Stanwood awaits word on IBP hog plant plans
Stanwood residents fear a proposed 50 million IBP hog packing plant could reshape the town. Bonnie Fagan and Debbie Butler lead local groups opposing or supporting the project as 700 residents weigh futures, while business owners eye changes from added services to real estate shifts.
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
Stanwood
Bonnie Fagan
Iowa Beef Processors Inc
Debbie Butler
IBP
Fagan
Save Our
Butler
Cedar County
Don Ropa
Ropa
Jackie Rolfe
University urged to renew lease for Macbride Field Campus
The Macbride Field Campus Study Committee recommends renewing the 435 acre lease with the U S Army Corps of Engineers for the site north of Iowa City. The report argues the campus serves both university and public groups and offers unique outdoor lab opportunities.
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U of
Macbride Field
Iowa City
University of Iowa
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Stephen Hendrix
Corps of Engineers
State Conser
Lake Macbride
Coralville Lake
U of I
Corps
Coralville Reservoir
Hendrix
U of I’s
Iowa
Lake Okoboji
Macbride
Gazette
Tom Walsh
Carnival glass craze grips Fayette teacher of two faces
Larry Keig, a 39 year old Upper Iowa University music instructor in Fayette, developed a passion for carnival glass after an auction four years ago. He has since become a local authority on the iridescent glass and its two faced appearance when held to light.
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Vation Commission
Lake Macbride
Des Moines
U of I
University
Fayette
Larry Keig
Keig
Upper Iowa University
Iowa
New Iowa patrol chief backs 62 mph interstate limit
The Des Moines bureau reports Colonel Frank Metzger, 31-year veteran and new Iowa State Patrol chief, favors ending the point quota system and supports raising Interstate speed to 62 mph while enforcing 55 mph elsewhere. He aims to involve troopers in goal setting and seeks funding to grow and refresh patrol cars.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Patrol
Frank Metzger
Metzger
Iowa
Chicago
Drake University
Clarinda
Public Safety
William Miller
Col
Ed Dickinson
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Tipton
Rex Dungy
Grant City
Dungy
Sheffield
Ill
Dixon
J. McCauley
Flansburg
Azata Johnson County
Wile Ort
Glass
Star
David
Deb Wiley
Judy Daubenmier
Azette Des Moines Bureau
Canada
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