Thompson sworn in to Iowa House

Rep. Phil Thompson (R-Jefferson) is pictured  taking the oath of office in the Iowa House chamber as the 88th General Assembly kicked off Monday at the Capitol. During the session, Rep. Thompson can be reached at phil.thompson@legis.iowa.gov or through the House switchboard at (515) 281-3221. The swearing in ceremony of all 100 State Representatives begins a week full of ceremonies,…

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Jr Whiteley, 1928 – 2019

January 11, 2019 … Donald Trump was President … Government was in partial shutdown … border wall was a controversial topic and the Brewers had beat the Cubs … Jr decided he’d had enough and left this earth for a far better place! Jr fought really hard to come back to his family, but it wasn’t meant to be… God…

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Supervisors look at adding turbines to TIF plan

The county supervisors will most likely add the 85 wind turbines of the second Beaver Creek Wind Project to the tax increment financing equation for construction of the regional career academy and secondary roads projects. They met with Jeff Heil of Northland Securities, the firm hired as underwriter/finance advisor, for almost an hour at their regular meeting Jan. 10. The…

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