Mayor's Firm Top Contractor for Des Moines Street Work
Audit says a Waterloo mayor John Rooff owns the plumbing firm Black Hawk Plumbing, contracted on all street projects since 1994 with bids often close. It urges broader competition, review of bidding, and cost comparisons between asphalt and concrete along with tightening city card procedures and unsubstantiated travel and misc expenses.
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John Rooff
Black Hawk Plumbing
Former legislator Don Hermann dies at 80 in Davenport
Former Iowa state Rep. Don Hermann, who pushed tougher obscenity laws and supported stricter blood alcohol limits, died at 80 at Davenport Good Samaritan Center. Survived by Alicia, two daughters, a son, seven grandchildren and two sisters. Services set for Trinity Lutheran Church in Davenport.
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Don Hermann
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Hermann
Iowa
Caterpillar Inc
Trinity Lutheran Church
Clinton toddler recovering after dog attack
A 15 month old Comanche girl in Clinton was bitten in the face by a dog on September 18 while eating a corn dog. The incident tests the citys new vicious dog ordinance as authorities label the animal vicious before repeated bites. the owners name remains unreleased.
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Clinton
Nadeana Austin
Shannon
Austin
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Bruce Johansen
Des Moines
Altoona
LeAnn Werts
Ben Vorwerk
Ben
Kirkwood Launches Fall Series on Immigration Experience
Kirkwood Community College opens a fall seminar series titled Customs, Traditions and Celebrations: The Human Drive for Community. The program includes scholars from multiple universities and author Stephen Bloom, with talks on marginalized, isolated, and livable urban communities. All events take place in Cedar Hall 234 and are free to the public.
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Kirkwood
Alpha Eta Rho
Phi Theta Kappa
Cedar Hall
University of Iowa
Stephen Bloom
Ballantyne Auditorium
Bloom
Evelyn Hu-DeHart
University of Colorado At Boulder
Carlos E. Cortes
University of California-Riverside
Gemma Beckley
Rust College
Holly Springs
Mississippi
Donald B. Kraybill
Messiah College
Grantham
Loess Hills study comments extended for National Park study
Public comment period on the Draft Loess Hills of Western Iowa Special Resource Study and Environmental Assessment has been extended by the National Parks Service office in Omaha Nebraska. Agencies organizations and groups worry about meeting the 30 day deadline.
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Sioux City
National Park System
National Parks Service Office
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
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