Carnival glass collectors eye Iowa pieces and patterns
Keig estimates 200 to 300 serious collectors in Iowa with hundreds more buying occasionally. The 1905 to 1925 pieces are the collectible window, revived in the 1960s. Prices hinge on color, pattern, and condition. the hobby grows costly with about 1 000 patterns. Keig, with a 210 piece insured collection, favors animal patterns and tries to acquire every pattern, fearing loss or theft.
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Keig
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Stanwood fights pork plant as IBP plan seeks grant
Stanwood votes to pursue a $10 million federal grant to fund an IBP pork plant with a low interest loan. A two month wait for federal approval hinges on IBP commitment. Residents debate environment and growth while some fear loss of land, water concerns, and town decline. Local businesses warn of economic impact and potential job gains.
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IBP
Mike
Julie
Debbie Butler
Hi-Way Gardens
Highway 30
Butler
Teresa
Chris
Dungy
Brooks Haesemeyer
Union Trust and Savings Bank
Cedar County Sheriff's Department
Lou Grimm
Lincoln Community
Campus explores overnight camping fee on field campus
University officials consider a sliding scale nightly fee for non university groups using the field campus with a tentative range of 15 to 25 dollars per night and details on funding to offset costs. A optional one dollar student donation may aid the campus, with a Pumpkin Run event held to promote it.
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Hendrix
Cindy Pearson
U of I
Pearson
Rare prairie bushclover found in Clarke County Iowa
Clarke County conservation officer John Klein reports the prairie bushclover, an endangered species in Iowa and threatened nationally, found on a 30 acre virgin prairie tract in Madison Township on the Ed Flaherty farm. The sighting marks the southernmost record in North America, with only northern sites in Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Clarke County
John Klein
North America
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Ed Flaherty
Madison Township
U.S. Department of the Interior
Dorothy Baringer
State Preserves Board
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
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Three Scout volunteers win district award of merit
Linn County Hawkeye Area Council district executive Frank Adkins presents the district award of merit for outstanding service to youth to three Scouting leaders. Jim Williams, Bob Williamson, and Irene Fay are recognized for their participation in Scouting, community and church activities.
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Frank Adkins
Hawkeye Area
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