Tickletown Iowa a Quiet Half Farm Village
Tickletown near Elkader known as West Haven size of 28 to 30 residents, formed in the 1920s after Elkport floodwaters moved residents to land near Bea Creek. Old Mill Drive-in owner, local matriarchs, cattle farming, and Gerry's Beauty Shop mark a small rural community still tickled to be lived in.
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Tickletown
West Haven
Clayton County
Elkader
Elkport
Volga
Turkey Rivers
Beryl Frieden
Orville
Mill
Bertha Williams
Floyd
Gerry
Floyd Williams
Bea Creek
Bertha
Blue Cross studies new hospital payment to curb excess use
Blue Cross of Iowa and Blue Cross of Western Iowa and South Dakota report progress to Iowa Insurance Department on a reform plan aimed at discouraging unnecessary hospital use. They seek pre negotiated payments and shared deficits or surpluses, with incentives to cut admissions days and unnecessary expansion, while avoiding heavy paperwork for small hospitals. They must present a plan by November 24.
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Des Moines
Blue Cross
Iowa
South Dakota
Iowa Insurance Department
Bruce Foudree
Foudree
Blues
Iowa sues firms over 700000 fraud scheme in seven states
Iowa Attorney General sues All American Manufacturing and Agri-American Inc alleging fraudulent misrepresentations to 212 investors who paid at least 3000 to become dealers. The action names Patrick Ringold and Douglas Ringold and spans seven states with losses including a 32000 case.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County District Court
All American Manufacturing
Indianola
Agri-American Inc
White Bear Lake
Minn
Patrick Ringold
Norwalk
Douglas Ringold
St. Paul
Conlon seeks Miller tax returns on energy investments
Republican Walter Conlon challenged Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller over limited disclosures arguing tax returns are needed to expose potential conflicts of interest. Miller cited investments in Hudson Oil and Heritage Cablevision, noting no income in 1981, while Conlon claimed sizable deductions would obscure assets and influence.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Miller
Walter Conlon
Miller
Muscatine
Conlon
Bill Roach
Hudson Oil and Gas, Ltd
Oklahoma
Heritage Cablevision
Colorado
Roach
Des Moines Register
Ames patrolman's design chosen for Iowa law officers memorial
A design by Ames patrolman Richard C. Webb was selected for a Des Moines memorial honoring Iowa peace officers killed in the line of duty. The 15 000 dollar project will sit north of the Grimes State Office Building with a 10 foot spire, three seven foot slabs, and a surrounding circle for ceremonies.
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Des Moines
Ames
Iowa
Richard C. Webb
State Capitol
Robert Ray
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Baker
Waterloo
James “T-Bone” Taylor
Webb
Grimes State Office
Des Moines Stone Company
Rowat Cut Stone
VFW PACC backs Rep Evans in bid for second term
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee endorses 3rd District Rep Cooper Evans. The PAC limits endorsements to national security and veterans benefits legislation.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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OLVA
Fifth Avenue
Geneva Tower
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