ISU interim dean resigns to join Missouri system
Ronald Powers, interim dean of Iowa State University Extension and interim director of the ISU Cooperative Extension Service, resigns to become assistant vice president for academic affairs for university Extension in the University of Missouri system. His ISU tenure ends January 9, with a new interim leader to be named. Eaton will delay a replacement search until a December report reviews the Extension program. Powers has 30 years in ISU teaching, research and Extension.
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Robert Crom
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House approves plan to create USDA groundwater office
Rep. Fred Grandy says the measure to establish a USDA office coordinating groundwater research education and technical aid for farmers and rural residents will shield production agriculture from heavy government regulation as federal policy develops. He criticized EPA for making groundwater a pet project and urged USDA to lead a coordinated strategy.
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Fred Grandy
Iowa
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Groundwater Act Sees House Rally for Senate Debate
Iowa's 6th District representative Grandy, serving as Republican floor leader, chaired the bill advancing groundwater coordination from the Agriculture Department under the Agricultural Research Act of 1988 as it heads to the Senate for consideration.
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Coe College TB tests continue after new positives
Three Coe College students tested positive for tuberculosis though officials say results may be false positives or past exposure. About 150 students are being screened this week following a former student’s diagnosis, with further tests planned to determine active disease status.
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Keith Erickson
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Bank Official Charged Faces Heart Attack After Arrest
Carroll AP A 54 year old bank vice president, Jerry Rolfes of Carroll County State Bank, was arrested Saturday on an assault with intent to commit sexual abuse charge. He posted bond, released pending preliminary court date, and suffered a heart attack Sunday at the bank, listed in stable condition at St Anthony Regional Hospital.
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Lois Eichacker Named to Iowa Economic Development Board
Lois H. Eichacker of Fort Madison is appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad to the Iowa Economic Development Board filling the vacancy from Diane Dillon Ridgeley’s resignation after her shoplifting arrest. Eichacker, 55, serves as executive director of the Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization and sits on Fort Madison’s Economic Development Association board and the Long Term Care Coordinating Unit.
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