Progress on I-29 and Iowa road plans continues
The Missouri I-29 project advances with eight miles to grade and bridge this year and a new open-to-traffic stretch near Oregon to Mound City. Fremont County moves to improve access from I-29 to Highway 275, with grading next year and paving in 1974, after Iowa Highway Commission halted a Sidney to I-29 link. County roads from Percival to Sidney hinge on traffic patterns after years of interstate travel.
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Mound City
Fremont County Board of Supervisors
Fremont County
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Thurman
L. T. Hibbs
Iowa Highway Commission
Sidney West
I-29
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Sidney
Bob Hortle
Rantic
IHC
Waubonsie State Park
Iowa
Nebraska City
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Hamburg
Bartle
I-25
Glenwood
Mile Hill
Paul Roenfeldt
Mills
Jon Ewan
Iowa Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Iowa Weekend Events Include Civil War Days And Steamboat Festivities
Iowa communities schedule summer pageants and rodeos from Hopkinton to Burlington to Davenport. Civil War Days in Hopkinton June 3-4 feature a trail hike, craft demonstrations, Civil War badges and a Milwaukee band. Burlington hosts Steamboat Days June 12-17 with Miss Burlington Pageant Miss America 1972 attendee, Steam boat Parade, concerts by Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass, a golf tourney, and varied entertainment. Davenport runs Miss Iowa pageant June 15-17 at St Ambrose College with three-category prelims and final crown, affiliated with Miss America. tickets range 1 to 6 dollars. Belmond holds High School Championship Rodeo Finals June 16-18 with multiple performances, flag ceremony, and a Rodeo Queen selection.
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Hopkinton
Delaware County Historical Society
Milwaukee
Iowa
Burlington
Laurie Lea Schaffer
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
Snake Alley
Steamboat Days, Inc
Burlington Plaza
Davenport
St. Ambrose College Fine Arts Center
Miss Iowa
Miss America, Inc
Main Street
Belmond
Pioneer Days in Grinnell Highlight June Activities
Grinnell hosts Pioneer Days June 1 to 10 with carnival river parade RCA rodeo two performances at Grinnell Saddle Club Grounds for a $1500 purse. Kiddies parade Wednesday prizes, Donkey Ball Thursday, Floppy performances Saturday at Veteran's Memorial Building. Also services for Mrs. Schroeder set for Thursday at St. John Lutheran Mineola with Meyer Funeral Home in charge. survivors listed.
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Grinnell Saddle Club
Veteran's Memorial Building
Grinnell
Grinnell Chamber of Commerce
Veterans Memorial Center
Broad Street
Iowa
Iowa Legislature Invites South Carolina to Observe
A speaker praises the Iowa Legislature as a model among smaller states and compares it to South Carolina. He urges South Carolina legislators to observe Iowa’s procedures to gain insights and mutual benefit from shared interests.
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Iowa
South Carolina
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Guest Editorial Praises Iowa Agriculture and Policy Moves
This piece extols Iowa’s agricultural leadership and argues for prioritizing farming over attracting new industries. It notes 25 percent of US Grade A land, top production in corn and hogs, and state actions like brucellosis control, cholera elimination, and environmental agency integration. It also mentions rainmaking bills for drought areas and tolls for cloud seeding. When farming thrives, communities prosper.
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Iowa
United States
California
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