Ammonia Leak Evacuates IBP Plant Nearby Residents
About 100 residents and unknown IBP workers evacuated after a forklift struck an anhydrous ammonia line at the IBP meatpacking plant just before 8 p.m. Roughly 200 liquid gallons were released inside the building. No injuries reported. Residents allowed to return by 10 p.m. The plant sits north of Columbus Junction, 30 miles southeast of Iowa City.
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Louisa County Sheriff's Department
Columbus Junction
Iowa City
Waterloo driver dies from weekend crash in Waterloo
Loretta Boswell, 45, died after a Saturday night collision in Waterloo with driver Arlene Wright, 44, uninjured. Boswell suffered head injuries and died Sunday at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Police noted the 6:15 p.m. crash details.
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Waterloo
Loretta Boswell
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Arlene Wright
Mount Vernon man turns antique prints into his own business
Galen Lacey, 56, sells European botanical and natural history prints from a Mount Vernon studio. After years in corporate roles, a casual remark sparked a shift to independence. He began wholesale sales to upscale stores a decade ago and recently opened a home studio on Highway 1. He sources hand colored prints dating up to two centuries old from England.
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Galen Lacey
Lacey
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Mount Vernon
Portland
Ore
Boston
Dallas
Phoenix
Denver
England
Davy Crockett
Victoria
Minneapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
Manager Scott Fisher Plays Tough on Tennis Court
Scott Fisher is managing director at Marsh Advantage America in Iowa City guiding 200 local and 12 Cedar Rapids employees. The 42 year old avid tennis player balances business duties with community roles at Iowa City Area Development Group and Rotary, while teaching finance at the University of Iowa.
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First St
Cedar Rapids
Marlene Lucas
Iowa City
Marsh Advantage America
Scott Fisher
Fisher
Patricia Cone-Fisher
Matthew
Michael
Iowa City Area Development Group
Iowa City Noon Rotary Club
University of Iowa
Henry B. Tippie
Finance
American Heart Association
University of Iowa College of Law
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Duane Crock
Ura
First Ave
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United States
Said Fisher
Muscatine
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