Debate on merging police and fire duties grows in Peoria
The report cited by Berenbaum notes an improved image for officers while Harvey Allbee Jr. counters with concerns that a unified system may still leave city areas unprotected during major fires. Mayor Hansen questions which police tasks could be shared with fire personnel amid calls for staged consolidation and cross training.
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Berenbaum
PSO
Peoria
Harvey Allbee Jr
Muscatine
Chamber of Commerce
E. Second Street
Bryant Roofing Co
HON Industries
Ronald Hansen
Muscatine Park Commission approves funds and policies
At a Monday meeting the Muscatine Park Commission received a $400 donation from the Holtz Dairy women’s softball team raised in a July 24 game to help tarp the field. They granted Weed Park use for the Great River Days bike race and outlined pool and ball field policies including staffing, admission, scheduling, and lighting for night games. Two officials will attend the Mid Continent Park Conference in Milwaukee August 10 to 12.
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Muscatine Park
Holtz Dairy
Muscatine Plaza Association
Weed Park
West Liberty Fair
Mid Continent Park and Recreation
Milwaukee
John White
Parks and Recreation
White
Muscatine county appoints La Fontaine district court magistrate
Johnstone county attorney La Fontaine 27 of Muscatine named district court magistrate by Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission. He replaces Johnston who moves from magistrate to assistant county attorney. La Fontaine a 1974 UI graduate with Lewis and Stevens since March will hear nonindictable misdemeanor cases in Muscatine and Wilton.
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Muscatine
David la Fontaine
Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission
Douglas E. Johnston
la Fontaine
University of Iowa
Lewis and Stevens
Justice
Payors
James Keele
West Liberty
Wilton
District Court
Johnston
Robert Jehring
Newell and DeKock
Robert K. Stohr
7Th Judicial District
Rolland Morgan
James E. Dreibelbeis
Muscatine Journal delivery and subscription details
Notices outline carrier delivery contact hours for missed papers and circulation desk hours. It lists Muscatine Journal address, ownership by Lee Enterprises, and AP use rights. Subscription rates vary by delivery method and distance, with annual and monthly options and special categories.
Story Hours at Musser Library Focus on Safety First
Musser Public Library hosts Story Hours for Preschoolers with the theme Always Remember Safety First on Wednesday and Thursday at 10 am. A film Safety as We Play will be shown. Glenn Axel of the Muscatine Police discusses bicycle safety and traffic signs. Craft session colors traffic signs and a puppet show The Grierbread Man. Story Hours skip August and resume in September with Little Toot and Other Boats as the new safety theme. Greasepaint Theater performs pantomimes and plays Thursday 2 to 4 pm for migrant Illinois children and repeats Friday at the library. An air conditioner was stolen Monday from a trailer of Northern Contracting Co at Canon Ave and River Rd.
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Musser Public Library
Glenn Axel
Muscatine Police Department
Greasepaint Theater Company
Illinois
Northern Contracting Co
Canon Avenue
River Road
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Journal Circulation Department
Jeff Lee
Arrier Superviso
Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises, Inc
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Iowa
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AP News
City of Muscatine
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Motentine
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SUN Marts
Sarah Coburn
Dallas
Texas
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Wolverine
H. J. Heinz
Keller Dart
HON Ind
Lee Ent
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Charles F. Ketering Kettering
General Motors
Kettering
Fairbanks -Lamb Chapel
Dial
Central Stat Bank
FDIC
Peter Proud
Jacqueline
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Hilltop
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Terri
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