuesday at 10 30 a m in Clayton County District Court with a 5000 dollar unsecured bond. The alleged misappropriation spans 29 July 1982 to 10 August 1984.
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Snook
McGregor
Clayton County
Kevin Clefisch
Dubuque
O’connor and Brooks
Fred
Linda Snook
Daily Cash
October Iowa road toll hits four-year low
Iowa Department of Transportation preliminary figures show 34 traffic deaths in October, the lowest for the month since 1944. Through October 31, 405 fatalities are reported, up 17 percent from a year ago, with 56 motorcyclists killed this year and 89 percent not wearing helmets.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Iowa fights unfair odds in wholesale wine sales changes
Iowa state liquor officials begun implementing new rules after an attorney general opinion limited their ability to deliver credit or set wholesale prices. A 25 percent volume discount replaces the prior 20 percent, available to all customers with a two case minimum, potentially driving smaller retailers to private wholesalers.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Council
Patrick Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Energy council seeks to remain in Iowa government
The Iowa Energy Policy Council asks Gov. Branstad to keep the body as a separate office within a larger agency. The council, created in the 1970s for energy conservation weatherization and low income energy programs, argues its work is still vital as Iowa remains dependent on imported energy and millions flow out of the state annually.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Branstad
Council
Iowa
Grant to Cedar Rapids study landfill energy feasibility
Iowa Energy Policy Council awards Cedar Rapids and Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. an 8000 grant to study turning Cedar Rapids garbage into energy. The project will examine burning up to 50 percent of city waste with IE’s Prairie Creek plant, aiming for completion by March 1.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Phil Svance
Council
Prairie Creek
Svance
Linn County
Lawmakers urged to tread carefully on suit damage limits
A Des Moines committee heard that limiting damages against governments could affect road repair funds as transportation officials seek caps after costly auto wreck lawsuits. Lawyers urged restraint amid broader calls to cap malpractice verdicts and curb rising insurance costs.
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Des Moines
Joe Welsh
D-Dubuque
Welsh
Jim Carney
Iowa Bar Association
Words From A War Those Who Lived Through World War I
Readers recall World War I experiences as a community honors service and sacrifice during Sundays parade and remembrance. Veterans and families gather at city streets to mark the anniversary with speeches, banners, and wreaths.
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Linn
Dick Hogan
Floyd Bergen
Bergen
Joe Rinas
Wayne Murdock
Harold Schaefer
By Bob Helle
Llliamsburg
Williamsburg
Zier
Ken Schriner
East
Jepsen
George Bush
Elizabeth Flores Burkhart
U.S
Roger W. Jepsen
Lowa
National Credit Union Administration Board
White House
Jon Burkhart
Dee Jepsen
State
Energy Council
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