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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1977
Page
2
A government study titled County Business Patterns shows Hardin County hosts 641 active firms, with 93 percent employing fewer than 20 workers. The report notes 4,488 Social Security covered jobs, and annual payroll rising from 21.2 million in 1973 to 32.9 million.
The Union-Whitten school board schedules public meetings on June 27 and 28 to discuss proposals for the Union school facility. Meetings will be in the evenings with one in Union and one in Whitten, time and place to be announced. The board has debated remodeling or rebuilding the older portion since early this year amid fire code issues noted by the state fire marshal.
A list of individuals cited or charged for speeding in 55 zone and other infractions across multiple Iowa counties, with amounts due for fines and costs. Notable names include Greg A. Neal, Ernest M. Wagner Jr, Dale D. Cook, Ray D. Held, Roger L. Olson, Ricky G. Timm, John Daniel Klemmer, Richard Wendell Couser, Robert D. Cail, and others. Also includes cases of changing birthdates, left of center driving, disobeying stop signs, illegal parking, and specific vehicle brands noted in related notices.
Doug Lindaman 27 of Ackley started as purchasing and customer service assistant at United Suppliers in Eldora. A U.S. Army veteran with personnel management experience, he has taught at Ackley Geneva Schools and holds a BA in social science from UNI Cedar Falls. He will continue living in Ackley. he is single.
Hardin County fairgrounds security will likely stay at a two man night patrol, per fair board secretary Wayne Bartholomew. The question arose after last year s death of Annette Loerger s grand champion baby beef. Bartholomew said the two man patrol remains in place to deter theft and avoid barns overnight occupancy by exhibitors or youth. A final decision on exhibitors staying in barns at night will be made within two weeks.
DEAN STICKROD, DDS plans to open a dental office in Eldora in July after remodeling the former Iowa State Liquor Store building on Washington Street. He is a University of Iowa College of Dentistry graduate and Wall Lake native who studied at Iowa State University in Ames. His wife Jane is from Independence.
Eugene L. Setchell, Clerk of the District Court announces the July August and September petit jurors. The list covers many jurors by town including Ackley Iowa Falls New Providence Steamboat Rock Whitten and Union with numerous names in each area. Also noted is Rhonda Hansen of Eldora named to Drake University President's Honor List for spring 1977 with a 4.0 GPA on 12 or more hours.
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