Washington County appoints Zielstorf as interim clerk
Jane Zielstorf of Washington named Washington County clerk of court by the County Board to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Robert L. Riley. Zielstorf, a 10 year employee including eight years as deputy, will serve as interim clerk starting February 16 and may seek the Republican nomination for a full four year term.
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The
Evening Journal
Jane Zielstorf
Washington
Washington County
County Board of
Firs
Zelstorf
Robert L. Riley
Riley
Zielsorf
Mount Pleasant man held on murder charge in Traut shooting
Bond set at 30000 for Michael William Millspaugh 24 Mount Pleasant accused in the January 22 killing of J Raymond Traut operator of a Salem area service station Traut was shot during an apparent robbery at the U S 218 station three miles east of Salem A preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 18 at 9 30 am before Magistrate Robert L Hansen Millspaugh was jailed in Washington County due to remodeling at Henry County Jail.
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Mount Pleasant, Own
UPI
Michael William Millspaugh
Mount Pleasant
Salem
Millspaugh
Robert L. Hansen
Washington County
Henry County
J. Raymond Traut
U.S
Traut
Snow removal budget stays intact in light winter
The Iowa DOT budget for snow removal stands at 9.4 million after 14 million was spent last winter. A cut in manpower and a smaller planned removal level led to the reduction, the DOT Commission heard Tuesday.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
UPI
Department of Transportation
DOT Commission
DOT
Old Town Disincorporation Vote in Iowa
Old Town Iowa residents facing the disincorporation of their 24 person village after a 14 to 1 vote. Mayor O. E. Humphrey says no longer any reason to exist as the town fades away after years of decline. Harold Jones notes minimal discussion at a home meeting. The referendum followed Iowa Home Rule provisions.
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Old Town
Iowa
UFI
O. E. Humphrey
Harold Jones
6 Percent Growth Limit Faces Senate Panel Test
Iowa lawmakers weigh a six percent annual growth cap for local governments as Sen. Norman Rodgers schedules public hearing to hear city officials and residents. Voter bond approval in Clear Lake authorizes 965000 for new junior high facilities including a gym auditorium and music rooms after a fire.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Norman Rodgers
D-Adel
Clear Lake, Lows
Clear Lake
Ium
Senate studies changes to Iowa workmen compensation bill
The Iowa Senate plans to take up a 1975 House bill Thursday to revise workmen's compensation rules. Key changes reduce the waiting period for benefits from seven to three days and clarify doctor choice and transport costs. The measure also expands coverage including farm and domestic workers and raises minimum weekly compensation to 36 dollars while keeping the maximum at 80 percent of take home pay.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Senate
Iowa
Sen
Cloyd Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Senate Labor and Human Relations Committee
House
Robinson
Weather outlook partly cloudy with colder highs
Partly cloudy weather continues tonight and Thursday. Lows tonight will be in the upper teens. Thursday will be colder with daytime highs near 30. Northwest winds will range from 20 to 35 mph tonight.
Jail remodel bids set for Fairfield firm and Washington contractor
Fairfield firm Liblin and Adam and Washington painting contractor Jack Eaton led open bids for remodeling the county jail into a joint Public Safety Center. Total bids around 15 800 with painting separate and completion aimed by April 1 under a state rural grant.
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Evening Journal
Fairfield
Washington
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Don Robertson
Lublin
Adam
Jack Eaton
Liblin
Eaton
Paint & Paper Shop of
Golden Touch
Ralph Marshall
Iowa subcommittee backs 13.8 million Medicaid funding
A joint legislative subcommittee unanimously recommended to both appropriations committees a 13.8 million state supplemental Medicaid allocation to avert sharp cuts. If approved, the funds would cover the rest of the fiscal year, with total Medicaid allocations rising toward 51 million this year and over 60 million next year without reform.
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Des Moines
UPI
Appropriations
House
Senate Human Resources Appropriations
Gregory Cusack
Davenport
Robert D. Ray
Iowa Department of Social Services
Cusack
DOT backs Mississippi dam despite Sierra Club charges
The Iowa DOT Commission refused to abandon support for a new lock and dam on the Mississippi at Alton. Sierra Club critics say the Corps’ environmental statement is flawed. officials cite new information but keep the 12 ft channel as unproven and costly. The panel also said it will decide Iowa’s stance on future railroad abandonment cases.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Mississippi River
Alton
The
Sierra Club
DOT
James Curtis
Iowa City
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Stephen Garst
Coon Rapids
Curtis
Mississippi
Miinois
Allan Thoms
Dubuque
Thoms
Elmer Dobson
Glidden
Dobson
Bot
DOT Commission
Robert Rigler
Commission
Washington Community Chest Reaches 1978 Goal
Campaign chairman James Kauffman announced the Washington Community Chest surpassed its $38,750 goal with a total of $39,800. Local industry support and cleanup campaigns boosted contributions, enabling funding for YMCA YWCA Red Cross County Developmental Center Senior Citizens Council ARCA Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls and Lake Darling Youth Center.
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Rae Nie
James Kauffman
Washington Community Chest
Kauffman
Crane Co
Washington
United Way
Ymca and
YWCA
Red Cross
County Developmental Center
Senior Citizens Council
Association For Retarded Citizens
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Lake Darling
Democratic platform committee meets January 30 in Washington
A Democratic platform committee meeting will be held in the Washington school administration building Friday January 30 at 7 30 p m. All precincts should be represented and any other interested persons are invited. Al Fritz is head of the platform committee for the party.
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Democratic Platform Committee
Washington School “Administration
al Fritz
Dunton presses DSS to seek cuts to fund Medicaid
Rep Keith Dunton urged the Iowa Legislature to approve a 13.8 million supplemental for Medicaid to preserve current care. He said DSS must be more fiscally accountable and will face cuts in nonmedical social services for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
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Bert Preiebe
D-Algona
Thomas Higgins
D-Davenport
Higgins
Keith Dunton
Iowa
Dunton
State Department of Social Services
DSS
Social Services Department
Augustine urges ag land tax changes in Iowa
Ed Augustine, president of the Washington County Farm Bureau, called for immediate action to revise agricultural land assessment. He urged basing assessments on earning capacity rather than market value, noting high land prices reflect farm franchises and that a 6.5 percent capitalization rate is outdated.
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Evening Journal
Iowa
Ed Augustine
Washington County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Washington
Augustine
Washington DECA Students Sweep Area VI Honors
Washington Distributive Education students attended the Area VI Leadership Conference in Burlington to compete in events aligned with classroom work and activities. Kathy Bates led with multiple first place wins including Sales Demonstration and Display Production, with several other students earning second and third place honors across categories such as Public Speaking, Advertising, and Interview skills. Jenni Kleese was named DECA Sweetheart and two juniors, Joni Hammond and Tori Scheeler, earned first place in Radio Composition and Job Application and Interview respectively.
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Washington
Burlington
Prazz
Kathy Bates
Jenni Kleese
Kris Ross
Tari Speece
Dick Schmitt
Total Food
Jim Scheeler
Holly Waters
Julie Redlinger
Steve Hackbarth
Dennis Franzen
Larry Bohlen
DECA
Joni Hammond
Tori Scheeler
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EPC
Wep Muines
Energy Policy Council
Imember Council
General Assembly
Brighton
Brenda Robison
Wendy Cottman
Lisa Stannard
Lisa Feddersen
Arnal
Public Safety Center
Towa Group
Mississippi Dam
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