Connect Young Professionals in Carroll is holding a meet the members extravaganza Friday March 26th. Chad Jensen, a board member for CYP announces their two special guest speakers.
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reorganization measure, but don't look for that move to pay off in
much savings.
Officials say most of the panels being closed rarely met and ran
up few expenses. Few of the state's 181 advisory committees will be
touched, and no paid staff
town of Cleves.
The agency says the 3,000 gallon spill on Friday occurred as
manure was being transferred to a concrete basin at a hog
confinement facility.
Authorities say a frozen pipe may have caused the spill,
Mystery of pothole solved
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - After weeks of mystery, work crews have
determined why a pothole kept reappearing near the Johnson County
Courthouse.
After filling the hole, only to see it disappear, workers
finally broke up the concrete and dug in the dirt below. The effort
revealed a limestone cistern.
County facilities manager David Kempf says
Culver pushes ban on texting while driving
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver is urging lawmakers to
toughen restrictions on drivers who send text messages, telling
them millions of federal dollars are at stake.
The governor called for a tougher ban Tuesday, a day after the
House approved a revamped measure banning any cell phone use by
drivers who are 16 and 17 years old. The latest version of the
Culver signs puppy mill law
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver has signed into law new
regulations on pet breeders designed to stamp out puppy mills.
Culver signed the law Tuesday during a ceremony in which he
brought along the family dog.
Culver says the vast majority of breeders follow laws and raise
pets humanely, but that breeders and puppy mills that abuse
After slow start, tornado season under way
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Forecasters say a wetter-than-usual winter
and a jet stream dipping deep into Tornado Alley could lead to an
active spring for tornadoes.
The 2010 tornado season has had a slow start with one twister
reported - in California - in February. A strong twister ripped
through Hammon in western Oklahoma Monday night, destroying
Cedar Falls schools offer early retirement
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - The Cedar Falls Board of Education has
voted to offer early retirement incentives for the first time in
more than 25 years.
Board officials said Monday the offer will be made to
associates, secretaries, clerical staff, technicians and
administrators who are at least 59 years old by July 1, and have at
least 10 consecutive years of service in
Man stabbed by 8-year-old opposes charges
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Des Moines police say they will continue
to investigate a stabbing despite the victim's preference no
charges be filed.
According to police reports, 21-year-old Noble Griffin was in
his apartment with relatives early Monday when he was allegedly
stabbed by an 8-year-old girl.
Griffin reportedly told police the
Iowa Lottery VP Joe Hrdlicka out of job
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Joe Hrdlicka has stepped down after
serving as Iowa Lottery's vice president of marketing for more than
a decade.
Hrdlicka said Tuesday he submitted his resignation after a
meeting with Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich. His departure was
effective Feb. 25.
Rich would only say Hrdlicka was not fired. He declined to give
a
maintenance.
The commission said Tuesday that the money comes after the Iowa
Department of Transportation recommended using more resources to
maintain the state's deteriorating roads.
Nancy Richardson is director of the
The executive director of the Safeguard Iowa Partnership, Jami
Haberl, said Tuesday that taking precautions could help "minimize
danger, reduce property damage and speed the recovery process."
Gov. Chet Culver has proclaimed March as Flood
Flood warnings posted across Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The National Weather Service has posted
flood warnings across portions of Iowa as meteorologists say a
combination of melting snow and forecast rain will combine to lead
to flooding.
Weather service meteorologist Jeff Johnson in Des Moines said
Tuesday that Iowans should keep an eye on river forecasts. Johnson
says the flooding possibilities
Daniel Trelka currently is police chief in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. He
was appointed to the position by Waterloo Mayor Buck Clark over
four other finalists.
Trelka is expected to take the post on May 3. He replaces
retired Waterloo
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley announced the competitive grant for the
Ames campus on Tuesday. Grassley's office says the money will go to
aid funding for the "CAREER: Advanced Decision Procedures for
Words, Trees and Lists"
Trial rescheduled for Iowa school official
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - A judge has rescheduled the jury trial for
a Dubuque high school assistant principal who faces charges he
sexually exploited a student.
Hempstead High School assistant principal Shane Oswald has
pleaded not guilty in the case. His trial was rescheduled Monday
from April 5 until May, with a specific date to be set later.
Oswald's attorney, Werner
eastern Iowa.
The Benton County sheriff's office says the boy was walking in
the northbound lane when he struck shortly after 1 p.m. on Monday.
The sheriff's office says it received several calls about the
person shortly before the accident.
The teen died at the scene. His
Iowa man pleads guilty in murder case
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - A man accused of the 2008 shooting death
of a Mason City man has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
Andre Wells Jr. was charged with first-degree murder and
first-degree burglary in the killing of Isidoro Erreguin. Wells
pleaded guilty on Monday in Cerro Gordo County District Court to
involuntary manslaughter and first-degree robbery. Sentencing is
set for May 7.
A
Suspicious briefcase found at Iowa jail
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Normal operations have resumed at the
Polk County jail in Des Moines after some employees and visitors
were evacuated because of suspicious briefcase.
The briefcase was found on Monday.
Sheriff's Deputy Jana Rooker says it belonged to a person who
had been arrested. Jail employees became concerned after examining
it with an X-ray machine.
Rooker says employees and
Fire destroys Iowa warehouse
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - Officials say no injuries are reported
in a fire that destroyed a former lumberyard warehouse in Mason
City.
The fire broke out Monday evening, and the building was engulfed
in flames by the time firefighters arrived around 7 p.m.
Building owner John Boland says he stored several vintage cars
in the warehouse, including streets rods and restored old
was apparently crushed when a vehicle he was working on fell off
its jack.
The Warren County Sheriff's office says it got a 911 call early
Monday morning from the wife of Michael James Martin, saying her
husband was trapped under the vehicle and unresponsive.
Sheriff's
Michigan.
Mary Josephine Ray was certified as the oldest person living in
the United States. Her granddaughter Katherine Ray says she died in
a Westmoreland, N.H., nursing home Sunday at 114 years, 294 days.
The Gerontology Research Group says Daisey Bailey died
kosher slaughterhouse in Postville have learned that they will be
deported by March 31.
The 10 workers, who were all from Mexico, picked up deportation
papers Monday at the Immigration Customs and Enforcement office in
Cedar Rapids.
The 10 were among the 389
community, business and individual recovery programs for the 2008
floods and tornadoes now exceed $3.8 billion.
The office said Monday that more than $3 billion of those funds
have been approved for use so far, and more than $1.1 billion has
already been spent in
Grassley announces $3 million in grants
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley says the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded
eight grants totaling more than $3 million to Iowa through the
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program.
The grants go to rural utility and telephone cooperatives who,
in turn, relend the funds to local businesses to create or retain
jobs.
A loan for $740,000
hand-held electronic devices.
The bill approved Monday would ban the use of cell phones,
either for calls or text messaging, by any 16 or 17 year old while
driving.
Rep. Scott Raecker, R-Urbandale, says it's that age group that
does the bulk of cell phone
questions about the higher rates to the state insurance
commissioner.
Culver sent a letter Monday to Insurance Commissioner Susan
Voss, expressing concern about Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue
Shield's average 18 percent increase in premiums for roughly
ISU Basketball Coach Gets Passing Grade
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa State basketball coach Greg McDermott is
getting a vote of confidence from athletic director Jamie Pollard
despite a disappointing season. The Cyclones started out strong but
stumbled in the second half to finish 15-16 with four Big 12 wins.
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