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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 2006
Page
12
Tim Ruppert of Marion lit candles Friday at the Village Church during the sixth annual Thanksgiving Candlelight Tour. He led visitors in singing carols as lamps and luminarias lit the village, with guests visiting homes and businesses to mark the holidays.
Three year old Sierra Roggentien suffered a left leg severed above the ankle after trying to help her mother free clothing from a tractor power takeoff at a farm near Marengo Iowa. The child and mother were hospitalized and Sierra was flown to a university hospital in Iowa City.
Decorah Democrat Tom Hansen says he will seek Iowa House District 16 again in two years after receiving 41 percent of the vote to Chuck Gipp’s 59 percent. Gipp, who has held the seat 16 years, will not seek another term. Hansen cites rural economy revival as his core message. He runs Hansen Refrigeration and Rock Cedar Ranch with his wife.
Friday draw results list the Iowa $100000 Cash Game numbers 4 28 30 33 34 and various Pick 3 Pick 4 Little Lotto and Mega Millions entries. The Mega Millions jackpot stands at $23 million with numbers drawn 14 35 40 47 48 and Mega Ball 35.
Transportation officials from Missouri and Iowa are studying a plan to widen Highway 63 from Kirksville Missouri to Ottumwa Iowa to four lanes. No funding is yet set, with discussions centering on possible sources such as a half-cent sales tax and prioritizing the project in future plans. Local leaders cite safety and truck traffic, while Truman State University president Barbara Dixon notes student travel benefits.
REGIONAL ROUNDUP DESCRIBES two separate crashes and injuries in Iowa. Brian Clingman 36 of Carlisle died after a pickup crash in Poweshiek County while alone in the vehicle. Jenny Levendusky 20 of Oelwein was injured in a Hazleton two vehicle crash at Highway 150 and Sufficool Street. In addition a county official discusses funding a new jail and a March election to certify a sales tax by April 1 for a July 1 im position.
Voters likely to reconsider a local option sales tax in Louisa County after three of ten entities did not approve it. County Supervisors plan another election, probably March 13, per County Auditor Sylvia Belzer. The tax failed in the unincorporated areas and the cities of Fredonia and Grand View.
Anamosa and Monticello will host meetings on halting underage drinking next week. Monticello's session begins 6 30 p m Monday at the Mary Lovell LaVan Renaissance Center and Anamosa’s at 7 p m Wednesday at the Anamosa Library and Learning Center with panelists including state Sen Tom Hancock Supervisor Keith Dirks and local officials and students.
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