Peninsula development gets two year housing extension
The Iowa City City Council approved a five to two vote granting Peninsula Development Company a two year extension to reach the Peninsula Neighborhood’s housing target. Only four of 28 units in the current phase are built with plans for 380 units by 2018, amid a national housing downturn.
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Gazette
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Iowa River
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Mike O’donnell
Regenia Bailey
O'Donnell
Denny Williams
Jeff Davidson
Davidson
Dee Vanderhoef
Iowa City candidates clash on district planning and spend
Iowa City school board hopefuls at a Gazette forum urge comprehensive growth planning while differing on use of local option sales tax funds. Michael Cooper criticizes focus on construction. Gayle Klouda favors data driven, efficient spending and facilities studies. Deborah Thornton warns against an edifice complex and pushes for student learning outcomes.
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Iowa City
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Gayle Klouda
van Allen
Deborah Thornton
Parents Organization
the Gazette
Cooper
Stoney Pointe Lane
North Liberty
Klouda
Banbury St
Thornton
Scott Park Dr
Oelwein men arrested in clothes theft case
Two Oelwein residents Billy Ray Staton Jr. 36 and Arthur David Thomas 53 face first degree robbery charges after a Hazleton man was robbed of his clothes in a rural area north of Fairbank. A gun was shown during the robbery and Thomas is charged with felon in possession of a firearm.
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Fayette County
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Fairbank
Sixth Ave. NW
Staton
Thomas
Iowa Lottery Results Daily Draws and Jackpot Totals
The Tuesday draws show Cash Game numbers 2423 25 32 with a $6.75 million Little Lotto jackpot and a Mega Ball 38 for a $12 million Mega Millions top prize. Pick 3 Midday 7 9 1 and Evening 9 7 6. Pick 4 Midday 0 7 7 7 and Evening 66 88.
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Decorah School Board Accepts 300000 Gift for East Side Demolition
The Decorah school board approved a 300000 donation from anonymous donors to fund the East Side School demolition, contingent on voters rejecting the lease measure. Funds go to escrow after the meeting, and demolition must complete by year end 2007 or the offer drops. East Side closed in 1999 over fire-safety concerns.
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Decorah
East Side School
East Side
School Board
Tim Lynch
Ammonia Leak At Beef Plant Kills Worker In Iowa
Elizabeth Myers died from injuries after an ammonia release at a Beef Products Inc. plant in Waterloo Iowa. A valve left unlocked by a BPI employee caused the leak Friday prompting evacuations at the BPI site and nearby Tyson Fresh Meats and another business.
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Waterloo
Elizabeth Myers
Beef Products Inc
Myers
BPI
Iowa Labor Commissioner’s Office
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Tyson Fresh Meats
Iowa Division of Labor Services
Lowden native killed in Arizona mining accident
Benjamin Scheer a 21 year old from Lowden died in a copper mine near Superior Arizona after becoming tangled in pulley cables. He climbed the rig to inspect oil, wore protective gear, and was freed by coworkers before firefighters arrived. Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
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Benjamin Scheer
Arizona
Scheer
Superior
Ariz
Michael Minter
Pintal County
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Minter
Officials suspend search for man missing in Mississippi
WAUPETON The search for Douglas McMurrin who has been missing since he was thrown from a vehicle near Mississippi has been suspended by authorities.
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Dubuque County
Peterson
McMurrin
Sheriffs Office
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Waupeton
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Dubuque
Gregory Egan
Douglas McMurrin
Autopsy Planned to Determine Baby's Cause of Death
The State Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy on a 2 month old Dubuque boy to determine death cause and manner. First responders found the caregiver performing resuscitation at a residence Tuesday afternoon. The infant was taken to Finley Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. Identities of the infant and caregiver are being withheld pending relative notification.
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