Iowa Forests Recovering Amid Outbreaks and Oak Wilt
Thompson notes spraying controls gypsy moth outbreaks traced to infested nursery trees and a boat trailer carried eggs. DNR data show forest cover rising from 6 percent to about 7 percent of Iowa, aided by grazing changes. Oak wilt remains the major threat as a new health task force plans active management.
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Thompson
Cerro Gordo County
Pennsylvania
Scott County
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
John Walkowiak
Walkowiak
Couple helps locate injured farmer after motorcycle crash
Bob, a Caledonia Implement owner, followed a county road to a curve where Gary’s motorcycle left the road. He and his brother found Gary 15 to 20 feet from the bike, conscious but unresponsive at first. Gary is dehydrated but not seriously injured. EEG results were favorable.
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Bob
Gary
Caledonia
CITYLINE News Desk Contact and Hotline Details
For up to the minute reports CITYLINE provides a contact number 363 7000 and category 2500 for rapid access. The line directs listeners to current breaking coverage and urgent updates.
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U of 1
KCRG
TV-9
Richard Zeaske
Gazette
eciTyune
Marengo Man Found Dead. Railing, Missing Keys Raise Questions
Somermeyer 39 was found dead in his Marengo apartment after noon Tuesday. DCI agents told landlord Helen Stainbrook he may have died since 2 a.m. Sunday. Neighbors noted a broken railing Sunday and a moan heard by a tenant below. Somermeyer worked at Amana Refrigeration and as a bartender at Curly's Tap. His friend and employer describe him as gentle with no known enemies. See obituary on page 2B.
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Middendorf
Donna
Somermeyer
Marengo
Division of Criminal Investigation
Helen Stainbrook
The
Gazette
Kelly Lorenz
Lorenz
Stainbrook
Amana Refrigeration Inc
Storck
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