Rotary awards to L A Jones at Washington event
L A Louie Jones longtime Washington funeral director and Rotary member for over 50 years received the Community Service Award and was named a Paul Harris Fellow at the Rotary ladies night at Washington Country Club. The club noted Jones work in community service church work Boy Scouting and as a volunteer fireman.
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Fran Synhorst
Ankeny
England
Paul Harris Foundation
L.A. Jones
Washington
Paul Harris
Rotary Club
Miss Synhorst
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The
Evening Journal
L.A
Louie) Jones
Washington Country Club
Jones
John Scheldrup
Scheldrup
Robert Day
Washington Rotary Club
Washington Club
Day
Rotary
United States
University of Leeds
Richard Colby
Rotary Group
Bill Sitler
L. A
Iowa faces water shortage amid long drought and low aquifers
Des Moines dispatch notes Iowa's water concerns rising as drought stretches into a third year. State Geologist Stanley Grant outlines shallow wells, fragile surface aquifers, and key reserves like the Dakota and Jordan Sandstones. He links drought cycles to sunspot activity and warns of future water scarcity despite temporary rains.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Grant
Missouri River
Big Sioux
Floyd River
Little Sioux
Dakota
Jordan
Showdown over Iowa land use bill grows amid rail against local control
Des Moines report says House and Senate brace for a showdown on a land use bill. The House passed a plan for centralized development, while the Senate leans toward local control. Key figures Sen. Bert Priebe and Sen. Lowell Jenkins condemn sweeping solutions and promise a fierce floor fight. House Speaker Dale Cochran warns votes may not be there to pass the prior measure. The clash echoes the 1976 defeat and could hinge on a late compromise.
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Des Moines
UPI
House
Senate
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
General Assembly
66Th General Assembly
Sen
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Bert Priebe
D-Algona
Natural Resources Committee
Priebe
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
State approves Wayland road resurfacing plan in Iowa county
The Washington County Board of Supervisors won approval from the Iowa Department of Transportation to resurface nine miles of W55 in Washington and Wayland Townships. The $557,000 PCC pavement project extends from Washington city limits to the county line and includes curve straightening near Red Brick School. County Engineer Bob Huber targets a July contract. funds come from county farm-to-market road revenue. Citizens may request a public hearing by May 9.
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Evening Journal
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Iowa Department of Transportation
Marion
Washington Townships
Washington County
Washington
Wayland
Bob Huber
Huber
Red Brick School
Henry County
McCreedy
Two Car Crash In Ainsworth Leaves Three Hurt
Cars driven by Brian Eric Hole and Rex Allen Helfrich collided at the South Avenue C and West Jefferson intersection Saturday about 11 p.m. All three drivers, including Scott Lines, were treated for minor injuries at Washington County Hospital. Hole faces a charge of failure to yield the right of way.
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Brian Eric Hole
Ainsworth
Rex Allen Helfrich
South Avenue C
West Jefferson
Scott Lines
Washington County Hospital
Hole
Helfrich
Washington Community Schools board meeting agenda
Washington Community Schools board of education members meet Wednesday April 27 at 7 30 p m in the board room of the administration building. The tentative agenda includes bidding on typewriters for high school class use resignations from staff and reports on scholarship funds. The board will discuss elementary instrumental music changes and remodeling of high school administrative offices.
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Washington Community Schools Board of Education
Washington
Washington Junior High One Act Tangled Web Play
Washington Junior High School students perform Oh What a Tangled Web a one act comedy at 7 30 p m in the gym directed by Linda Mahany The cast includes Sandy Burroughs Leesa Weber Wendy Bandy Tim Mottet Cherry Griggs Mike Frazer Tim Elliott and Joe Reed The junior high jazz band performs from 7 p m until curtain.
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Evening Journal
Washington Junior High School
Linda Mahany
Sandy Burroughs
Leesa Weber
Wendy Bandy
Tim Mottet
Cherry Griggs
Mike Frazer
Tim Elliott
Joe Reed
Mid-Prairie youth elected Stutzman FFA president
Curtis Stutzman 18 of Frytown was chosen Saturday as president of the Iowa Future Farmers of America at the 49th Leadership Conference in Des Moines. The Mid-Prairie High School senior, active as state reporter and co editor of the Iowa Future Farmer, plans agricultural journalism study and aims for public office. The conference drew a record 3000 attendees from 245 Vocational Agriculture departments.
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Gregg Hora
Washington High School
Keith Horn
Future Farmers of America
Des Moines
FFA
John R. Brenneman
Lynn D. Brenneman
Keota
Eddie W. Chabal
Kevin C. Gent
Wellman
University of Iowa
Curtis Stutzman
Frytown
Iowa Future Farmers of America
Veterans Auditorium
Stutzman
Iowa Ffa
Iowa
Mid-Prairie
Iowa Association
Stanley Stutzman
Curtis
Iowa Future Farmer Magazine
the Goldfeather
Kcii Radio
Washington
Iowa State University
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