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It’s not a cakewalk
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Anyone familiar with the Domestic and Sexual Abuse Outreach Center knows that its services are no cakewalk. Money is what it needs. Not cake. The online auction, known as the DSAOC Annual Cake Auction, is in its 28th year and is the largest fundraiser for the organization. Originally, the ...
Guatemalan workers sue Iowa egg company, alleging human trafficking
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Six Guatemalan nationals who worked for Iowa industrial egg supplier Centrum Valley Farms are suing the company alleging human trafficking and claiming they and other immigrant workers were denied overtime pay and threatened with deportation in retaliation for their complaints. The lawsuit ...
Hamilton County Conservation Board will meet Tuesday, March 25
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The Hamilton County Conservation Board will meet Tuesday, March 25, at the Conservation Headquarters Building, Briggs Woods Park. This meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. On the agenda are anticipated campground opening dates, the OM building update from McCullogh Design, and a Wildlife Habitat ...
Senate votes to restrict drivers’ use of handheld devices, then raises speed limits
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The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to ban the use of handheld cellphones and other devices behind the wheel, while turning down an effort to extend the ban to drivers of farm implements. A few minutes later, senators also voted to raise the state’s “default” speed limit from 55 mph to 60, a ...
City Council green lights preliminary plat for Wilson Estates
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The City Council of Webster City gave the green light to the preliminary plat and site plan for Wilson Estates at its meeting Monday evening. The planned residential development will be located on Wall Street in southwest Webster City. The developers are Kading Development. “Back on ...