By Sarah Ritter, Muscatine Journal MUSCATINE ? U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, visited a farm in Muscatine County Wednesday afternoon to discuss the future of the farm bill, crop insurance and other issues affecting rural Iowans.Loebsack, who represents Iowa?s Second District, met with about 10 Muscatine farmers, as part of his tour of small businesses this week in rural communities. Farmers asked the ...
By James Q. Lynch, The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS ? Rather than spending state resources making it harder to vote, Jim Mowrer believes Iowa?s Secretary of State should be doing everything possible to make voting accessible to more Iowans.Mowrer, an Army veteran and a two-time U.S. House candidate, formally announced Thursday he is seeking the seat held by Republican Secretary of State Paul Pate in 2018. His focus ...
Great River Health Systems? Food Drive Golf Tournament July 14 raised $6,600, about one-third of the anticipated total for the 2017 drive.Other funds come from raffle ticket sales, an online auction for health system employees, and contributions from employees and others, the health system and businesses.Since 2000, the health system has donated $151,271 to local food pantries. Last year?s total was $17,850.Thi...
By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times The Harkin Steak Fry went by the wayside three years ago, but Polk County Democrats are reviving it.The event won?t have Tom Harkin?s name attached, but its inaugural event will feature three prominent Democrats, including Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.Bustos has increasingly gained a national reputation as a prominent voice for the Democrats as they seek to regain their footing ...
A Salem man has been arrested and charged with two crimes against a child.Roswell William Wixom Sr., 83, has been charged with lascivious acts with a child and two counts of indecent contact with a child, according to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office.Authorities said the arrest comes after receiving a report on July 11 of inappropriate contact with children in Salem. Following an investigation into the ...
The Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission will meet Monday, Aug. 7, at 1 p.m., in the conference room of the Henry County Courthouse.Those interested in the Pioneer Cemeteries of Henry County are welcome to attend.
Two single-vehicle accidents were reported July 27 to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office.The first accident was reported at 6:18 a.m. The sheriff?s office received an E-911 call stating a vehicle was in the ditch on its side near the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and 220th Street.An investigation determined that Drew Massner, 20, Mediapolis, had fallen asleep and lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle, a ...
There was no way you could disguise the fun happening at Central Park in Mt. Pleasant Sunday night during the LULAC celebration.
A man sings Spanish melodies in Central Park Sunday, July 30, during an event to celebrate LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens).
By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Spanish melodies could be heard throughout downtown Mt. Pleasant Sunday afternoon as members of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) celebrated the anniversary of the club?s existence in the community.?LULAC ? the League of United Latin American Citizens ? is a nationwide club and we opened our local club here a year ago,? said Maria Mellado.Members of the ...
Richard Reid of Mt. Pleasant casts his vote this morning at Carrell Gymnasium in the county law enforcement center referendum. Reid is a resident of Mt. Pleasant?s Ward IV. Polls remain open until 8 p.m. tonight.
By Nicole Major, Golden Triangle News Service FAIRFIELD ? A group of local citizens are continuing the effort to provide Jefferson County with it?s own Freedom Rock.Started in 1999 by Ray ?Bubba? Sorenson II, the Freedom Rock was originally a more than 60-ton boulder in rural Iowa that Sorenson would repaint annually in appreciation to Veterans.According to Sorenson?s website, he had the idea of spreading the ...
City councils from seven Henry County municipalities have passed resolutions of support for the proposed Henry County Law Center, according to the Citizens Organized for Public Safety (COPS).A bond referendum election on the $9.1M new law center/jail will be tomorrow, Aug. 1Mike Hampton and Kay Denning, COPs? co-chairs, announced that Mt. Pleasant, New London, Winfield, Olds, Wayland, Westwood and Salem city ...
By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Facing a light agenda, the Henry County Board of Supervisors during its Thursday meeting took care of several housekeeping matters concerning the Southeast Iowa Link (SEIL), disability services and received the July general assistance report.Sarah Berndt, county coordinator of disability services/general assistance director, said the county helped fund burials for two ...
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