IOWA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – Board approves Iowa Precinct Atlas consortium
By BRIAN RATHJEN The Iowa County Board of Supervisors agreed to join a consortium of other counties using a new electronic election day program for precinct workers. The program is the Iowa Precinct...
View ArticleNomination process to begin for FSA commitees
Farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers may begin nominating eligible candidates to serve on local Farm Service Agency county committees, announced Jennifer Ness, County Executive Director...
View ArticleLots planned for Victor Fun Day
Looking for something to do this weekend? One thing that is sure to fit the bill is the annual Victor Fun Day celebration, which is coming up Saturday, June 29. As always, there are plenty of...
View ArticleStreetlighting project update: Funds ‘essentially’ raised
By JOSEPH STIEFEL Funds have essentially been raised for the downtown Victor streetlight project, announced Duke Wilgenbusch at the June 18 meeting of the Victor Community Development Association...
View ArticleVICTOR BRIEFS – June 26, 2013
Blood drive July 1 The Victor Community Blood Drive is from 1-6 p.m. Monday, July 1, at the Victor American Legion, 601 Third St. For appointments, contact June Dietrich at (319) 647-3586 or go to...
View ArticleLADORA CITY COUNCIL – Officials agree to send letter to old school owner
By JOSEPH STIEFEL The old Ladora school building is still posing problems for Ladora citizens, the city council, and Fritz Kinzenbaw, the property owner. The council agreed at the Tuesday, June 11,...
View ArticleIDOT rolls out 5-year plan for Iowa County
The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved the Fiscal Year 2014-2018 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. A number of those projects are planned for Iowa County, as follows: U.S. Highway 6...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – Supervisors get flood update information
By BRIAN RATHJEN A quick update on the flood and some notes on the bridge near Victor that’s due for replacement later this year highlighted Iowa County Engineer Bill Belzer’s report at Friday’s board...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT – 2 hurt after truck collides with tanker on...
A collision involving a truck striking the rear of a trailer being hauled by a tractor was reported Wednesday, May 15, on Iowa Highway 149 (M Avenue) 1 mile north of North English. According to the...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – Agenda for June 28, 2013
IOWA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 970 COURT AVE MARENGO IA 52301 (319) 642-3041 AGENDA Friday, June 28, 2013 9:00 a.m. Approve the Agenda Approve the Minutes Communications 9:10 a.m. – Open Forum 9:30...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY OBITUARIES – July 3, 2013
Russell Blomme, 69 Funeral service for Russell E. Blomme, 69, Marengo, was held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 28, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. He died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at his home following an...
View ArticleNew Victor website has lots to offer
By JOSEPH STIEFEL A new website for Victor, Iowa can now be found in the vast domain that is the internet. VictorIowa.com, created by Steve Border, went live the week of June 24. The Victor Community...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – Senior meals, watershed top busy agenda...
By BRIAN RATHJEN Iowa County supervisors are being faced with a situation of contributing to a senior dining program that provides meals to Marengo and Victor, and fairness to contributing to other...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT – July 3, 2013
An incident involving a vehicle striking an object that had fallen onto the roadway from a passing vehicle was reported Friday, May 31, in the 2700 block of H Avenue, Millersburg. According to the Iowa...
View ArticleFSA: Crop reporting deadline is July 15
John R. Whitaker, State Executive Director for USDA’s Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that the annual crop certification deadline is Monday, July 15. Producers should file an accurate...
View ArticleSmolik, Leinen return as Iowa County magistrates
The Iowa County Judicial Magistrate Appointing Committee has reappointed judicial magistrates to serve in the county for the next four-year term of service that begins Aug. 1. Robert Leinen and Kandyce...
View Article2013 IOWA COUNTY FAIR – Fair schedule for 2013
The Iowa County Fair is fast approaching, with a five days of fun activities, 4-H and FFA exhibits and much more. The event this year is July 10-14 at the Iowa County Fairgrounds, Marengo, with the...
View Article2013 IOWA COUNTY FAIR – Look for upgrades to IC Fair in future
By THADDEUS MAST The Iowa County Fair will be getting upgraded in the coming years. This year’s new supplies include new chairs for Zentmire Hall. “The chairs we use now are really old,” said Allen...
View Article2013 IOWA COUNTY FAIR – Miss Iowa County to be crowned July 10
Miss Iowa County 2013 will be crowned in ceremonies at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, at the Iowa County Fair. These six young women are vying for this year’s crown: • Kelsi Gensley, 19, South Amana....
View ArticleHLV SCHOOL BOARD – Agenda for July 9, 2013
HLV BOARD OF EDUCATION – REGULAR MEETING HLV Community School District Board of Education Meeting Room 402 5th Street Victor, Iowa JULY 9, 2013 5:00 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL...
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