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Is Iowa gas tax increase on horizon? Governor’s highway panel will discuss issue tonight in Des Moines
The price of gasoline is still over $3.40 per gallon in Des Moines, but members of an Iowa highway transportation finance panel will likely be urged tonight to support an increase in Iowa’s gasoline and diesel fuel taxes.
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Crane tips at RRWA construction site
Officials with both Rathbun Regional Water Association and Grooms & Company Construction Inc. of Ottumwa, the general contractor involved in RRWA's expansion project, had little to say about a crane that fell to the ground sometime before Monday morning.
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Lack of preparation accounts for drop in ACT scores
The Keokuk School District’s ACT scores have declined from last year, but the contributing causes are no secret to high school Assistant Principal Lisa Harrington and Principal Larry Frakes.
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North Missouri business leaders meet with Senator Blunt
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., spent Tuesday traveling across north central Missouri engaging in roundtable discussions with political and business leaders in the area.
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Hydro Friends Fund applies for hydro permit at Saverton
It looks like the company that is in line to continue pursuing the hydro electric project at Lock and Dam 21 in Quincy is going ahead with plans to get approved for the same type of project for Lock & Dam 22 south of Hannibal.
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Suspect on the loose after armed robbery
Columbia police are searching for a suspect who held up a convenience store Tuesday night.
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